At Saturday’s market in Certaldo, the local farmer Francesca is a wealth of knowledge. She only sells what she grows, and I trust a woman with a smile! She has a real passion for cooking and is full of ideas, today she gave me a recipe for a Pumpkin and Leek Risotto. Risotto di Zucca…
dreams of sugar plums…..
Pre-Christmas, we head out to get some Christmas cheer somewhere else!Last year was Palermo, this year Brussels. Home to lace, chocolate, waffles, Belgium endive, Brussel sprouts? I am still on chocolate overload from my tour in October, but this was chocolate lover’s heaven. My favorite was Piero Marcolini, looking more like Tiffany’s than a chocolate…
True Gifts!
Have a dog-gone good time this Christmas! Thank all of you who gave from the bottom of your hearts.. and pocketbooks, to theMenu for Hope. The amazing amount of over $58,000 was raised! For a list of the winners, check in at Chez Pim, January 15th. Enjoy the holidays! I will be catching up with…
Menu for Hope III
In this season of giving… and getting it is nice to have a chance to do both and help a good cause. Last year’s auction raised over $17,000 for Unicef and this year is already up to $30,000 for UN World Food Program. There are incredible prizes offered by famous chefs and generous food bloggers…
Christmas Sweets- Simply Salami
I adore figs. I have always heard about the Salami di fichi made in Le Marche region of Italy and this year decided to make it! This is such a simple recipe everyone can do, anywhere. Traditionally the liquid in the recipe is called Cotto di Fichi, like Vin Cotto, it is a reduction of…
Mini Vacation!
Perfect get-away! My grandfather was French and I was a pastry chef.I tried to love France to live there, but Florence stole my heart.If I could I would live at the sea, so a weekend in Nice was really NICE! We drove from Florence, stopping along the way for lunch at the sea.Most places were…
Blogging Away…
Which means I am blogging on another site!this week I am the guest blogger on the wonderful food site Egullet! Cooking is hard work.. getting the best ingredients.. but is worth it!Look at what these girls did! Stop by my thread to see what’s been happening here!( hint it is truffle season!) The weather has…
Star’s at Salone del Gusto
The Salone del Gusto was HUGE and I always find it a bit overwhelming.As I was walking around in my food daze… I spotted one of my idols.Chris Cosentino from INCANTO in SF.. the bad boy of pork, California’s answer to Fergus Henderson.. or Tony Bourdain! Next time I am in SF.. that is where…