I have a backlog of easy appetizers to share that I have been making over the past few months while we’ve been hosting wine tastings with our farmhouse guests here in Umbria. I like to keep my recipes seasonal and while in the spring I may use fava bean puree on my bruschetta, or make a frittata with tiny wild asparagus, in the fall I’m thinking more of Bruschetta With Melted Local Cheese & Sausage, or Stuffed Mushrooms With Sausage & Chestnuts (recipes coming soon!) We... Read the whole entry »
This is probably going to be the easiest appetizer recipe you ever made, but it is so good you’ll want to make it a lot, I promise! One thing we offer to all our farmhouse guests here in Umbria is a wine tasting at our place next door. My husband shares three of his favorite Umbrian wines and I prepare two appetizers for each of the wines he has chosen. When we first started doing this I was making a lot of fancy, multi step delights and would spend much of the day of our wine tasting in... Read the whole entry »
Canned beans are a great pantry staple for busy folks as you can quickly turn them into a tasty soup or salad such as this one. I always have a couple cans of beans in my cupboard and I have a couple of favorite brands that I know are never mushy when opened. This salad can be varied depending on your mood, but I through my version together for my husband for lunch last week using up some vegetables in my refrigerator. You can use cucumbers in place of the zucchini, and raw fennel is always a... Read the whole entry »
When fall rolls around each year I get very excited to start baking with apples, pumpkins, figs, and pears, and I am a cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla kind of girl, so anything baked with these ingredients always grabs my interest. I actually posted this cake recipe on my other blog, Recipe Rebuild but it turned out so well, that I decided I needed to post the recipe here as well. I am trying to bake healthier these days, and for me that includes reducing the fat and using more whole grains in... Read the whole entry »
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