It’s been so hot this month that cooking has been a real sacrifice. I try to wait until it cools down enough and to find recipes that are quick and easy or something I can stick in the oven or stove top and walk away. Since losing all work when Covid broke out, I was…
Christmas Eve Salad from Naples- Insalata di Rinforzo
Happy Holidays! This Christmas Eve Salad is a new favorite in our house. Bringing a little Southern Italy into Tuscany. I can’t get enough cauliflower which is in season now, we have had it in so many ways. Baked, boiled, battered and roasted. The Markets are filled with such a variety. Have you seen the…
Macedonia- Italian Fruit Salad
This was one of the great dessert recipes I taught for the college students I taught while they were on their study abroad programs. We made a mixed fruit bowl, but it started as a simple way to finish a meal. Cut a piece of fruit into your wine glass and add a spoon or…
Gluten-Free Lunch
With guests at lunch, such as our own Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef, to inspire us in cooking class, one of my old favorites, became a new favorite Chicchi a fabulous recipe from Umbria using chickpeas and farro becomes gluten-free using Riso Venere, or Forbidden Rice*. The texture and flavor of the rice was a…