Growing up, one of our staples during the wintertime was Sunday spaghetti. We’d pop on some Opera (Tosca or Turandot being major favorites) and channel our inner Italian, as the smells of tomato sauce, mushrooms, garlic, onion and sausage filled the air. Spaghetti night was always one we looked forward to and we’ve been perfecting […]
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WanderFood Wednesday: The Foreign Country Next Door
On Monday, I announced a challenge: Go somewhere in your town this week that you’ve never been before, find something delicious, and cook with it. Yesterday, I went somewhere I’ve never been before: Three carnicerias within a mile of my apartment, in search of beef cheeks (aka “cachetes de res”). I’m ashamed to say that I […]
WanderFood Wednesday: Summer Italian Style
I resisted posting that photo for an entire year, and I just couldn’t hold out any longer. That tourist’s bum will be forever emblazoned in my memory – along with the rest of Venice in summer. And nobody does summer like Italians! Summer vegetables always remind me of Italy because Italians worship fresh produce eaten […]