Romanesco Goes to Sicily
Sicily has been on my mind. Both my maternal grandparents came from Sicily, but I never met that grandfather, Antonio, who died before I was …
Sicily has been on my mind. Both my maternal grandparents came from Sicily, but I never met that grandfather, Antonio, who died before I was …
Orecchiette with Sausage and Broccoli is an essential recipe that anyone who enjoys cooking Italian food should have in their toolbox. This recipe is from …
Sformato, the Italian word for a savory flan, can look a little hard to pronounce at first glance. Just think of the word “for” with …
Valentine’s Day is in the air 💕! Candies and chocolates are for sale everywhere you turn and people are busily making restaurant reservations for the …
Here we are in a new year already! 2022 is in the record books, everyone around me is doing “Dry-uary” (except Martha Stewart, who’s all …
Now that the calendar has clicked over to December, I’m getting into the holiday mood. Given that Costco had their Christmas decorations on the floor …
This time of the year, I love eating winter squash. Delicata, Kabocha, Acorn, Spaghetti and other squash are abundant in the autumn and into the …
Autumn 🍁 is finally in the air in Los Angeles. All and all, we had a pretty mild summer. The real heat in LA comes …
As September begins it is hot in Los Angeles–really hot–after a relatively mild earlier summer. Though the thermometer 🌡 is ticking up toward one hundred …
I hated eggplant as a kid. So did my sister, Michele. Any attempt on my Mom’s part to get us to eat it was met …
I was thinking about the upcoming 4th of July holiday while I was shopping this week. I spotted wonderful summer bell peppers at many of …
How did I not know about this? On our recent trip to Italy for Mark’s 40th year architecture class reunion, the attendees all ate a …