Hot Cross Buns Wins Over Chocolate for Easter
Hot Cross Buns for Easter When you hear Easter, what food do you think of first? For many, the answer would be chocolate. I too look forward to a good…
Would Dante have eaten Spaghetti al LImone with Asparagus?
With Italy celebrating 700 years since Dante’s death (which to me doesn’t quite seem a right thing to celebrate – couldn’t they call it 700 years with Dante?) I started…
Celebrate Nowruz with Spanish Paella
With the arrival of spring, my thoughts turn once again to outdoor cooking and eating. Like the Hungarian Goulash, Spanish paella is a dish that traditionally was cooked over an…
Guinness for St. Patrick’s Day
Everyone knows that St. Patrick’s Day is a day to celebrate. My only request is please don’t drink green beer. Yuk! Wear green, eat green vegetables, have a green candle,…
By Request: Hungarian Goulash
A friend said, “I feel like Hungarian goulash” and here we are, with the subject of Hungarian Goulash. And although it is not strictly a winter dish, it seems to…
Banana Cream Pie for Pi Day
Banana Cream Pie Day was March 2, but Pi Day is coming up on March 14. I happen to like Pi but millions more like Banana Cream Pie, so I…
Banh Mi for International Women’s Day
“What does the Vietnamese sandwich Banh Mi have to do with International Women’s Day?” you may ask. Probably nothing in the big world, but in my personal world, I happened…
Thank you, Stanley Tucci, Searching for Italy
Once I got over the disappointment of not being in Italy and doing this trip that Stanely Tucci filming (what can I say, Stanley Tucci didn't invite me! Of course,…
The Mystery of Pasta alla Carbonara
The Mystery of Pasta alla Carbonara One of my favorite dishes to make for myself or for others is spaghetti alla carbonara, made in the traditional Roman way i.e. eggs,…
What’s in a name?
Sometimes a name tells you one thing, and sometimes it tells something else entirely. Some names tell where a food comes from geographically, some historically and some just come from…