Cacio e Pepe
Serves 2 The name of this simple pasta translates as “Cheese and Pepper,” the primary ...
Bucatini All’ Amatriciana
Serves 4 This dish, “Angry Pasta,” many consider a Roman dish, but we found ...
Linguine con le Vongole
Serves 4 - 6 While in Tuscany, we visited the sunny Mediterranean coast. One of ...
Bistecca Alla Fiorentina
Serves 1 One night in Florence, we treated ourselves to the Tuscan specialty, Bistecca ...
Cooking For Techies
Remember my battered first cookbook that I still use? Well, although my old cookbook has ...
Two Wines & One Grape
Many people are familiar with Brunello di Montalcino wines, grown and produced in the Tuscany ...
Confessions of a Cookbook and Recipe Junkie
Happy Mother’s Day to mothers, grandmothers, and great-grandmothers everywhere! I honor of my mother, today ...
Brunello di Montalcino’s Budbreak…Up Close and Personal
Brunello di Montalcino was the first wine awarded the Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita ...
Poached Eggs with Asparagus
Serves 1 This is my favorite quick lunch. The recipe can be expanded for more ...
Plan a Romantic Dinner for your Love
Struggling to plan a romantic dinner for your love? Look to foods traditionally considered an ...
The Wine Regions of Italy – Part 1
In Italy, wine and politics mix. Twenty wine regions, which are also political divisions, dot ...
The Real Italian Dinner – it’s so much more than pasta!
The traditional Italian dinner in a ristorante, or restaurant, is a lingering multi-course meal ...
DOCG, DOC, IGT, and VDT Italian Wines – What do these mean?
You see the row of Italian wines in your local wine store and they carry ...
Celebrate New Year’s with lucky foods!
January 1 is considered a fresh start for many people around the world, and ...
Christmas Traditions Old and New
What are your holiday traditions? Holiday traditions are shaped by heritage, geography, economics, and circumstance ...
Chestnut Bianco
Serves 4 The first chestnut harvest in Italy begins in November. Nonna Maria, my Italian neighbor, introduced ...
Monte Bianco
Serves 4 Monte Bianco, meaning “White Mountain”, is the highest mountain in the Alps and ...
Arugula and Beet Salad with Goat Cheese
(arugula is “rucola” in Italian, and is often listed as “rocket” on menus) Serves 8 ...
Lemon-Tarragon Vinaigrette
Makes about 1/2 cup 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon honey 1/8 teaspoon Dijon ...
Truffle Vinaigrette
Makes about 1/4 cup 1 tablespoon champagne vinegar 1/8 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1/4 teaspoon salt ...
The Secret of Italy’s Food
I love to cook. I could give you all the “impressive” reasons for this fact ...
Pine Nut Cookies
3 Dozen Cookies I love the delicate and chewy texture of these cookies! The strong bite ...