Winter Salad with Radicchio and Cauliflower
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 …
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 …
As I’m writing this, I’m sitting in a 3rd floor apartment overlooking a canal in Venice, Italy. It’s owned by the Contessa da Schio, whose …
I LOVE ❤️ ceci [beans], aka garbanzos , aka chickpeas. Ceci in Italian, garbanzos in Spanish and chickpeas in English are all the same thing. …
In a little over a month, spring will arrive. 🥳 Here in Los Angeles, where people often say that seasons don’t exist, the signs of …
Fennel is a versatile winter vegetable that adapts beautifully to all sorts of preparations, but not everyone knows it. Recently when I served this dish, …
If you’re part of an Italian family, know an Italian family or have a favorite Italian restaurant, you’re probably gearing up for Christmas Eve and …