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Viral Bergen County TikToker Drops Cookbook Viral Bergen County TikToker Drops Cookbook
Viral Bergen County TikToker Drops Cookbook A Bergen County TikToker with more than 1.3 million followers has announced the release of her cookbook. Tara Ippolito-Lafontant, who you may know as Al Dente Diva, has long created simple yet delicious recipes — which helped land her a spot on Netflix's new cooking competition "Easy Bake Battle." You can watch her on Episode 3. The Norwood resident was inspired to compile her cookbook "Fast. Simple Delicious," after realizing that others seemed to over-complicate recipes, she said. The ingredients weren’t things she'd typically have on hand and the instructions were long and tedious.  …

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by Cecilia Levine
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North Jersey Chef Shares Recipes Using Ingredients You Probably Already Have At Home North Jersey Chef Shares Recipes Using Ingredients You Probably Already Have At Home
North Jersey Chef Shares Recipes Using Ingredients You Probably Already Have At Home Norwood recipe-developer and at-home chef Tara Ippolito-Lafontant has been posting easy-to-follow recipes on her Instagram page and blog for years.  Otherwise known as the Al Dente Diva, Ippolito-Lafontant has 28,600 followers on Instagram.  She has tons of ideas for breakfast lunch and dinner, but the best part is that most of her meals call for ingredients you probably already have at home (like this pasta alla vodka and hash brown waffles). This time, we're going for pasta Alfredo. All you'll need for this one is: Any pasta you have in your pantry 1 stick of …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Like To Cook? Follow This Norwood Instagrammer: 12.8 Thousand Already Are Like To Cook? Follow This Norwood Instagrammer: 12.8 Thousand Already Are
Like To Cook? Follow This Norwood Instagrammer: 12.8 Thousand Already Are NORWOOD, N.J. -- Easy banana pancakes, homemade taco seasoning and penne with vodka are some of the recipes you'll find at @aldentediva, an Instagram account started by Tara Ippolito-Lafontant six years ago. "My brand is simple," says the Norwood resident. "I just want to influence and inspire people to cook; maybe introduce someone to a product or technique they never knew. "I try to post easy recipes anyone can do that will also taste great." It seems to be working. The 35-year-old mom of a six-week-old has 12,800 Instagram followers. Though she's also on Faceboo…

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by Jeanne Muchnick