The unofficial official start to summer! And to me that means peak tomato season is approaching but not fast enough. Tomatoes in their prime are like sweet berries that burst in your mouth with juice running down your chin. Pile them in your shirt-basket and try to get inside before eating them all. A little…
Ingredients 1 (9”x5”) loaf cinnamon swirl bread, sliced into 6-8 thick pieces 3 large eggs 1/4 cup milk 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 1 tsp. vanilla extract 3 tablespoons butter syrup for serving Method In a large shallow bowl whisk eggs, milk, sugar, and vanilla. Dunk each piece of cinnamon bread in mixture until completely saturated…
Inspired by Marcella Hazan and my tomato shirt from Polychrome goods ( I get commission through any sale you make through these links). I can’t tell you how delicious Corto tomatoes are and what makes them pop even more are the large hunks of onion, garlic, and butter. My mom dries Italian long hots on…
When I spent Easter with extended family in Groppiadiloggia, Italy a few years ago we had salmi and eggs for breakfast. It wasn’t until after this small event I realized it’s a thing in the family. My mothers mom also enjoyed eating pepperoni and eggs. Yield: 2 servings Time: 15 minutes Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive…
The first things that caught my attention when arriving in Puglia were all of the olive trees that surrounded the highways. I could not believe that I was seeing these gorgeous, fruit bearing trees in person. They have this look to them; they are short, stout and gangly with curvy branches jutting…
This morning after oversleeping slightly (I usually like to stick to a schedule) I got up and walked to the market in the town of Ugento. Every Saturday they host a market a few streets behind the castle where locals go to gather fish, cheese, salumi, produce, and olives for their midday meals. A young…
Lasagna can the best summer weekend meal without the need to turn on the oven. Pesto comes in all forms. It’s a formula of herbs or vegetable, nuts, cheese, and olive oil that you plug and play. I’ve omitted herbs here but I create a riff on what a pesto is to me. Inspired by…
Recipe this way As an after school snack in grade school, my grandmother used to bring over corn muffin tops for her and I to snack on. She loves them! We would toast and smear with butter. So so delicious, even right from the local grocers bakery. So while I believe that we should treat…
Nothing is more exciting than going to a pasta factory and taking away a goodie bag full of free artisanal pasta. Benedetto Cavalier pasta factory has been in business for one hundred years cranking pasta in a very special way. The machines, I think, are practically old fashion, running their current life of forty years. Lovely…
I thought it would be a smokey idea. Instead of standing over a hot flame in mid summers heat stirring your tomatoes every 10 minutes, why not go to the grill instead? Summer equals grilling and light fair. The last thing you want to eat in hot weather is something super rich and heavy. But!…
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