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Kitchen Garden Day

posted August 12, 2010 in Aroma Cucina

Next Sunday, August 22, is the first annual celebration of World Kitchen Garden Day, where we gather in our gardens and celebrate the miracle of all things that grow.  Created in response to “National Snack Food” month we get to pat ourselves o (read full article)

Barely Heat Kissed

posted August 09, 2010 in Aroma Cucina

The orto, our garden, is producing and life is good. Our store-bought produce has dwindled to lemons and oranges. If we could figure out a way to bring  lemon or better yet, lime trees, inside for the winter, then life would be just about perfect. (read full article)

Blog Break and News

posted July 13, 2010 in Aroma Cucina

 It’s not because it’s too hot to blog. It’s not because I'm neglecting you. It’s just because I’ve been cooking in the kitchen and nowhere near a computer. So I apologize, I know the blog has been quiet.Aroma Cucina’s crew is work (read full article)

Last Tuna?

posted July 06, 2010 in Aroma Cucina

There, in the center of our lunchtime salad is the last Sicilian tuna that I’ll buy and that really sucks. Even the Italians have over-fished their tuna.  Sicilian tuna fishing has a long, long history, possibly dating back to the Phoenician or (read full article)

Lamb Stuffed Grape Leaves

posted July 01, 2010 in Aroma Cucina

On our long, long ago honeymoon, on the sun bleached Greek Island of Lesbos; I was served the most delicious stuffed grape leaves sitting in a puddle of lemon sauce. So romantic.    Actually Lesbos is a pretty tatty i (read full article)

First Pesto of the Season

posted June 24, 2010 in Aroma Cucina

  Necessity, is without a doubt,  the mother of invention. Hunger amps necessity Especially at lunchtime.So, the story goes like this. It’s about noon when I feel the first hunger rumble. I need to be fed regularly, it’s just the way I’m wir (read full article)

Garden Arugula with Gorgonzola

posted June 05, 2010 in Aroma Cucina

Woo hoo!!! We have our first ‘harvest’ from our orto (vegetable garden). Well, OK, it might be an exaggeration to call it a harvest, but it was a colander full of rucola (or arugula or rocket, everyone calls it something different, depends on whe (read full article)

Last Bites

posted May 02, 2010 in Aroma Cucina

Packin’ my bags, doing last minute stuff, because its time to back to Italia and the quiet streets of Montone. I need to get a grip, our streets aren’t that quiet. They are full of  the noise of neighbors, bells, cats, high (read full article)

Farfalle con i Cavolini di Bruxelles

posted March 23, 2010 in Dulcis in Furno

Scroll down for English versionC'è anche chi li chiama cavoletti, sta di fatto che l'abbinamento dei cavolini-cavoletti di Bruxelles con la pancetta è di quelli più noti e buoni tant'è che che spesso vengono cucinati soli, ovvero senza la pasta. (read full article)

Quiche ai Broccoli

posted January 18, 2010 in Dulcis in Furno

Scroll down for English versionIl ripieno è vellutato come quello di ogni torta salata che si rispetti, saporito e light, quindi è indicato anche a chi è dieta. Tra gli ingredienti infatti non figura la panna sostituita dal latte quindi qualcuno l (read full article)

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