Cauliflower Chickpea Veloutèe Soup, and a Story from a Writer’s Life
‘I made a veloutèe soup with chickpeas and cauliflower yesterday, but I think I did something stupid in the process,’ said Enrico. ‘What happened?’ ‘Well, I forgot to take out the lemon peel from the...
View ArticleAncient Grains: Farro Salad with Preserved Artichokes, Fava beans & Gremolata...
NOTE: Thanks Dishes Only for the beautiful dishes! Have you ever heard the term ‘ancient grains’? It refers to all those varieties of grains that have remained unchanged throughout the years. Italy...
View ArticleLentil, Rye & Chard Vegetarian Croquettes
I am part of a group on Facebook in which everyone can talk about organic and vegetarian food, and the other day a girl posted something that made crack up. She told the group about how her nephew saw...
View ArticleA ‘Minestra’ Story: Fresh Borlotti Soup with Homemade Buckwheat Maltagliati...
When I was little, one of the most frequent words I’d hear from my grandma was ‘minestra’. To her, ‘minestra’ summed up the very meaning of a meal: it meant pasta, and it meant legumes, or sauce to go...
View ArticleEgg ‘Mimosa’ Salad with Roasted Romanesco, Sprouted Rice & Roasted Garlic...
Lately, I have been thinking about what being authentic really means. I am a person who falls in love with everything, and has a very flexible mind. Even though I write a blog about Italian food, my...
View ArticleHow to Make Vegan, High Protein Hemp & Chickpea Pasta { Farfalle, Maltagliati...
It is funny how some of our most beautiful childhood memories can be curbed into a corner and be gently forgotten over the course of adulthood, only to come up again later, abrupt and sudden, stirred...
View Article3 Quick, Healthy & Vegan Recipes with Lupini Beans (or Chickpeas)
I am sure you found yourself in a situation in which you really want to have people over for a little dinner gathering, spend days thinking and planning things out, and then nothing goes as planned. It...
View ArticleA ‘Passatelli in Brodo’ with Peas recipe and a September Workshop Announcement!
I feel that the frustrating feeling of not being able to accurately report an intuition, or distinct idea, occurs way more often than we would like in our lives. I once told a dear friend that I...
View ArticleThe Trembling Heart of Marche, and a Baked Mushroom ‘Lenticchiotto’
I have always lived right on this border between Marche and Romagna, twi places so different you could barely believe they are neighbors. As a result, Gradara is a cultural limbo which dialect and...
View ArticleIn Solopaca, a Story of Wine and Hope, and a ‘Pancotto’ with Rapini & Beans...
{NOTA: testo IN ITALIANO in fondo al post!} ‘It is going to be cooler in Sannio, where we’re headed,’ said Gabriela, who was born in those lands. ‘And windier. It is right under the Apennines; the...
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