Welcome, Newsletter folks … here is your recipe! (If you aren’t a newsletter subscriber and accidentally stumbled upon this page, you can sign up here for the newsletter or grab my RSS feed here.) This spinach and ricotta lasagna is a great vegetarian dish for people who are looking for an alternative to traditional lasagna....Read More
Auguri tutti! Today is the 3rd annual World Nutella Day celebration, brought to you by my bella bloggin’ buddies, Sara at Ms. Adventures in Italy and Michelle from Bleeding Espresso. If you haven’t eaten Nutella, you should immediately report your parents as you were apparently neglected in your formative years … as for me. Well,...Read More
There is one in every city – in every family – in every circle of friends … . There is a place you depend on. A place you rely on. A place you return to time and time again for a good meal. For my husband and me here in Catanzaro, Italy that place is...Read More
The people of Cosenza rave about their legendary pizzaiolo and have proclaimed the Pizzeria da Gigi, located just outside of downtown Cosenza, as the best pizza south of Naples. And I believed them. See. I’ve eaten there before. The pizza dough was soft and filling, the sauce prepared with fresh tomatoes, the toppings, generous and...Read More
Back in the old days, Italians spent hours kneading flour, slicing dough and laying strips of homemade pasta out to dry. They would wake up early, combine flour and water and work it into manageable-sized balls of dough. Those balls would sit unattended for up to an hour, then the homemade pasta machine, aka –...Read More
Stop the Presses! Call your loved ones … A new, all-natural replacement for Pfizer’s power-pill has been discovered. Where? Well, in Calabria, of course. Remember that McFunky place I told you about in Villaggio Mancuso in La Sila? Not only do they sell great wine, homemade jelly and assorted Silan meat and cheese, but they...Read More
Some of the best food in the world is found in the United States and as Judith said when she started La Buona Cucina Americana recipe series, us expats miss that food. Today is the last day of my Home for the Holidays vacation and in a few hours my husband and I will be...Read More
Today is the final installment of Sila Fridays … Wait. Wait. Don’t be sad. Today is the final installment of Sila Fridays until I get back up there and tour a different area. By now you know about getting to La Sila, you know of quaint Villaggio Mancuso, you know where to eat and sleep...Read More
Christmas Eve, or La Vigilia, is one of the biggest feast days in Italy … but, wait. We’ve already talked about that, haven’t we? Known as “The Feast of the Seven Fishes” because southern Italians traditionally served seven different types of seafood, this custom has been passed throughout generations of Italian-Americans, written about and blogged...Read More
With less than two weeks to finish buying gifts, wrapping presents and decorating the tree it might be hard to find time to bake all of your traditional homemade goodies. Need some help? This easy to whip up, no-bake Texas Mud recipe was a staple at my busy mom’s table and now it is global....Read More
