Month: October 2014
Pasta e fagioli prompted by stay in Venice
[caption id="attachment_927" align="aligncenter" width="4672"] Academia Bridge connects Campo San Vidal with the Dorsoduro sestieri where students congregate in Venice.[/caption] On a stunning afternoon in Venice, I had pasta e fagioli — pasta […]
Top pasta with pesto for easy meal
[caption id="attachment_907" align="alignright" width="640"] Inside the 5th century Basilica of San Zeno in Verona, Italy.[/caption] I've been hunting down recipes in Italian cookbooks ever since I returned last week from northern […]
Pollo alla cacciatora or hunter’s wife’s chicken
[caption id="attachment_896" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Chicken alla cacciatora served with roasted garlic potatoes and a salad with balsamic dressing. It's a do-ahead meal worthy of guests. Photo courtesy of Rachel Bauer […]