I love pasta of any description as long as it is cooked properly. There is nothing worse than a mushy bowl of pasta, and no matter how wonderful the sauce may be, if you’ve overcooked the pasta you’ve spoiled the dish. Although I love making fresh pasta at home and stuffing it, or layering it in a delectable lasagna dish, some of these pasta dishes are a little labor intensive and best left for days when you’ve got a lot of time in the kitchen. Luckily, there is now a huge... Read the whole entry »
We eat a variety of healthy grains in our home, but one of our favorites is an ancient grain I discovered while we were living in Umbria called farro. I use farro in my soups, in place of rice in risotto, as well as in a variety of salads such as this one made with fennel, celery, and edamame. If I were in Umbria, I would use fresh fava beans in this salad, but unfortunately fava beans are very difficult to find here in Florida, so I substituted edamame instead. If you prefer, spring peas would... Read the whole entry »
Crisp, sweet meringue cups are a perfect foil for sweet berries and cream in this great spring dessert recipe. This is a dessert that is really quite easy to make and is very elegant to serve when entertaining or for special holidays. I honestly haven’t made this special treat myself for a few years and then I “rediscovered” the recipe when I started to go through some of my old recipes that didn’t make it onto my blog when it went through the latest redesign. I have... Read the whole entry »
Cannoli Siciliana ~ Cannoli are basically crisp, sweet crunchy tubes which are filled with a cream or ricotta cheese filling, often flavored with cocoa, nuts, chocolate, or candied fruits. This is a very traditional recipe for cannoli which are a very popular sweet in Sicily. You will need 3 to 4 metal cannoli tubes to makes these cannoli which are readily available at most kitchen stores. Do not fill the cannoli too far in advance, or they may become soggy. I often add a little chocolate to my... Read the whole entry »
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