Only a couple of hours after my post about Gnocchi went up, I got a call from a friend. My friend always checks my Blog at work, when her boss thinks she’s clearing important overnight e-mail from other time zones. Silly boss! Anyway, she asked how Baked Gnocchi ties in with Baked Ziti…Read More →
I’ve referred before to my early education in Italian cookery under the tutelage of Mrs. Indovina. She lived across the street in a little white stucco house with green trim and taught me how to make Marinara, Pasta and a other Italian classics when I was still living at home, with my folks…Read More →
I got inspired by a post on a recipe site I subscribe to and took an idea of theirs a step further. Just about everybody knows and loves good old Mac & Cheese. But this food-forward site, is noted for thinking outside The Joy of Cooking and making unusual ingredient matches…Read More →
Here’s a dish that many non-Greeks think of first when they think of that colourful, food-loving culture. It’s Moussaka, and it’s a Greek national dish! The mystery, for me, is why most folks demure from making it at home. It’s another really easy, basic dish that just about everybody will love! Read More →
Here’s a dish no Lebanese family would be caught without at a festive supper table. Felafel is a really simple, really tasty and – if you dare to ‘think outside the fritter’ – an infinitely customizeable side that can elevate any meal from ‘same-old’ to ‘special’! And, in it’s most basic form, it’s vegan!Read More →
Here is a signature dish of Spain and Portugal, one that is enjoyed the world over and hails, in its character, from a grand family of European dishes, all prepared in basically the same way. Can you name the close cousins of Paella that come from Italy and France?Read More →
This unique style of eating is a cherished Portuguese and Spanish tradition – perhaps more an Atlantic phenomenon than Mediterranean. But its ingredients and preparation methods are distinctly rooted in The Med as are the cultural conventions that come along with it…Read More →
Unless you are one of those very, very unfortunate people who has an allergy to Nuts or Honey, you’ll probably already know about the classic Middle Eastern candy/pastry treat called Baklava. Some folks think it’s hard to make – a true Mediterranean Mystery – but they’re wrong!Read More →