Agnolotti (“an-yo-lot-ti”) is a filled pasta from the Piedmont region that is traditionally stuffed with roasted meats or vegetables. While it can be square shaped, like ravioli, it is usually a crescent shaped pasta. “Agnolotti al Plin” is the name if the pasta is pinched at […]

Finocchio (fennel) is a vegetable that I do associate with Italy. Italians use every part of the fennel. Fennel stays pretty crunchy so it can be used in salads (even staying crunchy the next day), and can stand up to being roasted or grilled. The […]

East meets Italy in this global twist of an Chinese classic. Dinner reboot – Taking some leftovers and turning them into a new meal that does not at all resemble the original meal. In this meal we are going to use leftover rice, leftover porchetta […]

Italian porchetta (sadly we are not making this) In Italy, I need a bumper sticker that says “I brake for porchetta trucks”. I have been known to make impromptu U-turns upon spotting a porchetta truck, to pick up sandwiches or sliced porchetta. Porchetta is not […]

A recipe in honour of January 31 being National Eat Brussel Sprouts Day. Even if you hate brussels sprouts, as I did as a kid, you will love these. My niece liked them so much she asked if she could have the leftovers for her lunch […]

The hat pattern is modified from a great pattern I found from Stash Lounge. Skill level: Easy What you need to know: Knit, Purl, Change colours What you need: 2 balls of wool each 4.5 oz (127 g) – (I used an Alpaca Wool I bought […]