In honor of the upcoming Cinco de Mayo holiday, the First of the Month Recipe series and the fact that this month’s guest blogger just. may. be. the cutest I’ve ever had (sorry ex-guest bloggers!) I present to you … Cole Moore-my 8-year-old nephew. I’ve written extensively about Cole in the three years since I’ve...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
It’s that time again. The wind is cooling Calabria, our long summer days have turned into 4:45 PM sunsets and fresh tomato salads are being replaced with warm, filling soups. And for me that means dishing out my all-time favorite soup – Mexican Tortilla. Long before I moved to southern Italy and started honing my...Read More
It’s no secret my Maw Maw is a top chef in my book and once again this month’s La Buona Cucina Americana recipe is inspired from her kitchen. This stove-top chicken and rice recipe was a staple in my southeast Texas home and we would often whip it up when the leaves started falling from...Read More
In the land of pizza and pasta who needs to add more starchy sugar to their diets? Uhm … we all do! Enter – the potato. 2008 is the International Year of the Potato – did you know that? I for one am all about celebrating. This is also the first week of the O Foods for...Read More
There is nothing like homemade macaroni and cheese to turn a bad day around, and this recipe, complete with spicy red peppers and cherry tomatoes kicks this comfort food to a whole new level. I first started making homemade macaroni and cheese a few years ago after my Bleeding Espresso buddy shared her mamma’s recipe...Read More
When I first told my mother I was going to contribute to La Buona Cucina Americana recipe series her response was,“What are you going to cook?” “MEXICAN!” I proudly announced. “Well,” she pointed out. “That isn’t really American.” But, I respectfully disagree. Mexican food is American dangit. At least the way we eat it in Texas....Read More
You may remember last month when Judith, of Think on It! organized a rally of American-food-lovin’ expats to start a new campaign. This endeavor, called La Buona Cucina Americana, brings the blogosphere an array of homemade American goodies created by expats living in the Bel Paese. Yes, we still love you, pasta. We still crave...Read More
There’s a new chef in town! Yep. That’s me! Those of you who have been around awhile know I’m not an overly confident cook (see #91). However, I sense a change in the air. I don’t know how, given my seemingly busy schedule, but I have much more time to cook in Italy. And, little...Read More
Cause I don’t need you NO more! You know how ordinary people, in times of great duress, discover extraordinary inner strength and overcome life’s obstacles? Well, I had obstacles. And, now…I am extraordinary. On this, the twelfth day of February, two thousand and eight, I present to you Ta daaaaa Cherrye’s Totally Inventive and To-Die-For...Read More
