That Culinary Mosaic of Sicily
What joy to do the research for my most recent ZOOM presentation, “Sicily’s Age-old Culinary Mosaic.” Such fascinating new tidbits... View article
Anne's Blog / Food/Wine Lore
Goat Cheese Goodness in Umbria: Pino’s the Master
We’re eating late late late these nights: the only disadvantage to Pino’s goat cheese-making. He milks five of our tweny-seven... View article
The Mediterranean Diet in Italy: From Art to the Table
Mamma mia, I am discovering that it will be quite a challenge to limit my upcoming ZOOM talk on the... View article
Swiss Chard Stars in Umbria Goodness
Baked Swiss chard goodness added a tasty side dish to a recent lunch. Not Swiss chard from Novella’s vegetable stand... View article
Spaghetti con Patate: La Cucina Povera of Sicily
As always, cooking proves a pleasant distraction during this COVID-19 lockdown. Today’s easy, tasty recipe is dedicated to Pino’s wonderful... View article
Agretti Star in a “Lockdown-Diversion” Recipe
Some of the agretti recently purchased from Novella’s vegetable stand in Assisi …. …have already starred in a pasta recipe:... View article
Agretti Star in a COVID-19 Springtime Recipe
There’s always a bit of excitement at springtime outdoor markets when bunches of the dark green, thin tapered leaves of... View article
A Tasty Alliteraton in a COVID-19 recipe: Parlsey Pinenut Pecan Pesto
Once again, cooking up a new recipe and then eating the dish together proved to be a oerfetto deterrent to... View article
Sun-dried Tomatoes and Pecans for a “COVID-19 Lockdown” Recipe
This is our seventh Sunday in lockdown and I tried out a new recipe today well knowing that cooking and... View article
April 25th, Festa della Liberazione: a Day of Covid-19 Liberation
All over Italy on April 25th, flags wave from balconies and windows as Italy celebrates la Festa della Liberazione –... View article
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