I owe a world of gratitude to the Italian culinary magazine, La Cucina Italiana….they are improving my Italian, recipe by recipe. My one splurge (ok, …
My father passed away in 1981 at the tender young age of 54. He died suddenly that day, leaving us all to figure out how …
It never ceases to amaze me how different the breads of Italy can be from region to region. Emilia-Romagna’s bread is no exception. Unlike the …
The local farmer’s market is beginning to fill to the brim with spring’s fresh bounty – tender asparagus, baby peas, young lettuces and my favorite …
My family is a huge Bon Appetit family. We have subscribed for years and years and years. We have cellars full of back issues. We …
I first set foot in Montalcino in 2006 by pure happenstance. Our family had finally pulled off that family reunion we had been talking about …
A few years back, I was on a mission to visit as many of the islands of Italy as I could. I still have quite …
Sicilians really do love their fish and especially their swordfish. Sicily’s enviable position surrounded by three seas explains why fish holds such a revered place …
Spring is synonymous with artichokes for me. And with the days finally turning a bit warmer here, spring cannot arrive fast enough. I grow ridiculously …
For me, Easter is not complete without a slice of ricotta pie. I go weak in the knees when I think of this dessert and …
I simply can’t wait any longer to tell you my big secret about Footsteps Italy! For over a year, I have been working with my …
In Sicily, they make a highly concentrated tomato paste called ‘estrattu’ and it is a true labor of love. They start with an enormous amount …
