Category Archives: Pasta

Pazzo for Pesto

I first met pesto some years ago back home in the Italian culinary hotspot of the San Francisco Bay Area mid-Peninsula region. Movie nights with the family would see me inhaling the garlicky green sauce slicked across our local pizzeria’s … Continue reading

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Of Monsters and Chestnuts Part Two: The Recreation

If you were with us for part one, then you know the origin story – girl goes to 14th century estate with oversized mythological carvings, girl works up an appetite walking around the grounds of said estate, girl goes to … Continue reading

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Of Monsters and Chestnuts Part One: The Meal

Escaping the traffic and pollution of Rome is not a terribly difficult task – a 3 euro train ride whisks you away into the bucolic country bliss of the Castelli Romani, with cheap, tasty wine and enough local specialties to … Continue reading

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Dinner Tonight

Raviloni di spinaci con buratta e salsa di pomodori secchi followed by semifreddo di uva con uve caramellate

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Recipe of the Week: Pasta ai peperoni

Peppers might not be the most common ingredient in Roman cuisine, but they’re still in season for a few more weeks so take advantage of them while you can. Ingredients 3 large bell peppers (a mixture of red and yellow) … Continue reading

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Fatto a Mano: Cacio e Pepe

Although I like to pretend to be quite the accomplished chef, I recently came to the realization that after 5 months in Italy, not only have I not mastered the classic Roman pastas, I’ve never even made some of them! … Continue reading

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