I adore figs. I have always heard about the Salami di fichi made in Le Marche region of Italy and this year decided to make it! This is such a simple recipe everyone can do, anywhere. Traditionally the liquid in the recipe is called Cotto di Fichi, like Vin Cotto, it is a reduction of…
Mini Vacation!
Perfect get-away! My grandfather was French and I was a pastry chef.I tried to love France to live there, but Florence stole my heart.If I could I would live at the sea, so a weekend in Nice was really NICE! We drove from Florence, stopping along the way for lunch at the sea.Most places were…
Blogging Away…
Which means I am blogging on another site!this week I am the guest blogger on the wonderful food site Egullet! Cooking is hard work.. getting the best ingredients.. but is worth it!Look at what these girls did! Stop by my thread to see what’s been happening here!( hint it is truffle season!) The weather has…
Star’s at Salone del Gusto
The Salone del Gusto was HUGE and I always find it a bit overwhelming.As I was walking around in my food daze… I spotted one of my idols.Chris Cosentino from INCANTO in SF.. the bad boy of pork, California’s answer to Fergus Henderson.. or Tony Bourdain! Next time I am in SF.. that is where…
BOO
I haven’t really quite figured out why they have so much halloween stuff in Italy.They don’t trick or treat. But in Florence there are 35 American university’s with study abroad programs, so that is a good reason for a toga party! There is so much Americanisms now here.. not all good.Being at the Salone del…
Divina Destinations: Chiaveri
Anytime I take a road trip in Italy, getting right to the place I am going is not myidea of fun, but rather where can we stop in the way? Today, we left for Torino and the Slow Food Salone del Gusto.The easiest way to get to Torino from Florence is to go over to…
Dario Throws a Party… Again!
My favorite season has arrived! Driving over the hills to Panzano for the Sunday Market/Butcher Festival I had to stop and take pictures, it was PERFECT! Today was Panzano’s day to celebrate butchers! Dario chose October 31 to celebrate,inviting all his butcher friends to serve their best, it is Beato Tommaso Beacci’s day, patron saint…
la Mia Famiglia
The Mafia ( some say from MiA FamiglIA my family) is real. Not always in the shoot ’em up way pictured in television or in the Godfather films, but often as the only way to get something done it Italy. With all the red tape, often a word to the correct person with connections is…