Pasta With Nduja Meatball Sauce
I love adding nduja to any dish that I can. Nduja is a spicy, soft, spreadable salami. Nduja is typically made with parts of the pig, such as the...
Sautéed Cicoria {Cicoria in Padella}
Bitter sautéed greens are very popular in Umbria where we live part of the year, and we enjoy them frequently at home in the US as well. Chicory, or...
Spiced Butternut Squash & Hazelnut Muffins
Umbria, Italy, in the fall, is waking up to dense fog that eventually ends up as gloriously sunny afternoons with clear blue skies. It is also the smell of...
Instant Pot Whte Rabbit Ragu
I was never a big fan of the Crockpot, and I think I can count the times on one hand that I’ve used mine. My Instant Pot, however, is...
Supplì alla Romana
Arancini, or supplì, are great party appetizers as they can be prepared ahead of time, frozen, and then thawed and fried when needed. Arancini or arancine are fried rice...
Roasted Butternut Squash With Cinnamon & Maple
Every time a new season rolls around, I exclaim that it is my favorite. I guess that comes from being a cook who loves to spend time in the...
Easy Rolled Stromboli
I have to confess, that I after all the years that I have lived and traveled in Italy, I have never seen a stromboli offered on a restaurant menu....
Tender & Moist Brined Pork Chop With Salsa Verde
If you have never brined meat before I suggest that you try it. Brining consists of placing meat in a bath of salty, flavored liquid, allowing the solution to...
