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The REAL Ragù alla Bolognese
In 2019, we moved from NYC to Boston, traveled to Mexico, Canada and then home to Italy for Natale (Christmas)…but a highlight for me (besides learning how to ski – more on that later) was my gift from Roberto for Christmas. He is always clever with his gifts for me and this one got the reaction of a 5 year old about to meet Mickey Mouse at Disney World for the first time, a trip to Bologna to see FICO Eataly World (basically the food theme park of the world) to take a few classes and learn about the cuisine of Italy. Insert large freaking out moment here and you’ll…
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Make your own “Italian” Greyhound – Your new favorite cocktail.
While I do love me a good Aperol spritz (oh, sweet summertime – or just anytime really), I’ve been itching to see what other great cocktails I can make during another (now) virtual aperitivo with friends and co-workers. Alongside Aperol, I really love gin and I can thank my grandmother (Guppy) for that because she loved a cold Tanqueray and Tonic on a hot summer day. After deep thought, and a few Zoom Happy Hours (what we call an Aperitivo here in America) I knew that there had to be some way to be some way to combine two of my favorite liquors to make the ultimate “it’s 5 o’clock…
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Master Chef in Quarantine
Quarantine, a word we are all familiar with right now. Italy has been on a national lockdown since March 9th and here in Boston we were told by my company to start working from home starting at around lunchtime on March 11th. Although restrictions between Italy and the United States look very different right now, there is one thing that we all most of us are doing right now and that is, staying at home – #iorestoacasa (I stay at home). I could go in depth on a political rant right now with what I currently think about this entire situation, but what I do know and firmly believe is…
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Focaccia Genovese
Every region in Italy is known for particular cuisines and special recipes that are true to that specific area. That is what makes Italy so very unique, because of it’s diverse good culture. You can’t expect to travel to Sicilia (Sicily) and get focaccia that tastes like you would fresh from the focacceria in Genova (Genoa). That’s why it is called Focaccia Genovese – those Italians who are from Genoa know that this particular bread and it’s oily goodness is a specialty of their area – and for good reason. It’s DELICIOUS. My sister sent Roberto a recent journal entry (embarrassing) from my daily high school journal and it said,…
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Spaghetti. No Meatballs.
I am anxious to write again, particularly because it gives my mind a chance to be creative and tap into some of the things that I really love doing: cooking, traveling, and sharing little pieces of inspiration that I find throughout my journey in life. I was sad devastated to see my previous blog erased and for awhile it really blocked me from getting back up on the horse, along with the fact that we do not live in Italy, yet. However, after some time reflecting and moving to a more calmer city from New York (Bahhhston – but I still love you New York!), I realized that we have been…
