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Pasta con Pollo e Funghi

Ever since Linda from Ciao Chow Linda sent me some dried morel mushrooms that her brother found, I’ve been thinking about what to make with them.  If you don’t know yet, I’m a huge fan of foraging for wild mushrooms.  You can read about some other wild mushroom recipes here and here.

So I [...]

Chicken with Chicken

What’s better than chicken?  chicken with chicken!  The wild mushrooms have started popping up and we couldn’t be happier.  Chicken of the Woods is one of our favorite wild mushrooms and easy to spot with its shades of bright orange.  You can often find them nestled at the base of an oak tree.  We noticed [...]

Wild Asparagus in Calabria

I’m finally back from Italy and have been looking forward to posting.  I wanted to post while I was there but between family, friends and eating there was little time… not to mention my lack of Internet access.  Anyway it rained a lot but my cousin Alessandro and I took advantage of the few sunny [...]

Nassa Giardiniera – Hen of the Woods

Where have I been?! After a week in the desert (Las Vegas) for work we went on vacation to Cape Cod…. the weather was fantastic! Wish we were still there… ahhhh, back to reality. I’ve been neglecting Italyville but I’m back and promise to post more. I will also do my [...]

Chicken of the Woods

I’m thankful for many of the things my dad and nonno taught me growing up but one of my favorites is hunting for wild mushrooms. I also love the fact that E loves it too. I think it’s a combination of being in the woods and the fact that I’ve always been fascinated [...]