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Amatriciana Sauce- My Way

I don’t want to start any fights, so up front just let me say that this is NOT the traditional way they make Amatriciana sauce in the town of Amatrice or in Rome. But in Italy, there are as many versions of recipes as there are cooks.If you go and look back at the original…

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Passion for Pizza- BONCI

i couldn’t help myself— when I saw there was another session with Gabrielle Bonci in  Rome for pizza workshop- I had to go again! Larger than life– with a heart as big as a mountain and a passion for his dough like no other. He talks so fast and is so full of great ideas…

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WanderFood Wednesday- Creamless Carbonara

This is one of my favorite Italian comfort foods and probably the most misinterpreted. There is no cream in Carbonara sauce. The creaminess is a magical effect, created by stirring the grated cheese into the egg yolks ( I like just yolks instead of whole eggs) and a good dose of black pepper and then…

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Roma Amore

  I love Rome– Roma is AMOR spelled backwards. It is a little too large for me, more like LA, but I tend to do it in small bites. Yesterday went to Rome on a field trip. Object of the game was picking up a new series of regional Italian cookbooks, only available there. I…

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Judy Witts Francini

Originally from California; Tuscany has been my home since 1984. I found the city of Florence to hold all my passions, food, wine, art all in one place. When I am not in Tuscany, I am often found in Sicily, my other favorite place to be. Always searching for recipes to share and exploring for the guides I write to my favorite cities for food and wine.

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