rice – The Basic Art of Italian Cooking

Torta Alla Senese | Thoughts of Siena and An Uncommon Thanksgiving Dessert

By admin November 11, 2011Entertaining, Holidays, La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), RecipesNo Comments

I have been receiving requests from the media asking for recipes that are unique for Thanksgiving dinner. This dessert that comes form Siena, Italy, is an interesting cross between a…

Picasso, Paella, and a Tube of Tomato Paste | How To Make Paella Classica allo Picasso

By admin September 17, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), RecipesNo Comments

I have discovered a magic flavor in a tube..no its’ not toothpaste..it’s tomato concentrate. Imagine a concentrated flavor of a sweet fruit (tomatoes are classified as a fruit)..the flavor is…

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Thyme and Riso Greco

By admin August 18, 2010Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, Risotto, slow food, Travel & customs, Uncategorized, Upcoming AppearancesNo Comments

I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where ox-lips and the nodding violet grows; Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine. From William Shakespeare’s …

Tartufi, food of the Gods..

By admin January 5, 2009Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, Facts, Features, Recipes, Risotto, Tuscan, UmbriaNo Comments

copyright, 2008, art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc, The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Tartufi (truffles) are considered by many to be a 'mystery of nature'. Gaio Plinio Secondo known as Plinio il Vecchio,…

Risi e Bisi- a dish from Venice

By admin September 14, 2008Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, Entertaining, Features, Mediterranean Culinary Cruise, Recipes, Special Occasions, WineNo Comments

I am going to be hosting a culinary cruise throughout the Mediterranean in April '09- leaving from Venice on April 26th and traveling to Dubrovnik, Greece, Istanbul and Bari, Italy. …

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