Food, Travel, and Cooking!
This is the sort of pasta we really appreciate on a hot day! The sauce is made a couple of hours ahead of time, covered and allow to stand to meld flavours. Great as a main course but It’s also a perfect first course (primo) followed by a main of barbecued leg of lamb, chicken […]
You have to make this! Such a refreshing salad for dinner or lunch on a warm day! It must be the cooling effects of the mint! To change things up, you could use Thai basil instead of the mint. This salad would go really well with Thai chicken wings, Asian barbecued ribs or Thai flavoured […]
When beans are in season, either your own home grown, or bought at your local farmer’s markets, it’s the perfect time to make this salad! A very tasty side dish! Dress the beans with the vinaigrette just before serving so the beans will retain their bright colour! Makes Approximately 6 Servings 1 ½ lbs. […]
The last time we were in Volterra was in 2008, spending time with friends in Tuscany and Umbria. One day we planned a day to visit Volterra followed by a trip to San Gimignano but liked Volterra so much that instead of heading on to San Gimignano, we spent the day in Volterra checking out some of […]
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 […]
There is just something about pork in a coconut milk marinade! I like to serve the ribs with a rice noodle salad or a Chinese noodle salad. Begin preparing the ribs the day before. Makes 4 Servings 4 lbs. pork ribs, side or baby back, divided in half 1 cup tinned unsweetened coconut milk ½ […]
Our fourth trip to Italy included Rome and Tuscany. Tuscany was a bit poignant for us. We spent our first two weeks in Rome and were thrilled to be heading back to Tuscany where we had rented an apartment in Panzano in Chianti for two weeks but we also knew that it was unlikely we would return to this part of Italy again only because there are other […]
Our fantastic local, June strawberries are here at our farmer’s market, as is rhubarb! You know what they say, what grows together goes together. I just love the combination of strawberries with rhubarb, from jam to sauce for waffles or pancakes, to pie, crisp or cobbler! Then, of course, who wouldn’t want a stash of […]
Dinner on the patio and what a delicious way to enjoy a warm summer evening! Marinate the steak the day before, grill some onions and peppers, make a salad, warm up some corn tortillas and pass around the salsa. I used sirloin steak because it’s what I had on hand and grilled it for 4 […]
It’s our first Monday in paradise, aka. Chianti! Wonder what we’ll do today and especially, what’s for lunch?? Let’s just head towards Castellina in Chianti and check things out there, i.e. Enoteca Biologica on via c. Borgheri, where we bought some amazing Vin Santo a few years ago? The upshot being that the place seems […]