Every year to ring in the new year, we follow the Italian tradition of eating lentils which is thought to bring luck and prosperity as the tiny round lentils are said to resemble the small lire coins. Usually we enjoy a nice hearty bowl of lentil soup, or sometimes a dish of braised lentils and sausages. This year, New Year’s Day fell on the weekend and we decided to spend it at the beach as the temperature was expected to be in the mid 80′s. After a day at the beach, I really...
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I am very pleased to announce that Italian Food Forever has now partnered with ZipList, which now allows IFF visitors an online personal Recipe Box to save their favorite Italian recipes. ZipList powers the recipe boxes and shopping lists you find online at AOL's KitchenDaily, MarthaStewart.com, WomansDay.com, and now, on Italian Food Forever too! Best of all, you can save recipes from any of these websites, including IFF, and they all get saved in one place, your personal Recipe Box.
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Another new year has once again arrived and although I am not usually one to look back, I decided that I wanted to do a short recap of 2011 and what it meant to me. 2011 was an eventful year for us, both good and bad, and I’m hoping that 2012 is a much better year for us all. On a good note, we had a very productive season in Umbria at Il Casla di Mele, our Umbrian farmhouse rental, and met the absolutely nicest people who stayed with us the past season. We truly had a great 6 months in...
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This is a traditional Tuscan dessert, that has become quite popular in many American Italian homes over the Christmas holidays. There are almost as many versions as there are cooks, but I like this simple version as it uses dark chocolate and does not use raw eggs. This dessert obviously is quite rich, so feel free to slice thinly to serve. I used Amaretto liqueur in my salami, but if you prefer a non-alcoholic version, simply use vanilla extract instead. For the dry cookies, any plain...
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This is healthy dip or spread recipe that I decided to try out over the holidays that highlights fennel. I wasn’t really sure how this dip would turn out as the ingredient list is pretty short and to be honest, although I love fennel, I wasn’t convinced that roasted fennel as the primary ingredient could carry add enough flavor to create a delicious dip. I tweaked the dip just a bit and the final result was really very tasty after all. If you do not care for cooked fennel, than...
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