I don’t know what the weather’s like where you are, but here it’s gray, rainy and gloomy – a perfect day for comfort food. So head over to Think On It where Judith has baked a classic – Bread Pudding.
Posts from ‘November, 2008’
Happy Thanksgiving
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving Day.
The Friendly Type
Recently I found a site called the Typealyzer. Sounds scary, doesn’t it? Actually, it’s pretty interesting. How it actually works, I don’t know, but it tells you what “type” of blog you have – or more specifically, the personality type of the author. Of course, I had to try it. Wouldn’t you? All I had [...]
Made in America – Bagels!
Bagels! Now there’s something I haven’t had in a long time. For American Ex-Pats they’re definitely something we miss. So, Michelle decided to make her own. Head over to Bleeding Espresso to see how she made them.
Step away from the oregano
As you may have guessed from previous posts, I love to cook and experiment with different recipes and herbs. I have to confess, before coming to Italy I often cooked with (GASP!!) dried herbs from the supermarket. So, upon moving here to Italy, O and I went shopping and I went over to the spice [...]
New Oil
When the weather starts turning cooler here, it’s olive harvest time. We don’t have a lot of olive trees, but enough to keep the family supplied with oil for the year. Consequently, we don’t use any fancy harvesting machines, it’s all done by hand. Nets are put down on the ground to catch olives, and [...]
Made in America – Tortilla Soup
Cherrye has cooked up a pot of Mexican Tortilla soup, so head on over to My Bella Vita for the recipe. It’s perfect for those chilly days that are right around the corner.
What’s Cooking…Pasta alla Puttanesca
Well, sort of…. Some recipes call for this to be made with anchovies. I’ve always made it with tuna -mainly because I am a big fan of tuna – both fresh and canned. Canned, of course, is much easier to find and cook with. Plus, I’ve always thought that tuna and black olives go perfectly [...]
Highjacked
The name of the blog probably clues you in to the fact that my intention when I started it was to talk about Abruzzo – my impressions living here, recipes, different things to see, the various festivals and sagras, etc. Over the past year the blog sort of got highjacked/sidetracked by pregnancy and childrearing. But, [...]
