Tracing our Roots: Neapolitan Sugo di Pomodoro
The year was 1921, the place Ellis Island. My maternal grandmother, single, arrives into port from Napoli on the ship Patria to be with her …
The year was 1921, the place Ellis Island. My maternal grandmother, single, arrives into port from Napoli on the ship Patria to be with her …
I have been trying to get more creative with my food photos. I am fortunate to have great light in my kitchen which presents me …
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 …
Bucatini All’Amatriciana is a classic Roman dish that starts fights in restaurants and is the source of family and friend’s gossip and whispers over who …
All those tomatoes – what a wonderful time of year!! I have been roasting basket after basket and storing away in the freezer for those …
It has been a few weeks since I have posted but I have a good excuse! I was volunteering in Uganda with a short stopover …
In California, summer is trying to get a foothold and the tomatoes are in the ground and looking towards a July harvest. And thinking about …
Nothing soothes the soul more than a steaming bowl of zuppa! After a long week of travel coupled with the coldest of winter days, it …
I was searching for a different type of appetizer for a dinner party on Friday eve and stumbled upon an unusual ‘pizza’ made in the …
There it is….my very last tomato from my garden for the season…grown from seeds I bought in Italy in the spring. Look at its simple …
Due to all the rain earlier in the season, almost all my tomatoes ripened at the same time so I am wonderfully up to my …
Tomato season is here!!!! My mind is racing with ideas for new recipes and ways to use these little beauties – I have Fourth of …