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Cheese Articles
Hungry? Eat this!
For the record, "Italian Food" is SO much more than pizza, spaghetti, ravioli and fettucine alfredo. In fact,...
Market Day is Saturday
In this neighborhood, Saturday is market day. A string of city blocks nearby is blocked off and filled to the brim...
Burrata, Mozzarella Cousin
Imagine making a cheesy pouch out of fresh mozzarella, then filling it with cream and mozzarella strands. That's...
Porcini and Brooms
This is real Italian food. They're not over here just eating pizza and spaghetti. And they're NOT eating "Fettucine...
Shopping at the Street Market
On Saturday, three blocks from my house, is the weekly street market selling fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, cheeses,...
Still Life with Toilet Paper
First day in town required some grocery shopping. A few things to eat (favorites I've missed), and a few things for...
Eating the South
In Italy, one can go 100 kilometers and find a very different food culture. There are dishes and combinations found in...
Dear People of Alberobello
Finding out about Alberobello, I itched to stay in a trullo for a couple of nights! Through an internet search, I...
Straits of Messina
Haven't you always heard of "the straits of Messina"? Today I took a train from Taormina, about halfway down the east...
Market Lunch
How can there be any other way to eat? The Saturday market is now just one block away from my apartment and it goes on...
Farmers Market Lasagna
Seattle's chilly summertime is winding down with scattered sunshine following cloudy mornings. Warm evenings are rare,...
Earl & Matthew
How do you give a 13-year-old a whirlwind overview of Milano and other spots in Italy? I had grown up picking rocks...
Hannah & Zibby
The excitement of a college-time trek through Europe! Hannah & Zibby started together on June 8, in Newcastle...
Kitty Fix on Ricotta Day
Wednesday is "ricotta day", the day they make fresh ricotta at the Cascina Femegro. Even though I had just been there...
Springtime in Italy
The windows are open to the day's remaining warmth while trout and green beans grill and steam for dinner. I had...
Head Cheese & Olive Bread
After the flea market at Piazza dei Ciompi in Firenze last Sunday, I walked a few blocks further and saw yellow-tented...
Eat, That You Will Feel Well
Would you let 30 random strangers eat off your plate? Would you, in turn, eat off the plates of those 30 strangers?...
A Ligurian Lunch
Dinner the night before was followed by a long lunch the next day. Renata and Angelo, who live in a town within...
Sorry. No Fettucine Alfredo
In reading my blog posts about what I'm eating here, I hope that you'll realize how much broader the Italian culinary...