Tag Archives: cooking

The artichoke quest and the marriage with saffron linguine

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Francesca

4 Servings Artichokes are my favorite vegetables. I would eat them from breakfast to dinner (sort of…)! When I moved to our neck of the woods, I started testing the quality of the local vegetables and I have to admit that … Continue reading →

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Tomato green beans and the need to spice my diet up

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Francesca

Spring is a synonym of many things to me. One of those things is… diet. Yup, spring coincides with the opening of my dieting season. My season usually lasts about three months. Why? Because at the end of June, I will go to … Continue reading →

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Pasta alla Norma: Finding a Good Grocer is Like Finding a Good Friend

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Francesca

4 Servings I usually welcome the spring season by cooking pasta alla norma. The reason? Spring brings fresh tomatoes, which are key to the success of this dish. If I close my eyes and dig into my childhood memories, I can still smell … Continue reading →

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A catering event and Nemo: what more could you ask for?

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Francesca

Do you remember Nemo? No, not the adorable clownfish from the famous Disney movie but the major blizzard (with record amount of snowfall) that hit certain areas of the East Coast (including ours!) the second weekend of February? Well, needless … Continue reading →

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Ladurée: a world of beauty beyond macarons

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Francesca

This is my first post of our new column so I decided to start in style. Ladurée… the echo of this brand is called luxury. Of course, I’m talking about the worldwide known French pâtisserie maison founded by the miller, Louis Ernest Ladurée, in … Continue reading →

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Frittata Primavera and the Impossibility to Flip

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Francesca

Ah! Frittata. Universally acknowledged as a very rustic and easy to make dish. Let’s talk about its rusticity first. I have no recollection of any restaurant in Italy that has a frittata on its menu. That’s because it is the … Continue reading →

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Sea Scallops as a Valentine? Why Not!

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Francesca

I’m about to say something that, as a cook and a food blogger, I shouldn’t say, but I am who I am and, at my age, changes are small miracles. So, the ugly truth is… I’m not a fish fan, … Continue reading →

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The Super Sweet Blogging Award

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Francesca

Last Christmas Eve, Fae of Fae’s Twist & Tango decided to play Santa and put something super sweet under our Christmas tree. 🙂 We want to thank Fae for passing on to us this lovely award. Fae is a very … Continue reading →

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Saffron “Milanese” Risotto

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Francesca

2 Servings Every time I make risotto for my American friends they look at me like I’m serving them some kind of magical concoction.  🙂  It is instead a very simple dish to make and these are the reasons why I … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Francesca

Here we go! Christmas Eve… for my family, it is even more important than Christmas Day. We have been talking about this night for weeks. We have invited friends, my mom and I have decided the table setting and selected … Continue reading →

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