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Get Well Pesto
Growing up, if I got the sniffles, my father would pull out his page-long list of curatives and have me go through them one by one. Everything from drinking lemon juice, to taking Zinc and Vitamin C,...
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WanderFood Wednesday: Food Gifts, Amaretto Biscotti
My step-mother loves her coffee. In fact, I hear she’s getting a new coffee maker for Christmas. So I did some research on coffee and found that a lot of locals love the Intelligentsia brand. I guess...
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WanderFood Wednesday: The Hunt for Great Italian Food in Italy
I will tell you How to Find The Best Food Anywhere – it’s an easy trick anyone can do, at home or abroad. But first, I want to talk about Italy. Before I went to Italy, my entire conception of the...
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Life and Carbonara
“Carbonara is like life. If you’re not paying attention, you’ll fuck it up.” – Quote handed down from one Roman chef to the next I’ve been making Spaghetti alla Carbonara for lunch a lot over the last...
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Taste of Spring: Stuffed Squash Blossoms
While we were in Rome, my husband and I took a cooking class with the appropriately named Cooking Classes in Rome, and on our menu of things to make were stuffed squash blossoms. I’ve always been...
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WanderFood Wednesday: Summer Italian Style
I resisted posting that photo for an entire year, and I just couldn’t hold out any longer. That tourist’s bum will be forever emblazoned in my memory – along with the rest of Venice in summer. And...
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WanderFood Wednesday: Pistachio Paste Biscotti
Pistachio paste recipes are few and far between, it turns out. So when I made my delicious pistachio financiers with pineapple in spiced syrup from the Cordon Bleu, I had no idea the trouble I’d have...
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WanderFood Wednesday: Prosciutto e Melone, an Italian staple
Since I spent a few weeks in Tuscany and Rome last year, I can’t separate summer weather from Italian cooking. The two go together in my mind like ripe heirloom tomatoes and basil (drizzled with olive...
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Simple Summer Pasta with Zucchini and Parmesan
I’ve been waiting patiently for zucchini to make it to the market. I realize that summer in Seattle means a lot of zucchini, and in a few weeks, I’ll be tired of cooking with it, but for now, I’m...
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Pasta With Gin Cream Sauce
Yes, I know what you are thinking. Gin cream sauce? But, bear with me friends! Think vodka sauce. As in, Pasta Alla Vodka. You can get on board with that, right? I am totally on board for vodka sauce...
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