Salsa Verde – Not the stuff that goes on tacos…
Italian “salsa verde” is very different from the pureed green stuff you pour into those little plastic cups and drizzle on your tacos. The Italian …
Italian “salsa verde” is very different from the pureed green stuff you pour into those little plastic cups and drizzle on your tacos. The Italian …
Cacio e Pepe is probably the most famous, most simple, and most controversial dish of Rome’s cuisine. I’ve seen numerous recipes claiming to be the …
Sometime life calls for a simple recipe – or at least one based on what’s in the fridge. So, with the bacon, chicken stock and …
I am not known as a patient person, but I’m working on it. One patience-building exercise for me this year was making nocino (a walnut-based …
This is my second in a series of posts to recreate some of the authentic Roman dishes I recently ate on my trip to the …
Michele and I had lunch today before the big event at probably the best Italian seafood restaurant in NYC – Marea (Marea-NYC.com) which means “tide” …
When I was recently in Rome, I enjoyed a plate of “abbacchio alla romana” at Da Bucatino (http://www.bucatino.com), a restaurant just downstairs from the apartment …
When I traveled to Rome in October and ate at some great restaurants in and around the Testaccio area, every menu had carciofi alla romana …
When I recently traveled in Italy, I ate a lot of very rustic and authentic Tuscan and Roman food. Tuscan cuisine is rooted in the …
During our recent visit to Montalcino Italy, we had an opportunity to shop for meats, fish and produce to prepare our big meal. It again …
Take a look at the photo above. It’s found in the Church of San Pietro located here in Montalcino, Italy. This artwork, titled “Glorification of …
As my sister discussed in our last post, we are here in Montalcino to cook for a fundraising event. My sister Michele and I and …