Publishers Weekly mentions Beyond the Pasta~
I am very excited to announce that my book Beyond the Pasta: Recipes, Language &...
beyond the pasta blog
Everyone – dive into the pool!
See and download the full gallery on posterous Hmmm, trunks or no trunks?! It is...
A boy named Sue ~
See and download the full gallery on posterous You never have to go into the...
Where’s the beef?
Discovering the Italian sandwich~ Recently a friend e-mailed me asking for a “big, fat, greasy,...
This ain’t no rabbit food…
and Mr. McGregor isn’t going to run me off~ For the longest time, I always...
“You don’t send me flowers”…
Well, “cauliflower,” that is~ I spent this past weekend in Minneapolis visiting some dear...
Behind the magic door~
“And behind door number 3…” Often we imagine how grand it must be to sit...
“M”… “I”… “C”…
“See you in Siena…” I have been thinking about Siena lately—Alessandra’s brother Luca, who lives...
La Parola del Giorno…The Word of the Day~
Salsicce~ “Marco, oggi facciamo salsicce per il pranzo,” Nonna said one morning as I finished...
There’s a fungus among us~
Funghi…Mushrooms~ “Hey, you sure are a fun guy,” my sixth-grade science teacher would say, trying...
Buona festa della madre
Happy Mother’s Day~ My very first trip to Italy was in 2001. Richard and...
Whether red and sauced or green and fried…
A tomato is still a tomato~ Fannie Flagg has written an endorsement for the book’s...
Let’s get cookin’!
Sugo…a.k.a. Pasta Sauce~ Ciao Tutti! I thought I’d post a little online cooking tutorial...
Le Parole del Giorno~ The Words of the Day~
MOSCA e ZANZARA~ The weather has been absolutely perfect this past week here in the...
Italian pride~
Caravaggio~ Today a good friend is traveling to Italy to spend a month in Rome...
We have a publisher!
via gemellipress.blogspot.com Hardbound baby~ I am very excited to announce that my manuscript now has...
Lights, Camera…
Play it again~ The response to my video on dishKarma has been wonderful, so wonderful...
Il Sole~
See and download the full gallery on posterous Let the sunshine…let the sunshine in~ For...
New old friends~
See and download the full gallery on posterous Everyone into the pool~ Going to a...
I’m ready for my close up~
Nonna at her finest~ Here is the last of the three videos I filmed with...
Lunch in Venice~
See and download the full gallery on posterous I Love You—now hush~ Yesterday Richard sent...
When the outside comes in~
See and download the full gallery on posterous Awaiting Spring~ It has been a colder...
They say Venezia; we say Venice~
See and download the full gallery on posterous Una bella vista~ We were only there...
Waiting is the hardest part~
Clang, clang, clang went the trolley~ Standing on a platform waiting for a train in...
Lesson Number 2~
Nonna cooks Pollo con Limone~ Recently, I received an e-mail from Alessandra filling me in...
Here’s Johnny~
See and download the full gallery on posterous Zu, Zu, Zu~ “Scusi, Senore.” “Si?” “Una...
It’s a small world~
See and download the full gallery on posterous It’s all a ride~ My father was...
Venice, from both sides~
See and download the full gallery on posterous “Venezia, Venezia…Chi non ti vede non ti...
La Parola del Giorno~ The Word of the Day~
STUPEFACENTE~ This is one of my favorite Italian words, if only for the fact that...
Lesson Number 1:
Le presento Nonna~ The New Year has started and we are all in a deep...
2010 starts with a BANG!
The house gets published~ 2010 promises to be an exciting year and it has already...
Romeo. Romeo. Wherefore art thou, Romeo?
See and download the full gallery on posterous Day 5: Verona~ Having worked at a...
Tantissimi auguri di Buon Natale e felice Anno Nuovo~
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Last week I ran into a friend from Mississippi...
‘Tis the Season…
See and download the full gallery on posterous The last tree~ Since my return from...
La Parola del Giorno–The Word of the Day–via France, Venice, and Oxford
Cazzo~ In high school I studied French—well, it would be closer to the truth to...
