Category Archives: Italy

Caprese Pasta With Bacon and Onion

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

  Saw a nice pasta dish over at “Better When Broken,” that I just had to try, and of course would have to modify. The modification you ask? Well by taking the traditional Caprese salad ingredients of this dish and … Continue reading →

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Italian Wedding Soup From Cinnamon Spice & Everything Nice

Posted on May 8, 2011 by

So we have deleted the original post, since it seems to have been wrongfully copied by another blogger. I now present you with the original recipe from the original blogger over at Cinnamon Spice and Everything Nice.  Be sure to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cheese, Cooking, Cuisine, Eating, Food, Herbs & Spices, Italian, Italian Cuisine, Italian Wedding, Italy, Pasta, Recipes, Soup, Tubettini, Vegetables | 2 Comments

Pasta Florentine with Grilled and Cipollini Onions In an Ementhaler Cheese Sauce

Posted on April 14, 2011 by

When I was younger for years I only ate a red sauce and mostly spaghetti. Spaghetti and meatballs every Sunday with sausage and brasiole on the side. I was so spoiled, like my grandfather, that if my grandmother cooked any other noodle, … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Spinach, Basil, Chicken Stock, Chicken Thighs, Cipollini Onions, Cooking, Cuisine, Dinner, Eating, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Food, Garlic, Herbs & Spices, Italian, Italian Cuisine, Italy, Meat, Olive Oil, Onions, Pasta, Pecorino Romano, Recipes, Sauces & Marinades, Scallions, Spaghetti, Vegetables, Yellow Onions | 10 Comments

Todays Quote For April 7th, 2011

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

  Photo of a Tuscan sunset taken from The Valliano Estate of Piccini Wines near Sienna, Italy.

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Todays Quote For April 1st, 2011

Posted on April 1, 2011 by
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Linguine With Chanterelle Mushrooms & Chicken

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

  Ingredients: 1/2 Cup of Dried Chanterelle Mushrooms 1 Cup of Chicken Stock 1 Medium Red Onion 1 Medium Yellow Onion 1 Yellow Pepper, sliced into medium strips 2 Garlic Bulbs, or 16 Cloves, crushed with mortar and pestle 1 … Continue reading →

Posted in Basil, Butter, Chanterelle Mushrooms, Cheese, Chicken, Chicken Stock, Cooking, Cuisine, Dinner, Eating, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Food, Garlic, Herbs & Spices, Italian, Italian Cuisine, Italy, Linguine, Meat, Mushrooms, Olive Oil, Onions, Pasta, Pecorino Romano, Recipes, Red Onions, Red Pepper Flakes, Salt, Stock, Vegetables, Yellow Onions, Yellow Peppers | 7 Comments

Todays Quote For Wednesday March 23rd 2011

Posted on March 23, 2011 by

  Todays quote comes from the founder of Puccini Wines, Angiolo Puccini. The picture is taken from a hill, overlooking their vineyards and the rolling hills of Tuscany, called Poggio Teo on their Valiano Estate.

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Todays Quote for Monday March 21st, 2011

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

Todays quote comes from the founder of the slow food movement, inspired by our dinner last night at a slow food concept in Turin, Italy.

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Everybody loves … braciole (via Rufus’ Food and Spirits Guide)

Posted on March 20, 2011 by

Braciole. Most people associate this food with an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond. I was never a fan, but am told it dealt with one member of the family treating another so horribly it became painful to watch, which to … Continue reading →

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Want To Win A Bottle Of Olive Oil Straight From Italy? Just tell Us Your Favorite Beer!

Posted on March 16, 2011 by

So I am headed to Italy this coming Sunday on business for 5 days and thought I would somehow include my friends. We ran a little contest on our Facebook page for a chance to win a bottle of Olive … Continue reading →

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