{"id":3794,"date":"2012-02-13T07:03:08","date_gmt":"2012-02-13T14:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marialiberati.com\/?p=3794"},"modified":"2012-02-13T07:03:08","modified_gmt":"2012-02-13T14:03:08","slug":"dandelion-soup-from-uncle-al-capone-that-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/2012\/02\/13\/dandelion-soup-from-uncle-al-capone-that-is\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Make Al Capone&#039;s Dandelion Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wlWriterHeaderFooter\" style=\"float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/buzz\/api\/button.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Editor : Chris Manganaro<br \/>\ncopyright 2012 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc<br \/>\nHave you ever tasted dandelion greens? Growing up, my grandfather got me hooked on the dandelion soup he used to make with his freshly harvested dandelion greens . Dandelions are extremely healthy for you. They are even more nutritious than broccoli or spinach and contain all sorts of vitamins and minerals. So, why not eat dandelions? Apparently we should.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greywolfgrafix.com\/CaponeBook.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nIn Deirdre M. Capone\u2019s book,<strong> <em>Uncle Al Capone<\/em>,<\/strong> there is a chapter named after the unique dish that is dandelion soup. She would help her family prepare this soup by collecting and cleaning the dandelions. Fortunately for us, she decided to share this recipe along with some very interesting family memorabilia in her latest book.<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Dandelion Soup<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kcrw.com\/etc\/programs\/gf\/gf090321cheese_myths_umami_b\/dandelion_soup.jpg\/image_preview\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n(photo credit: http:\/\/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kcrw.com\">www.kcrw.com<\/a>)<br \/>\n2 pounds dandelion greens<br \/>\n\u00bd cup olive oil<br \/>\n3 cloves minced garlic<br \/>\n1 medium onion minced<br \/>\n4 cups chicken stock<br \/>\n\u00bd tsp salt<br \/>\n\u00bc tsp fresh ground pepper<br \/>\n\u00bd cup freshly grated Romano cheese<br \/>\nAside from the use of dandelion greens, it would seem to be a very basic soup recipe. And that is because it is. This recipe\u2019s simplicity is one of the reasons that it is so inviting. For the author, the recipe holds memories, just as the other recipes in the book. What makes this recipe and all the recipes even more tantalizing is the fact that they are authentically Italian recipes that were made in the Capone family.<br \/>\nThis is just one of the many recipes included in the book. Being able to cook recipes that Al Capone used to eat is fun and definitely worth a try. The inclusion of these recipes in the book not only help to make a point, but add just a little bit more value by creating another facet to this part of history,<br \/>\nThere is more to the dandelion than the annoyingness of their weedy abundance or the ability to make children smile when blowing their seedy white fluff all around. Similar to Al Capone, there is more to them than people think. Next time you look outside and scowl at the overabundance of dandelions, just think of a delicious pot of dandelion soup simmering on your stove!<br \/>\nFor more recipes get your copy of the latest The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: DaVinci Style <a href=\"http:\/\/\/www.marialiberati.com\">here<\/a> or get your ebook version exclusively at Kindle<br \/>\n<a class=\"thickbox\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marialiberati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/davinci-Front-Cover-final-22.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"davinci Front Cover final 2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marialiberati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/davinci-Front-Cover-final-2_thumb2.jpg?resize=188%2C244&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"davinci Front Cover final 2\" width=\"188\" height=\"244\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor : Chris Manganaro copyright 2012 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc Have you ever tasted dandelion greens? 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