Sweet Almond Panna Cotta
I’ve known how to make Italian Panna Cotta for a long while now (I’m getting old ya know), but when in Sicily, Chef Martina of Signum taught me to make…
Read MoreBelow is a collection of whole-food based recipes - many of which are created from our land’s offerings. The recipes taste the best when the ingredients are as local and organic as you can find them.
I’ve known how to make Italian Panna Cotta for a long while now (I’m getting old ya know), but when in Sicily, Chef Martina of Signum taught me to make…
Read MoreDare I say, my homemade cocktails are often better than those I can get in a bar – even a good bar. For my favorite French 75, I am grateful…
Read MoreAfter visiting a Sicilian sheep dairy, and making homemade ricotta alongside the shepherd in a 600 year old courtyard, I came back home ready to make homemade ricotta gnocchi. It…
Read MoreToday in the kitchen, I’m sharing what the food coming out of my root cellar actually looks like. The reality is these foods were pulled from the garden months ago….
Read MoreI’m the type of friend who gives candied Christmas nuts for gifts. I’m also the type of friend who would love to get candied Christmas nuts as a gift. Call…
Read MoreYou know those live experiences that you never are the same after? That was me meeting Melissa Muller of Feudo Montoni in Sicily. I don’t think I’ll ever see food,…
Read MoreIf you don’t have time to make a pie (wonderfully delicious but slightly more fussy) than I hope you’ll give this quick, rustic apple dessert a try. It’s what I…
Read MoreFor more rustic farm recipes, join my Cooking Community here. I’m hosting Thanksgiving this year for my family – and not just my family. My sisters, brother-in-laws, nieces, nephews…
Read MoreOh hi. It’s just me. Sipping an espresso. Eating my 74th handful of sweet and salty honey caramel corn. Pretending like it’s normal. I thought you’d like the recipe. You…
Read MorePantry soup. One of my very favorite weeknight meals! Don’t let the simplicity of this dish fool you. It takes a lot of effort to stock a pantry well –…
Read MoreOne time (literally, probably only one time) my kitchen was completely clean. The floor, freshly mopped, still glittered with moisture as it dried in the sun. The copper pans, with…
Read MoreAfter a grueling 28 hours of travel back home from Sicily, some of which (I’ll be honest) I spent crying, we arrived weary and worn back on our own doorstep….
Read MoreAnd as experience is the best teacher, I’m here to share with you how to bake better bread at home. Save yourself years of bad loaves. My many baking flops are your gain. Here’s how to bake better bread at home.
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