I received an email from one of my students, asking for my biscotti recipe. Outside the wind was blowing hard, bringing in rain clouds and it seemed like a perfect day for baking. I wanted to attempt to do something a little different and instead of almonds , used toasted hazelnuts and bittersweet chocolate chopped…
Pork and Beans
Anything is better with bacon. To many of us, pork is a comfort food that is the food for all seasons. As the chilly weather started in, I started thinking about my favorite comfort foods for fall. Besides pumpkin: pork and porcini where the next foods on the list. Next April I will…
Pleasures of Pumpkin-again
pumpkin gnocchi with sage, butter and parmesan With the crisp fall weather holding before the wet winter sets in,I am having a love affair with pumpkin. I am lucky to not have to buy whole pumpkins,but slices, as I need them. I find myself cooking pumpkin in many ways. So far I have done the grilled…
I love Pumpkin!
Pumpkins are so fall! Not only do you have left-overs from halloween,but the hills are also covered in various shades of gold, rust and green which are all pumpkin inspired. I adore pumpkin in soup, risotto and gnocchi. Try pumpkin gnocchi served with traditional balsamic vinegar and shaved parmesan cheese! The lovely elixir like qualities…
Tastes of Sicily- Pasta with Cauliflower
The markets are GREEN in Palermo this time of year Sicilian “green” cauliflower getting a ride Tuscan olives, usually picked green to press for oil Fall is in full swing as I returned to Tuscany from Sicily. I gave my neighbors some of my oil from Olio Verde they traded me some fresh olives to cure….
Taste of Tuscany- Fresh Beans
Shelling fresh Lamon beans from Cuneo One of the best things about the markets in Italy is the service. I love going to get my beans and my lovely vendor is sitting there shelling the beans for me!It makes life so much easier. I also adore cooking fresh beans as they only take about 30 minutes…
Pesto lasagna- to die for!
Todays food memory- Pesto Lasagna, San Fruttuoso near Camogli , Liguria Staying home for summer vacation is a real vacation for me. Time at the computer and watching the Olympics in my pj’s. Eating watermelon, plums, cantalope and grapes.Gorging on fruit; the flavors of the seasons. Thinking of past vacations and memorable meals. On a trip…
You say Tomato- I say Pomodoro
Reading Deb’s Tomato Fest on Martha Stewart’s Blog, Dinner Tonight, how could I not gather my Italian tomato recipes together in one place now that we are having a gut of tomatoes! So stopping by Margaret’s Way to the Garden Blog, I got the info on the Food Fest Party they are having weekly….