Last minute treat for the holidays

December 24, 2011
black and blistered roasted red peppers, ready for peelingRoast the peppers, toss in the processor, give a quick buzz, and you're good to go.Read More
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Last Minute Rescue for T’sgiving Squash

November 23, 2011
Salvatore's strange & delicious squashIf you’re contemplating squash on the Thanksgiving menu, here’s a quick and easy recipe from southern Italy that takes humble squash to the heights it deserves. Read More
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Stop Me If I’ve Told You This Already

November 4, 2011
Stop Me If I’ve Told You This AlreadyFor once, our high mountain climate has acted as a blessing and we have more and better olives than friends down on the plain. Read More
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Cogollos

September 28, 2011
CogollosDaughter Sara and I, traveling in southern Spain together twenty years ago, fell in love with a salad called cogollos which we had for the first time in a tapas bar in Cordoba, at the top of a long, narrow street leading up from the mezquita. Ever since we’ve thought of it as a specialty Read More
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DUNNO MUCH ABOUT OLIVE OIL BUT I KNOW WHAT I LIKE!

September 2, 2011
Jean- Benoît smiled half-apologetically: “I sometimes think that’s the only way to get the authentic flavor of a true Provençale aïoli,” he said.Read More
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    May 20 - 226, 2012, Villa Campestri, Tuscany A Tuscan cooking course with Nancy Harmon Jenkins for details click HERE

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