Secrets of My Sicilian Kitchen Tour- November 5-12, 2010 I have fallen in love with Sicily and adore sharing it with my friends. Sicily is such a mix of cultures of those that have passed through and left a sign of their passing in recipes and flavors. Immagine cous cous in Sicily, fish marinated in…
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…
Tuscan Treasures- Corzano e Paterno Cheeses
Years ago I bought some cheese at the artisan market in Piazza Santo Spirito from a young Swiss shephard, living in Chianti, Tillo. The cheeses are from the family estate, Corzano and Paterno and are now one of the most sought after cheeses by local restaurant owners that it is almost impossible to buy the…
Day-Tripping: Bologna
I adore markets,taking trains and day-tripping. It is a fabulous way to take mini-vacations without spending a fortune. I am on my way to combine all three! We are heading to Bologna to check out the Slow Food Market there on Saturday mornings and the cooking school Amici di Babette for my Fall Slow Food…
What’s Cooking?
Let the cooking begin!!! Yesterday was my first new “Kitchen in Chianti” cooking class at Villa il Poggiolaia, near my home in Certaldo. We had a blast. Certaldo will never be the same now. The vendors at the weekly market where thrilled with our joy and enthusiasm with the ingredients we found and…
FAT TUESDAY- Martedi Grasso- Mardi Gras- Shrove Tuesday
Let the good times roll! inside our cab in NOLA!!!Florence also uses the Fleur du Lys Easter comes early this year, which means carnival is already here. Most people think of the fabulous costumes in Venice and the parties in palazzi, but it is also a festival of the people. Streets are filled with families…
Highlights from Mexico
I have been through internet withdrawl! My stay in Mexico was fabulous both the week in San Miguel teaching and the week with my friend Ruth and foodies in Mexico City. But I didn’t bring my laptop and was lost without it. Woman in the Jamaica Flower MarketI am still jet-lagged but trying to catch…
Sicilian Christmas Cookies
Whenever we go on a trip, I always have to search out traditional desserts, in my first trip to Sicily in 2005 for the holidays I found quite a few I loved. This cookie is made all over Sicily in different versions. Shaped like a ravioli, or the smaller cookies shown here, tube like and…