Calabrian Chile Butter
If you have followed my blog the past few months, you’ll know that I have become obsessed with Calabrian chili products. You can buy them in jars whole, or...
Pasta With Fava Beans & Guanciale
We spent this past Easter in Umbria, Italy at our farmhouse, and since it was just the two of us, we decided to go out to eat rather than...
Grilled Peppers
Summer has finally arrived after a cold rainy spring, and when the heat index rises, I try to avoid using my oven too often. We have a grill on...
Cinnamon Sugar Rhubarb Muffins
I love using rhubarb in my baking, so when it finally makes an appearance in our local markets early summer, I buy it often. Rhubarb, as well as having...
Grilled Swordfish With Oregano
We have been dining outdoors every night now that our ceramic table from Deruta, Italy, has arrived. I have also been doing a lot of grilling outdoors since once...
Grilled Caponata
Caponata is a Sicilian eggplant dish that consists of chopped fried eggplant and other vegetables seasoned with vinegar and capers. Everyone has their own interpretation of this dish, and...
Summer Grilling
Summer is finally here, and the temperatures are soaring. Our new ceramic dining table for our outdoor space arrived from Deruta, so we are thoroughly enjoying eating “al fresco”....
Rhubarb Oat Bars
When I was growing up, I often spent a few weeks every summer at my Nanna’s house. My grandmother had a gorgeous backyard garden full of perennial flowers, but...
