Pomodori Ripieni con Mozzarella: Stuffed Tomatoes with Mozzarella
After a grueling week of business travel through four countries in Europe, I was at least able to find the latest Italian issue of La Cucina …
Dario’s Aquacotta: The best ‘cooked water’ you have ever had
Aquacotta – literally ‘cooked water’. But the best darn cooked water you have ever had! According to the Academia Barilla, the herdsmen and coal men …
Pici all’ aglione: Tuscan pasta with tomato-garlic sauce
I just returned from a brief winter escape in Tuscany. Sigh. Every time I return, a tiny bit of my soul remains behind in the hills. The …
Opera Night: Divine ‘Pasta alla Norma’
It’s Opera Night here at Casa Becci! I have been dying for a heaping plate of ‘Pasta alla Norma’ – a Sicilian speciality named after …
‘La Festa di Pomodoro’: TomatoFest 08!
Festa, food, friends and fresh ricotta! Let the cooking begin. My good friend, Felix (see his great food blog over there on the right) and …
