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