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Unique, Awesome, Super-Cool Foodie Gifts for Father’s Day

Do you have a guy in your life that's so difficult to figure out what to give him for Father's Day or really any other special day for that matter (for non-Dads too)? Well, for those fabulous foodie fathers out there, I've just spent hours (of fun time) on the Internet putting together this list of some of the most creative, unique, hard-to-find food-oriented gifts that I am certain you'll find something that your man will enjoy! Now before you scroll down to this list of gifts that are obviously materialistic, it's really important to focus on what really matters in his (and your) life. You know, the stuff that money can't buy. There are more and more men out there who are living a life of pairing down on stuff. When they need or want something, it's not about having 'tons' of things, but rather it's more about having a few 'high quality' items that they'll cherish for a lifetime and even pass down to some fortunate heir. Experiences with family are of paramount importance to many dads, especially when members of a family are spread out and living a good distance from Dad (which our family is, with one in Illinois, another in Tennessee, and still ...

When in Rome, there's one pasta dish that you MUST try. It's a bucket list food! It's heaven on a plate. It's creamy, unforgettable bliss! It's Cacio e Pepe! Cacio e Pepe is seriously so . . . damn . . . good that it has been prepared for centuries in Rome, Italy, where it was originally created. Cacio e Pepe is perfectly delicious in its incredible simplicity: Pasta, Pecorino Romano cheese, and freshly cracked black pepper . . . period. The name literally means 'cheese and pepper". Just a few high quality ingredients and technique . . . that's what Cacio e Pepe is all about! When preparing the dish, you use some of the hot water from the pasta pot that the pasta was cooking in. The sauce 'creams' by the starch in the hot water working like a gentle glue that ultimately thickens up the recipe. The cheese also melts from the hot pasta. So it's not really a sauce, but rather it's a creamy, silky smooth cheese coating on the pasta noodles. Add in the strong, earthy essence of freshly cracked black pepper, and a delicious contrast in flavors results. If possible, crack some fresh black peppercorns in a pepper grinder or a coffee bean grinder. You'll ...