Food, Travel, and Cooking!
An easy to make cake that is moist, light and full of the fall spices we all love so much! In my books, if it’s made with buttermilk then I’m sold! Makes A 9” Square Pan 1 ½ cups granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 cup tinned pumpkin or homemade puree** ½ each vegetable oil & […]
This excellent quick bread is a winner in my books! If you wish, you can spread slices with a little butter. I kind of like it as it comes, but that’s me! If you happen to have a Sugar Pumpkin…not a Halloween type pumpkin on hand you can make your own puree (see below) Makes […]
Simply a wonderful combination of flavours for a delicious fall appetizer. Local pears, some fresh rosemary and a bit of melted brie. I make a stash of the Honey Pear Preserves to have on hand for a quick appetizer. 1 baguette 3 Tbsp. EVOO 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp. chopped fresh rosemary 8 oz. […]
While at the Saturday Farmer’s Market, I bought local pears, Coronation grapes and hazelnuts. When I got them home I remembered that I had some Gorgonzola in the fridge and thought it would be fabulous with the pears, grapes and hazelnuts. I was right! I also think a fresh Pecorino or shaved Parmigiano would work […]
Oh yum…it’s pumpkin time again! These pancakes will definitely fit the bill on Thanksgiving morning! You can easily cut the recipe in half if you only want 8 pancakes. Makes Approximately 16 Pancakes 2 cups unbleached flour (you can use 1/2 cup wholewheat flour) 2 Tbsp. sugar 1 Tbsp. + 1 tsp. baking powder 1 […]
Over last weekend we were sitting by our little antique electric fireplace with its glowing glass “coals” reminiscing, sipping wine and reading the entries in my Rome journal from last October. We spent our Thanksgiving there wandering the Jewish Ghetto and having lunch at Da Giggetto. Quite honestly, we are missing being there so much. […]
Here’s my “take” on a Lorenza de’Medici recipe. We think the addition of pancetta and a splash of white wine to the sauce makes it even more delicious. I often make half the recipe for our primo which goes especially well with lamb marinated in my go to marinade for lamb. Local leeks, which are so sweet and delicious, make […]
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 puts forth wonderful basil each summer, there are so many delicious things to be made! This version of cavatelli has ricotta cheese in the dough and is not quite as soft as potato gnocchi. This “pasta” is another end of summer, last of the basil, dinner in our house! If you have […]
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 […]