Black Trumpets that is…found these delicious little guys in a secret place near some trees by a road in the woods around the way. You didn’t think I was going to really tell you where I found them did you? If you haven’t eaten black trumpet mushrooms (AKA:horn of plenty mushrooms) you [...]
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 Custom Search  | The weather is steadily getting colder here in New England and with Thanksgiving around the corner there are different foods showing up at the grocery store. The summer fruits and veggies are gone and have made room for autumn foods and for me that means castagne (chestnuts.) In Calabria they still have plenty of [...] When you’re making pasta…please,please,please make sure to mix your pasta sauce (not gravy…you turkey) with your pasta before serving it! Don’t serve pasta with sauce just plopped on top. Italians don't do this…mix your sauce with your pasta! [...] I’m back from our trip to Calabria and trying my best to get back into the swing of things…hope you are all having a wonderful summer so far. I’m looking forward to sharing some stories,recipes and photos from the trip. The beauty of visiting family in Italy is getting back to your [...] Do you ever have those days where you think:What are we going to cook for dinner? You need to go grocery shopping,you didn’t take anything out of the freezer and you really don’t want to make anything that takes too much effort. Spaghetti alla Carbonara is the perfect dish for such an [...] As I mentioned in my recent post about Italian food,some of the best recipes come from Italian creativity when times are tough (la cucina povera) in southern Italy that was pretty much all the time…well,times are tough everywhere! but don’t let that stop you from making delicious Italian food. Pasta Pie [...] In March I was in Calabria visiting my family and did a little wild asparagus hunting with my cousin…if you’ve read some of my posts,you know I like to forage for “wild things”so yesterday when E and I were out on a hike with Dexter (our Italian Labrador…. you mean you [...] I’ve made lots of friends through sopressata…I really have. My father has been offered money,a friend wants to feature it in a future restaurant he is opening and one of my Irish buddies has somehow gotten “in”and now chips in financially and helps make them in order to get a share…[...] If you’re a regular reader of Italyville,you know that I’m passionate about true Italian brands and products. One of those products is ITALIAN extra virgin olive oil. I’m not talking about extra virgin olive oil that is brought into Italy from other countries to be mixed with Italian oil or simply [...] |    |  | ||
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