I was a vegetarian for a quite a while, but there was always one temptress drawing me back into the meat world, sausage. Sausage is just awesome and I could seriously eat it every day if given the chance. It is the one thing that you can depend on to be at least edible no…
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Lost in Translation
Now that I’m no longer in Italy, I’ve decided to take on a new project to satisfy my yearning for authentic Italian food. When I left Italy, I brought back the ultimate souvenir. Well, two actually. The first is my dog Pluto, who hails from the hill town of Cortona and the second is the…
Happy New Year
The holidays are over, at least for a while, and now we’re back to all work and no play mode once again. That sucks and I always find January a little bit depressing, without much to look forward to, except of course, a good meal. Dinner is to me a little celebration every night. We…
Simple, but Good
Sometimes, we just don’t have a lot of time or energy at the end of the day to make a well rounded meal, but we know we need to eat our veggies, don’t we? This time of year the problem seems to e compounded by the fact that the veggies that are in season can…
Yes, you can!
You like the picture? That’s a castle, there’s a lot of those here. This particular one is on the island of Ischia and I think its fascinating the way it was built right onto the rock like that. The picture has absolutely nothing to do with what I’m going to post about, but I thought…
This is my Mother in Law
I figured I should start at the beginning. I have always loved food and cooking, but it wasn’t until I met my hubby that I learned to appreciate how the ingredients of a dish should be the true star of the show. And my hubby didn’t teach me that, his mother did. Before we were…
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