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In the last few days I thought summer was going to end sooner but finally it warmed up again so instead of thinking about polenta and spezzatino I chose to prepare this tasty summer salad with vegetables and kamut berries. I’ve been eating Kamut products for quite a while now but it was only this [...]

Friggitelli or friarelli (friarelli is a word also used for cime di rapa) are small sweet light green Italian peppers.  They have an irregular shape not to be confused with conical shape peppers and they are not hybrids either.  They are a very common variety originally from Campania. The name derives from the verb “friggere”, [...]

I know it has been a long time since I have posted on my blog but between work and the really hot weather I’ve been “out of order” for awhile, but I’m here again full of energy and ready to go. Last month I read an interesting article published in the NYTimes: Salad Days for [...]

Cookbooks

• Super Natural Cooking: Five Delicious Ways to Incorporate Whole and Natural Foods into Your Cooking
• Williams-Sonoma New Flavors for Appetizers: Classic Recipes Redefined
• Il Cucchiaio d'argento
• The Biodynamic Food & Cookbook: Real Nutrition That Doesn't Cost the Earth
• Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone
• The New Moosewood Cookbook
• Martha Stewart's Cupcakes
• The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread
• Hot Dish Heaven: Classic Casseroles from Midwest Kitchens
• The South Beach Diet Cookbook
• Falling Cloudberries: A World of Family Recipes
• Perfect Scoop: Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accompaniments
• The New Best Recipe

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