Food, Travel, and Cooking!
2008 was our first Thanksgiving away from home! We had travelled to Italy with two friends and our plan was to celebrate Thanksgiving by cooking dinner in the “villa” near Lago Trasimeno in Umbria. My husband and I had grocery shopped in Tuscany and Umbria two years earlier and knew beforehand that Italians eat […]
When the garden has a wonderful basil crop each summer, delicious things have to be made! This version of gnocchi has ricotta cheese in the dough and is quite a soft dough. I like to make this “pasta” at the end of summer, using the last of the basil! “OO” flour is what I use. […]
There’s just a few short days left until…I know, I know. Summer is coming to an end and we move towards the end of the year. But it’s not all bad news! If you check out the list below of the goodies making their appearances at our Farmer’s Markets, we can actually jump for […]
It’s nearing the end of summer…and with that comes the ultimate question, what the heck am I going to do with all this zucchini? Well, here’s a quick bread that would be delicious with a salad or soup or toasted for breakfast. Makes 1 Loaf 3 cups unbleached flour, you can use a little wholewheat […]
These days at #5 we seem to be eating cherry tomatoes 24/7. I’ve been wanting to make these tarts all summer and finally did! I’m we glad I did…they were so good! Whipped up a green salad, voila dinner! You can easily double the recipe to make 8 servings. The best time to make this […]
You just gotta love summer! Fabulous, really fresh, in season vegetables makes this so very special. It makes quite a lot, but it keeps very well, for up to 1 week. I won’t deny that it’s a bit time consuming but I think the end result is well worth it and you can cut up […]
Barbecued beef ribs were the choice for my birthday dinner a while ago, so off to our hipster butcher Pete, of Pete’s Meats we go! The rib recipe is by John Malik and was published in Bon Appetit magazine in July 2003. A Kamado Joe was recently added to the collection of outdoor charcoal cooking […]
It’s the season once again to haul out our jars and get canning and preserving! And I am so glad to see a resurgence of interest in people taking it up! Domenica Marchetti has recently published a new book “Preserving Italy” that’s filled with delicious recipes. The household I grew up in had a pantry […]
Don’t know about you but I absolutely crave these dips in the summer. They transport me straight to the Mediterranean! Good pita and some great wine; just about perfect. I think dips are a wonderful thing to take to a party, picnic or get-togethers in the summer. Any or all are wonderful as part of […]
It’s Russian Soul Food! Borsch is a part of my family heritage. During the year there are times when “I just gotta have some”. When I eat borsch, my Husband says it’s like I am having a religious experience! The version in my recipe posts is not the purple, beety one, it is more of a […]