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Tickets were already in our hands for the 8:36 regional train, leaving for Venezia S.Lucia. Numerous families with their kids and friends were invading the train heading for the 35th annual event entitled in Venetian dialect “Su e Zo per i Ponti” which means ” Up and Down the Bridges” an unusual non competitive walk which was scheduled for […]
How many times have we exclaimed in front of an empty refrigerator and pantry, “Oh my gosh, what am I going to cook tonight!??” Well here is a great “dinner saver” that will get you out of a panic-stricken situation in less than 15 minutes. Every home has some left over breadloaf in the cupboard […]
Easter is the most important holy feast in the Christian religion and comes 40 days after Lent when we give up something we enjoy as a form of penance. And in Italy, there are more than 3,000 celebrations from the north to the south including processions, religious rites, sacred representations, festivals and folk traditions. Entire villages […]
There’s a terrific cooking school in New York, the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE), which along with its professional culinary program, offers hundreds of recreational cooking classes. I’ve enjoyed every class I’ve taken, but my favorite ones are Italian (surprise!). And my favorite Italian cooking instructor is Daniel Rosati who in addition to teaching at […]
I know, I know…Brie cheese isn’t Italian…and this isn’t technically a recipe either, it’s more just a simple combination of ingredients. But Brie is so darn good wrapped in flaky puff pastry and baked until hot and golden and oozing – and topped with a magnificent mostarda, it’s heaven. Just because something is easy, doesn’t […]
A few weeks ago, Monica wrote a terrific post explaining about all the different types of Radicchio – and what better way to use radicchio than in an awesome pasta recipe. This is a local dish as this type of radicchio is grown in the province of Treviso, which is the area where I live. A pretty plant, […]
According to the legend, lemon plants were introduced into the Lake Garda region in the XIV century by the Franciscan friars. The first lemon houses (limonaia) arose on the Brescia (west) side of the lake, mostly in areas of Gargnano and Limone while some were built on the Veronese coast, where the main centre for the […]
Radicchio is like a religion in the province of Treviso, where I live. Called the “winter flower” because the traditional five month growing season is from November to March, it’s found absolutely everywhere. There are always local festivals, fairs and events (this year there are 11) based around this beautiful vegetable. The red radicchio of Treviso, […]
Apples are a very popular fruit grown in Trentino Alto Adige, near where I grew up in the North of Italy, bordering Austria and Switzerland. With many varieties of regional apples flourishing, Apple Fritters are a very typical and traditional dish of this area. In South Tyrol, these pancakes are served as an accompaniment to […]
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