Understanding A Formal Italian Meal
Traveling to Italy for many years and growing up in an Italian-American family has exposed me to the love affair Italians have with food. It’s not …
Side Dish
Potato, Potaato, Pancakes – One Way To Use Leftovers
Woke up this morning remembering yesterday’s great feast with friends and then the song “Potato, potaato, tomato, tomaato….” started rattling around in my head. (Please excuse the …
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Honey I Ate The Butternut Squash…… With Cranberries And Feta
Side dishes for meals and especially special holidays are like the step-child of the dinner. Everyone is focused on the turkey, ham, or roast, and the vegetable …
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Have a Soup-er Week
It’s soup-er time and the living is easy…. Cool days call for a large bowl of soup with a salad, and a hunk of bread to round …
The Last of This Season’s Vegetables
Thank goodness I have friends who have an overabundance of zucchini from their summer gardens. I’m probably the only dedicated home gardener that can’t seem to …
Cooking Tortellini In Bologna
Have you ever wanted to take a cooking class in Italy? When we travel to Italy we make sure there are several cooking classes included in …
It’s Apple Time in The Pacific Northwest
So we all know the story about the Garden of Eden and the apple. Yeah poor Adam let Eve talk him into eating the apple and …
Scarlet Runner Beans – Best Kept Secret Ever!
Our summer garden has grown over time, adding raised garden beds each season for several years. We have a very small yard so making room for …