Winter may bring cold winds, torrential rains, and a host of other reasons to feel down – but it also gives us a couple of reasons to celebrate its arrival. Namely: lemons, limes, kumquats, clementines, and – chief among them – blood oranges.
Aljotta: Maltese Fish Soup
This dish is the result of having a devout Roman Catholic population observing Lent, in a location surrounding by salt water.
Cheesy Jerusalem Artichoke Dip
Jerusalem artichokes – sometimes called sunchokes, sunroots, or earth apples.
They’re the reason I look forward to winter. The Jerusalem Artichoke is a tuber taken from a species of sunflower, native to North America.
Bucatini All’Amatriciana
Amatriciana sauce. Say those two words in central Italy and you’ll quickly find a hungry crowd gathering around you. Then pose the question ‘Spaghetti or Bucatini?’ to see the mob descend into violence.
The perfect chocolate chip cookie does not exist, and that’s a good thing
If you’ve gone this far through life, you’ve probably realized that people have a habit of disagreeing with one another. This extends to cookies too.
Italian Focaccia Bread
Focaccia. Few words evoke the image of fluffy bread and olive oil as the words “Italian Focaccia Bread”. For the uninitiated Focaccia is a type of Italian flat bread with a texture similar to that of pizza dough.