Wow- how can you miss me if I don’t go away? Things got a little out of hand to say the least. My trip to California was wacko with family and work and before I left I signed a contract on a new space to teach from in Colle Val D’Elsa. While I was gone,…
My City by the Bay
When ever I talk to my sister and tell her I am coming home, she always says “You ARE home”, meaning Italy. Time flies and I have now been living in Italy for 27 years- almost more than the time I spent in the USA. But there is something about breathing the air by the…
Better with Butter- Fiandino “Special Ingredient”
I have often repeated my mother-in-law’s mantra, “Spend more time shopping and less time cooking.”I can also add to this and say spend more money on quality ingredients. When she talked about spending time shopping, try to invision the Italian way of shopping. Seatching out the BEST butcher and shops that carry the best products near…
Happy New Year!
Although most of the world celebrates the new year in January, it has not always been like that.My mom grew up in Shanghai and the we have always also joined in on celebrating Chinese New Year as well. In Florence, March 25th was the day they celebrated, I wrote about it here on a past…
Diva on Tour- SF Bay Area and Eugene
This year I will be coming back to the San Francisco Bay Area for three weeks.Here is a list of events and classes- Feb 11- Cooking Class- Lafayette- In Terry’s Kitchen menu will be online soonFeb 12th – KGO- on the radio with Gene Burns in Amthen cooking demo at Bloomingdales in afternoon.Feb 13- Private…
Rome- Saturday Mercato Amica- BYOB
There is no way if I am in a town I cannot go to a market. I have visited Rome many times and the last trip I did the new Trionfale market with my friend David Lebovitz when he was down doing a Gelato tour. This trip, I asked friends, and found a Saturday only…
Charcutepalooza- First project- Duck Prosciutto- DONE
I came home from my pizza workshop in Rome with Gabriele Bonci and the first thing I did was to check the duck breasts!!! They have been hanging under the attic and were not ready when I left. They were PERFECT. I adore learning new tricks and the challenges from the Charcutepalozza will be a …
I’m a Bonci Girl- Lezione part 2
I feel a little crazed after the second class with pizza maestro Gabrielle Bonci. I couldn’t get to sleep until around 2am, thinking and re-thinking about everything that he has said. I came to the class not really knowing anything about him, except his was the God of Pizza al Taglio in Rome. The pizza…