We are all still in shock over the lack of winter and spring popping up everywhere. There are warnings for snow this weekend! My garden is amazing me daily… wild borage with is prickly leaves great in salads tasting like cucumberand the electric blue flowers as a garnish or served floating in a soup. Last…
More leftover’s
I really do love the end of the week, clean-out-the-fridge meals. This week we made a saffron-pumpkin risotto one day, buffalo mozzarella as an appetizer…so the left-over’s became…. Arancini di Riso Sicilian fried rice balls, made with the left-over risotti stuffed with some mozzarella. You add a beaten egg to the cold risotto and some…
Leftovers- Divina Cucina Style!
When you work as a cooking teacher.. food gets left over often in class. Sometimes there are only one or two students but the recipe is for 6 people.I still make that recipe. The other day it was Duck Ragu.Am I lucky! We sort of had to run through making a sauce that normally would…
Florida moments
We really didn’t see much of Florida… as we had our heads inside kitchens, but a few of the funny and beautiful things we did see. It was fabulous to wake up and have a real breakfast… I miss that in Italy. Although Expresso is better than coffee, there is something about gently sitting around…
The ” Club Tour” in Florida
I must say, I was scared to take on the task of teaching cooking in Florida when everyone from my classes here told me how hard it was to find good ingredients.But I am not one to back away from a challenge. When I was invited by one of my favorite students, Fr Micheal, to…
How can you miss me if I don’t go away?
I am going through blogging withdrawl! I just returned from my “CLUB TOUR” in Florida. I taught a class at Ocean Reef Cooking School in Key Largo followed by two dinners for members and then off to Port Royal Club in Naples Florida for a series of dinner classes and fund raisers. All went so…
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…