Food, Travel, and Cooking!
It would be almost impossible for me not to post about my love of tomatoes! Where in the world would I be without them or where would the world be without them? My friend and author of many cookbooks, Marlena Spieler totally understands what I laughingly refer to as my addiction. My husband often tells […]
I received a Tuscan cookbook a few years ago from my husband, who, I am sure had no ulterior motives! I’ve been reading that Italians have a thing for wild spring greens. Foraging for them like crazy. Eating only root veggies all winter gets a bit tiresome so the new wild greens are most welcome […]
I may have mentioned in my writings that I adore tomatoes! The bounty of summer at it’s best! It’s the dead of winter now and that often brings getting together with food friends. Recently at a get-together lunch recently where I saw on the menu Tomato Bocconcini salad. I could almost feel my blood pressure […]
This recipe is a specialty of Umbria in Italy according to Julia della Croce and comes from her cookbook “Umbria.” I like to make this in the fall using local grapes from our farmer’s market. I “tweaked” the original recipe just for fun! The beauty of the dish is that it’s so easy to put […]
Stein Mountain, one of the vendors at our farmer’s market sells fantastic poblano peppers. This coating is simpler than the traditional one with egg yolk and beaten egg white. You can add a bit of Monterey Jack cheese and serve with a dollop of sour cream. You will have leftover picadillo but not to worry, […]
To quote Mother Goose: “To market, to market, to buy a fat pig, Home again, home again, dancing a jig; To market, to market, to buy a fat hog; Home again, home again, jiggety-jog; To market, to market, to buy a plum bun, Home again, home again, market is done.” OK…so we neither bought the […]
Dill pickles are something we enjoy very much. We have been canning/preserving them every year for it seems like forever…and when you present a jar to friends, they are very happy! Cold, crisp and crunchy! We now get our organic dill cucumbers, dill weed and garlic from our local farmer’s market, we think the pickles […]
Using fresh herbs instead of dried ones adds a different dimension to your cooking. It is quite amazing the different nuances that fresh herbs lend to a dish. I like to grow rosemary, basil, flat-leaf parsley, thyme, oregano, marjoram and sage. I find that if I place them in a location that is somewhat protected from […]
I confess, pasta is the only food, upon seeing a photo that actually makes me salivate! A world without pasta is a world without love in my opinion. I have to admit that I have a cupboard full of different shapes, short, long, tubular, whole grain, made with or without eggs and that’s not to […]
Does cooking make you happy too? An “epicurean” is defined as someone devoted to the pursuit of sensual pleasure, especially the enjoyment of good food and comfort. I’m all for that! Talking about food, creating menus, sharing recipes…it just goes on and on. It’s exciting to try experimenting with something new. We have access to so […]