Italian Christmas Cookies Italians might be famous for being frugal, but when it comes to holidays, all the stops are pulled out! And Nonna is no exception. Here is her recipe for classic Biscotti Natale: Chocolate, Amaretto, Hazelnut, and Almond Cookies. Extravagant because it uses two kinds of nuts, chocolate and amaretto liqueur ~ yum, …
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A Southern Classic ~ Pecan Pie Yesterday I had a whim to make a pecan pie, but not just any pecan pie. I wanted to make my late mother-in-law’s pecan pie. Now is her pie better than your pie or the next-door neighbor’s? Maybe … maybe not. But what I do know is that she …
Inspiration Abounds~
One just has to be adventuresome! I have not always been so comfortable in the kitchen. For the longest time I was terrified of making pasta by hand. Why should it have terrified me? It is just a couple of eggs and flour. Simple, right? But sometimes cooking isn’t about the food, it is about …
Simple cooking – LIVE on KRON-TV
Cooking with Henry Tenebaum on KRON 4, San Francisco E-mail subscribers: Click HERE to view the video. Here is my early Saturday morning appearance on KRON 4 in San Francisco with the very popular Henry Tenebaum. Have fun as Henry gives me a hard time while I prepare the simple and quick Italian classic: Tomato …
Fine dining on Uncle Sam~
In the mail today I received my Income Tax refund check. Hooray! “But Mark, what does that have to do with food?” This blog, for as much as it is about food, and Italian food at that, is also about the experience of food. I didn’t write my book or develop my APP only to …
Cooking in San Fran’s historic North Beach~
Gianni shooting his segment My recent PR trip to San Francisco was really wonderful because I had a chance to meet and cook with some very fun people. And here is a prime example of it. I was asked by John Mola of Gianni’s North Beach webisode fame to come and cook with him. I …
I’m proud to bring this to you, forgive my self-indulgence ~
BEYOND THE PASTA™ iPHONE AND iPAD APP Family-style Italian Cooking. The real deal. Featured as New & Noteworthy on iTunes! SAN FRANCISCO (April 19, 2011) – Want to eat like you’re sitting in the midst of a bustling Italian kitchen without having to find your passport or buy a plane ticket? No worries! Author Mark …
The Bay Area ~ Day 2
It all started with Bruschetta Is TV glamorous? You tell me – waking up at 4:45 a.m. to jump in the car at 5:30 to drive over an hour 10 to arrive at a furniture store for a cooking segment interview – thrilled yet? Actually I thought it was great fun. There is something exhilarating …
“Napa” ~ ‘nuf said.
Peel me a grape ~ in November, but not now. Friday has been a whirlwind of a day…which really never stopped from last night, Thursday. For the next 10 days I am going to be all over the San Francisco area, as far north as Napa and Sacramento, publicizing my book Beyond the Pasta: Recipes, …
Get out the grill~
Or let’s grill in! It’s that time of year when half the country is still in the grasp of Old Man Winter while the other half is enjoying the budding, flowering show of Spring. Here is Alabama we have already been grilling and dining al fresco. I realize that it is a little early for …