Panna cotta is an easy Italian dessert that can be served with a sauce of fruit, chocolate or caramel. This recipe for panna cotta includes a technique for making it silky smooth.
Continue Reading »This recipe for involtini, little meat rolls with a citrus flavored stuffing, comes from a casual cooking class in our home kitchen in Sicily.
Continue Reading »One of Italy’s historic cheeses is Provola dei Nebrodi, a DOP cheese made in the mountains above Messina, Sicily, and traditionally aged in damp caves.
Continue Reading »Bartering with a farmer in Modica, Sicily brings us traditional caciocavallo cheese in exchange for weeds.
Continue Reading »I learned the technique of making Sicilian ravioli in a home kitchen during a neighborly cooking lesson in Sicily, and managed to take enough notes to write up a recipe and explain the technique. I also had a great lunch.
Continue Reading »Learn how to make gift chocolates at our chocolate making class in Umbria, and save 25%.
Continue Reading »Ragusa in Sicily is known for its locally made fresh ricotta, which makes a sublime dessert when stuffed in a puff.
Continue Reading »Cooking traditional foods of Italy sounds like fun, but lampascioni-hyacinth bulbs-are a stickier story. Learn how to prepare and cook this regional specialty of Puglia.
Continue Reading »Orchids are just a few of the delights to be found when walking in Sicily during the wildflower season in Italy. Then there’s lunch.
Continue Reading »From a neighbor’s garden to our kitchen in Sicily, here is a recipe for Sicilian style pasta with broccoli. Even if you aren’t a broccoli fan, try this recipe when you can get fresh tender broccoli.
Continue Reading »Experience the artichoke moment, when huge bundles of artichokes are bargain priced at the outdoor food market in Syracuse Sicily, and learn how to cook them with one of our favorite Italian artichoke recipes.
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