Celebrating An Italian Thanksgiving Italians living in Italy do not celebrate Thanksgiving as we do here in North America although they do have many holidays called La Festa del Ringraziamento (or Festival of Thanks), which refer to a variety of religious holidays held throughout the year to honor patron saints.Read More →
Pasta With Roasted Cherry Tomatoes & Creamy Feta Cheese My husband has become his Father. My Father-In-Law loved his pasta, and if a day went by without one meal that included pasta, well, something was missing. I remember hosting holidays and prepping for days to create the perfect meal. Afterward,Read More →
Balsamic Roasted Onions This is one of those simple, easy recipes that after each time I make it I wonder why I do not do it more often! I was reminded how much we love these sweet, roasted onions after visiting our favorite little restaurant in Deruta for lunch calledRead More →
Scarpaccia {Tuscan Zucchini Tart} My favorite aspect of Italian cuisine is its regionality. Every region in Italy has its own specialties, some shared by other regions but with different names. I love discovering regional recipes that I am not familiar with, including this flatbread like tart. This unique zucchini flatbreadRead More →
Burrata With Warm Tomatoes & Olives Living in Milan many years ago, we were very familiar with buffalo mozzarella. Still, we didn’t often see burrata, which originated from the Puglia region. Having visited Puglia many times since then, I have fallen in love with burrata, and we eat as muchRead More →
Pumpkin & Walnut Bread As soon as fall rolls around each year, everywhere you turn you see pumpkin recipes. I resisted starting any fall baking until just this past week but I finally gave in when I started craving pumpkin bread. Pumpkin, one of my favorite varieties of winter squash,Read More →
Slow Cooked Beef Short Ribs Pasta Sauce This is one of those slow-cooked Sunday sauces that you can prepare in several ways. I’ve always used my slow cooker in the past. This past week I was craving this sauce, and we are in Florida at our condo without a slowRead More →
Baked Whitefish With Olives & Cherry Tomatoes We’ve been staying at our condo in Florida for over a month now, and it has been great just getting out in the fresh air every day. We either ride our bikes, read by the pool, or walk the beach. The humidity hasRead More →
Sour Cream Banana Bread The Covid 19 Pandemic has had many folks in their kitchens baking up a storm, trying to keep busy, especially while we were locked down. Browsing the internet, it seemed everyone was into sourdough starters, baking loaves of sourdough bread, and making banana bread. I canRead More →
Pasta with Colatura di Alici {Essence of Anchovy Sauce} I am always reading up on new cooking trends or unique ingredients, and I had bookmarked a page in a magazine last year that discussed colatura di alici, or Italian anchovy sauce. The description said that this unique ingredient added umamiRead More →