More on the birds and bees situation in my “orto”. The first blossoms on the watermelon plant got me so excited dreaming of all the watermelons I was going to have, but when I came back from Sicily there were not ANY baby melons. Google helped me out. The first blossoms are all male, and…
Updates from the Orto-
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A Taste of Sicily- July 2010
Here is a small taste- of my favorite things from this trip.More coming later– I hope you can join me in November for a week in Sicily!!!summer breakfast in Sicily- granita! first wine tour, Donnafugata, Marsala our first dinner at “oste e il sagrestano” in Licata- con peppe e chiara Antica Dimora San Girolamo, Livinia, our…
More Zucchini- Fiori Fritti
Fried Zucchini blossoms are probably one of the most requested recipes in class. There are so many ways to prepare them; it is fun to experiment. Here in Tuscany, they are usually filled with fresh sheep’s milk ricotta and battered fried. I have several recipes, from simple flour and water, flour and sparkling water,…
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Families that Cook
One of the things I love about summer cooking classes, is that usually it is in the villa’s of the students, so I get to travel around and see all the fabulous villa’s that are for rent. Ok, not all are fabulous….Yesterday’s villa was really lovely. I always love when clients return and then also…








