The Evening Quietude: Shrimp with Spinach, Tomatoes and Garlic (and a bit of Bocelli)
I simply love entertaining and having company fill the house. The buzz of new voices gathered round the dinner table after preparing a meal together …
When life gives you too many zucchini, make Chocolate Zucchini Bread….
Wow – this hot weather has sent my zucchini and tomato plants soaring! I had to take out one zucchini plant this weekend because the little …
Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms (or ‘How to set your kitchen on fire’)
For years, I have been growing zucchini in the garden. Every year, I put in more plants than I should and they grow to alien …
Eat Your 3 Peas: Peas, Pancetta and Pecorino Salad
Firstly, a quick update on my virtual treadmill walk to the summit of Mount Etna! Great progress this week – I logged 30.52 km or …
To the Top of Mount Etna! Pizza with Roasted Garlic, Parmigiano and Basil
You may remember my post of a few weeks back regarding my very cool new workstation atop my treadmill. What great fun to walk, talk …
The Little Fish Market in the Wall: Shrimp with Pancetta and Puree of Chickpeas (Gamberi al Pancetta e Crema di Ceci)
These ingenious Italians….who else would utilize space under a street for nothing other than a fish market? For a few years, I have known about …
Feeling Like Tuscan Royalty: Pasta with Prosciutto, Tomato, and Basil
La dolce, dolce vita. Monday morning and time to get to work in my very cool little apartmento here in Montalcino. After a quick cappuccino at my favorite spot …
Blogging from the Treadmill: Pasta with Grilled Eggplant and Radicchio
So very excited! I have been reading report after report about the perils of sitting all day at your computer. ‘Shortens your life by 5 …
Behold the Principessa!
Firstly, it has been a few weeks since I have been able to post! My little MacBook Air bit the MacBook dust and I only …
Italian Pickled Vegetables (Verdure in Scapece)
“Vedure in Scapece” is a summer dish from Naples found in Italian delis all over America. It’s the go-to recipe in Italy for people who …
Chard-Sesame Balls and Red Onion Jam (Polpette di Bietola e Marmellata di Cipolla Rossa)
OMG – what a great find! This is another recipe from ‘Cooking with Italian Grandmothers’ and boy this one is a keeper! (Thank you, Jessica!) At …
From Our Bookshelf: Vincenzo’s Broccoli and Pine Nut Pasta (Cooking with Italian Grandmothers)
What a wonderful find! I spent the last week perusing through my latest cookbook addition, Cooking with Italian Grandmothers, by Jessica Theroux. Jessica spent a …