Monthly Archives: October 2011

Spaghetti alla puttanesca

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

It’s been two weeks now since the fire.  We’ll spend one more week in the hotel, but we’ve found a house to rent not far from home and are eager to move in next weekend.  It is a perfect house … Continue reading →

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Salame al cioccolato

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

What a week it has been!  Last Saturday evening our house caught fire.  The fire began in a second floor bathroom, spread up above the ceilings of the upstairs bedrooms, and through the roof.  Thankfully, no one was hurt.  Our … Continue reading →

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Butternut squash gnocchi with taleggio cheese sauce

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

Sometimes things turn out superbly, amazingly so, with really very little effort.  Other times we need to use a heavier hand, forcing the issue a bit like we might with a suitcase that won’t quite close. Butternut squash is not … Continue reading →

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Pane Casareccio

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

On Saturdays in late fall at the end of a long day in the family’s olive groves, we brought our sacks of olives to the frantoio, where the oil was cold-pressed from the fruit’s  pit.  With dirt under our fingernails, … Continue reading →

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Crostini assortiti

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

The idea to serve crostini at a party we threw recently came from this LA Times article. It’s is a nice read.  Journalist Russ Parsons takes us away to Lago Trasimeno in Umbria, one of our favorite regions. As we … Continue reading →

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