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Featured Ingredient ~ Glorious Garlic
Italian food has become synonymous with garlic, but has it become too much of a good thing? Unfortunately, here in the States, many Italian restaurants have gone overboard with...
Featured Ingredient ~ Glorious Garlic
Stringozzi With Rabbit Ragu, Artichokes, & Fava Beans
Honey Spice Loaf
Braised Artichokes In Tomato Sauce
Strawberry Oat Bars
Stringozzi With Rabbit Ragu, Artichokes, & Fava Beans
Spring in Italy means fresh artichokes and fava beans are everywhere, and I make it my mission to use both as often as possible during their short growing season....
Honey Spice Loaf
Whenever asked, I consider myself a cook, rather than a baker. Baking requires precision, and measuring ingredients out accurately is a necessity, rather than an option. Cooking, on the...
Braised Artichokes In Tomato Sauce
We returned to Umbria earlier than when we usually do this year, because we had to open up both houses before we leave for Puglia the beginning of May....
Strawberry Oat Bars
Now that we are back home in Umbria, I am back to baking once again. My husband likes to offer our handyman a snack along with an espresso mid-morning,...
Italian Beef Short Ribs
I rarely cook red meat at home, but recently my husband requested short ribs, so I pulled out my favorite short rib recipe and got to work. Meats such...
Octopus With White Beans
I am a big fan of octopus, but it has to be cooked properly. If not, it is similar to poorly cooked calamari and can have the texture of...
Photos From Umbria ~ April 30th, 2017
It has been a relatively quiet week here this week as we worked hard to get both houses opened up before leaving for two weeks in Puglia on Wednesday....
