Charred Octopus Salad with other Goodies
It’s summer in L.A. and it’s HOT! It’s also a time to be celebrating seafood, given that we just returned from ten weeks in coastal …
Easy Ricotta Desserts to Beat the Summer Heat
Buon estate, tutti! The summer heat has kicked into high gear here in Pennsylvania. To ride out the ‘ondata di caldo‘ (heat wave), we have …
Pollo in potacchio con patate
We are finally back here in Le Marche Italy visiting my family and walking the same streets as my grandfather who immigrated to the United …
Risotto with Sausage, Green Apple, Pecorino and Honey too!
Montalcino may be best known for its splendid Brunello but it has some lesser known gems as well. Amongst its rolling hills fly amazing honeybees, …
Brighten Your Winter Day: Roasted Cauliflower and Kale Soup
Wowza – is it cold here on the east coast! I don’t ever remember it being this cold. It has been interesting to see how …
Brasato alla genovese (Genovese braised beef )
I made this dish for this year’s New Year’s Day open house. It worked great as a dish for lots of people. This beef preparation …
Easy Homemade Gifts from an Italian Kitchen
Wait – what??? It is December??? How in the world did December turn up already? Wow, I have to say this has been one of …
Elevate your Grapes! Toss Them in the Oven….
How can it be that summer is but a memory?? My fave season went by in a flash. Zoom-gone. The evenings are already beginning to …
A Lemon Tree after the Rain (and a Super Simple Lemon Pasta)
A family trip to Tuscany and a lemon tree after the rain. A seed is planted. For years, whenever the family gathered, talk inevitably turned …
Massaged Kale “Caprese-ish” Salad
Kale. The “super food”. It’s everywhere: kale salads, kale chips, kale and rice bowls, kale extracts, kale and spinach green tea hyaluronic acid age prevention …
A Few Easy Recipes to Make You Fall in Love with Zucchini Again
I have such a complicated relationship with zucchini. Each year, I say I will buy only one plant for the garden but then invariably, I …
The Trouble with Tribbles (or in this case, tomatoes)
You know that old Star Trek episode where Captain Kirk is buried up his neck in Tribbles? That’s what I feel like right now because …