Culinary Adventure: Secrets of Italian Cuisine with Bacon
Guanciale is the key ingredient for many dishes
She sells sea shells by the sea shore
Viareggio during the Spring is a true love affair. The shops along the promenade have sold all the Winter coats and heavy shirts and now show off with lighter pastel color Summer clothes.
No bread? No meal!
We will cook healthy, low fat food in a simple vegetarian and vegan (upon request) dishes rich in flavour such as Gnocchi, Ravioli, Noodles and Lasagne. We will prepare three courses.
That balsamic touch!
In my other life, when I was a writer for a cook magazine, I was assigned an article on balsamic vinegar. “Cool!” I though.
The seed that drives me nuts!
Every time I open a bag of pine nuts, their intense scent unlocks some of the best moments of my life and my mind goes to her, Gina DePalma, a very dear friend of mine.
Spring has sprung!
Like many kids, I grew up with a clear distaste for a good number of vegetables and just like many kids, I made it beautifully through adolescence even without them.
A Story of Rebuilding
2020 will surely be remembered as the scariest year of all for the pandemic we just faced and for the forced isolation we all lived in. During this tough period, my grandmother’s words echoed in my ears almost every day: Make a virtue of necessity.
