Food, Travel, and Cooking!
Served with a loaf of crusty country bread, this is one of our very favourite preparations for cooking cod. The recipe is from the lovely cookbook “ My Kitchen in Rome,” written by Rachel Roddy who lives in Rome but was originally from England. The recipe calls for pine nuts but as the Italian/Mediterranean pine […]
I’m beginning to wonder if there’s something wrong with me! Here’s why… An article I was recently reading in a local magazine included a photo not unlike this one, minus the basil leaf, of white spaghetti topped with a huge dollop of tomato sauce. And as soon as I saw it I had a visceral […]
Even though the ideal method of cooking, at least in my mind, is to barbecue all summer, I suppose it’s OK to have other options! There’s no pasta in this tasty “lasagne” just long “lasagne” like strips of zucchini. Of course it’s best made with in season zucchini, especially if you can find the Italian ridged […]
At this time of year most cooks end up with what some might think of as “those dreaded leftovers”. Then, there are some, like me, who really like the challenge of creating something new and exciting with them! Take a roast turkey for instance! Just think of the possibilities: turkey salad with pears or apples and topped with bleu cheese. And […]
A pasta dish with the scrumptious Greek flavours of cinnamon, cloves and cayenne. The combination of spices remind me of the very first time ever that I tried spaghetti with meat sauce. I absolutely fell in love with that spaghetti taking me on my lifelong journey exploring Italian/Mediterranean cuisines, not to mention my love affair […]
One of the things I really love to do is test out recipes that sound interesting. The other day I was thinking of making an arugula salad with mosto cotto, which is cooked grape must, because I just happened to have some on hand. We bought it on our last trip to Chianti, and I’ve […]
I saw some end of season eggplant at the Farmer’s Market and thought, what better way to use it, than to make this for Veggie Monday…not saying you can’t make it on other days! This makes a really, really tasty vegetarian main course. A nice addition might be a salad and crusty bread. What I […]
An annual ritual in my kitchen is to make this lovely, light, late summer sauce with my own sage and plum tomatoes purchased from the “Tomato Whisperer” at our farmer’s market. The sage works so well with the sweetness of the tomatoes. I prefer to make homemade spaghetti or tagliatelle for this yearly treat, but […]
This is my standard go to when I need a quick tomato sauce. Besides using it to dress pasta, I use it for pizza and for eggplant parmigiana among other things. I hate anchovies, so I leave them out! Makes Enough Sauce For 3/4 lb. – 1 lb. Spaghetti or Spaghettini 1 clove garlic, minced […]
A terrific summer pasta on a hot day; freshly cooked pasta tossed with a room temperature sauce. So perfect! We grow Sun Gold, Red Cherry Tomatoes and San Marzanos for summer cooking. I love the idea that the sauce sits and marinates on the counter until dinner time! Makes 4 Servings ¼ cup EVO 1 […]