If you close your eyes while you are eating this, you can imagine yourself in Rome, perhaps sitting across the table from Julia Roberts.
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Sautéed Zucchini with Fresh Mint and Basil: a Hopeful Garden
This easy recipe is so good, that you will find yourself sneaking some before serving, and there are rarely any leftovers.
Salmon Fish: Recipe for Grilled Salmon with Fresh Thyme
Michela, our six-year old daughter, loves “salmon fish” as she calls it, and this is one of her favorite dishes. It is so simple, and yet so satisfying.
Perfect Roast Chicken
Julia Child once told me that making a good roast chicken is the mark of an accomplished cook. Perhaps it is because making simple dishes taste delicious is really what […]
Recipe for Penne with Spinach and Ricotta and a Tip for Chopping Onions
Photo by Joseph De Leo One of my favorite pasta dishes is tortelloni (the square ones, Romagna style) filled with Swiss chard and ricotta. My fondness for the dish was […]
Timeless Rice, with a Recipe for Butternut Squash Risotto
We have come to see the Gazzani rice mill. It has been in continuous operation since 1648 and still uses the mortar and pestle method that is found in only one other place in Italy.