Calling out to all you sweet tooths! Thanksgiving is about eating the pie that you secretly indulge on weeks before the holiday. Sometimes it’s more about sweet than savory. How did the pumpkin pie come to be? It has been modified many times since Colonial America. Quince, pear, and apple tarts were standard…
I have never done something so frightening in my life. Everyone always talks about the beauty of places and how much something can capture your breath, but until you have experienced it for yourself do you really know? I have practically pulled an all nighter between two plane rides and a long drive further south…
My final semester of school will be spent traveling to Italy where I will be studying regional cuisine spending four to five days a week immersed in flour, savoring the regions best olive oil and wafting wine with dinner. Follow me through my blog (Blog Italia on thegarnishedpalate.com) as I post my tour of life in…
I always love a good dense chocolate torte after a heavy meal. There is no sense in having something light after a heavy meal, just keep eating delectable things! I also had a bottle of Rosa Regale- sparkling red wine- that pairs perfectly with chocolate, another reason why I made the cake. See the link…
As I travel around Italy I would love to find the best cannoli on the street! We made Italian street food in class and I was thrilled to make the cannoli, a task I did not want to pass up. This delicacy is mostly found out on the streets of Sicily, the place of their…
A few days into the trip and we have toured our cooking facility at the Castello di Ugento. To form a bit of clarity, Ugento is the town in the province of Lecce where we are staying; Puglia is the entire region. The Castle has been around for many centuries and continues to be restored….
What is there to do here on the weekends? Watch the cat pounce around the courtyard, bike to the Saturday market, buy a pasticiotto from La Cometa in the center of town, enjoy leftovers from the week and drink tea while doing homework. Yes, although we are enjoying our stay in Italy, we…
I don’t think one could ever guess the original purpose of rice and its progression to what we know of it today. Rice was brought to Italy by Alexander the Great with the sole purpose of being used as a beauty product. In Italy, Italian women would have their slaves chew rice for them before…
The Italian persons perspective on food is of great importance. As Chef Odette say’s “you must smell everything”; you want to get a feel for the food using all of your senses. We made fish in class today and I got to make Zuppa di Pesce ai Peperoni. Chef would not let me take the…
I am so in love with pasta. I think most people feel this way about it, but if they were in my head they may have something different to say. It’s kind of like how people have obsessions with boy bands or baby goats, but instead, my enthusiasm goes towards pasta. I promise to be…
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