Pasta mari e monti
Here’s another tasty and simple summer 😎 😎 😎 dish that won’t heat up your kitchen. Pasta mare e monti is a wonderful dish from …
“Wild” Mushroom Risotto
A few years ago I finally got around to reading Michael Pollan’s decade-old book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma. I loved the entire book, but as I …
Simply Soul Satisfying Soups for Fall
The simplest of meals can feed the soul. With the Thanksgiving holiday (and all its excesses) behind us, it is the simple soups of fall …
Risotto from the sea and mountains (Risotto mari e monti)
Friuli-Venezia Giulia (FVG) is notable for stretching from lagoons to the south to snow caped mountains in the north and plains and forests in between. …
Paccheri ripieni di pesce spada, cavoli e funghi (Paccheri stuffed with swordfish, kale and mushroom)
Paccheri is a pasta shape that is all the rage in the USA at the moment. It’s been in several cooking magazines of late, mentioned …
Rigatoni with Sausage, Shitakes, Sun-dried Tomatoes and Artichoke Hearts
I often reflect on a paragraph in Frances Mayes’ wonderful book, ‘A Year in the World’: ‘The need to travel is a mysterious force. A …
Wild Mushroom Ragu over Creamy Fontina Polenta
I have been watching the colors outside my kitchen window slowly turn to the earthy landscape of fall. I so love the rhythm of the …
Pasta with Mushrooms, Radicchio and Ricotta
Ahhh, weekends. Finally the sun has come out here in PA which calls for a relaxing lunch and vino on the patio with friends. The …
Simple and Satisfying: Grilled Pizza
I love when stars align. A rainy day, a new grill pan, a new whole wheat pizza dough recipe AND a day working from home….no …
Funghi Marinati: Marinated Mushrooms
Mushrooms. I love every variety from simple white button to the exotic oyster mushrooms and everything in between. Marinated, sauteed, stuffed, roasted….all mouth-watering ways to …
