Apologies for the delay in posting, we were hiking Machu Picchu! Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. The problem? You’re too busy to plan anything. The solution for those days-that-are-so-busy-you-don’t-know-if-you’re-coming-or-going? For days like that, it’s great to have this Slow Cooked Lamb and Potato recipe in your […]

  Cooking in Italy! Can you see me smile from where you’re reading? I love the freshness of Italian ingredients. Sometimes really fresh ingredients – like a slightly bitter rapini and great sausage – can turn an ordinary item like bread into something fab.  While Italians are known for […]

It’s that time of year again in Italy. It’s olive harvest time! Wherever you go (especially in Umbria), you’ll see cars parked and nets spread under trees! People are out in full force picking olives! Olive picking is fun, but it’s also a lot of […]

The other day, I came home after being away for a bit and was craving Asian noodles. I wanted something warm and a little spicy. Maybe it was because the day was cold, rainy and grey. It felt like a November day instead of an […]

~~~~~~Scroll to the end to see the winner of our STAUB giveaway! Have we managed to eat all that “leftover” Halloween candy yet? Feeling a little cold weather sluggish? Looking for some warm comfort food to cozy up with on a cold November night? You […]

Are you looking for a simple chicken recipe that is a snap to prepare and can be grilled in 10 minutes? I like to BBQ, especially on these late summer/early autumn evenings. This recipe for Garlic Lemon Chicken Thighs is one of my back-pocket, not-a-lot-of-time-needed, […]

Sloppy Joes are a childhood memory and a comfort food. They’re easy to make and would feed a family fairly inexpensively. Who doesn’t remember that saucy meat spilling over the soft bun with that tomatoey slightly-tangy taste? YUM!!! I love a good Sloppy Joe no matter what […]