Sep

20

Right from Calabria: Pasta and Potatoes

September 20, 2008 | 9 Comments

I’m still enjoying my vacations in Calabria, however the last few days it has been raining a lot and the tourists aren’t so happy about it.  The Calabrese on the other hand definitely are because it hasn’t rained since May of this year and the land really needed water. Instead of going to the beach [...]

Sep

10

Jewel from Calabria: ‘Nduja

September 10, 2008 | 6 Comments

I’m in Tropea right now enjoying my holidays. I first came here 27 years ago, our family’s first vacation in the South of Italy. When I saw Tropea, called the pearl of Calabria, I fell desperately in love with the town. This place entered in my blood and I’m still not able to spend one [...]

Aug

29

Vacation Travel Food: Couscous with Vegetables

August 29, 2008 | 2 Comments

These days I’m really busy  preparing my luggage and organizing, because I’m finally going on vacation. I’m heading down South, to Calabria to be exact, so I’ll be posting from there for awhile. I’m already dreaming about the dishes I’m going to taste soon. I’ve been to Calabria many times but each year I learn [...]

Aug

25

A trip to Piedmont: Potato and Tomato Salad

August 25, 2008 | 5 Comments

I went to visit my relatives in Piemonte (Piedmont) for a short holiday. They live in a little village close to Turin where I spent many of my summer vacations as a child. The village is in the Pellice Valley surrounded by high mountains, rich with water springs and a thick vegetation: hazelnut trees, chestnuts [...]

Aug

13

Cassata alla Siciliana to go

August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Last night I had friends over for dinner and I prepared a typical meal from Calabria, the region where I often go on vacation. The menu was as follows: fried eggplants balls, pasta with ‘nduja, Pecorino cheese and onion marmalade, but up until the last minute I didn’t know what to prepare for dessert. I [...]

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