A Summer Vegetable Stuffed Pizza Pie
When we were kids, we knew that, by this time of the year, our favorite activity – which was swimming and splashing into our filthy but joyful pool of water that is the Adriatic, would be hindered by...
View ArticleA Walnut, Rosemary Chestnut bread from Lunigiana, Tuscany
When God created Tuscany, he must have been in a particularly good mood. It is a region I always loved with a passion, and going back to visit is always a pleasure. Along the eastern border of Tuscany,...
View ArticleA Vegetarian Christmas: Chickpea & Rapini Pizza Roulade
NOTE: The super pretty dish with flowers I used in this post is from DishesOnly! If you’re in Italy, check them out for some Christmas gifts inspiration! NOTA: Il piatto adorabile con i fiori mi é...
View ArticleA ‘Passatelli in Brodo’ with Peas recipe and a September Workshop Announcement!
I feel that the frustrating feeling of not being able to accurately report an intuition, or distinct idea, occurs way more often than we would like in our lives. I once told a dear friend that I...
View ArticlePanino with Roasted Peppers, Pesto & Arugula {Midsummer Potluck for Peace}
There are noises here. I heard people say they hate them. If you walk into the pathways between bushes and trees, the first sound is the almost deafening one of cicadas, orchestrating a simultaneous...
View ArticleBraised Crumbed Artichokes, Romagna Style.
It is interesting how, as soon as you start talking with Italians from regions that are not the one you grew up in, you find out that the recipes you grew up with are little known, if at all. It is the...
View ArticleEaster: Crescia, Tiramisu and Rebirth.
I realize that Easter, which is to be regarded as a moment of renewal, means nothing to many people. I do not mean to talk about religion, but I would like to mention some symbols that belong to this...
View ArticleGatherings: How to Assemble a Vegan Antipasti Spread
Today I went biking after work in search of inspiration. I think of a lot of things while I bike, mostly stupid things. But today I stopped by a thrift shop that I love and hadn’t been to in a while,...
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