As I was sitting here downloading foto’s to my external hard drive, I waste so much time thinking about when and where I took the foto’s. People and places, food and wine. I thought I would just share a few as a slide show here. It is almost like being with me! “Picnik Show“ Create…
New Market- New Friends
First class at my new space in Colle Val D’Elsa began on Friday which is marktet day.If you have never have seen an Italian weekly market, it is like the Mall coming to you. I will post more foto’s later on the variation of “shops” which are at the market, today just a collage of…
Celebrate!
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…
Makin’ Bacon- Part 1
The pancetta is hanging in it’s peppery jacket and last night I dedicated to the piece of bacon that was in the fridge curing next to the guanciale. Following the recipe from the Charcuterie book, Ruhlman suggests baking as an alternative to smoking the bacon. I did not know bacon was baked, but decided to…
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…