Ancestral Food: Sicilian Caponata
Caponata is an iconic Sicilian dish with a variety of regional recipes. Recipes adapt over time. The important thing is we care en [...]
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08, 2018
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07, 2018
Bumper Crop Blessings: 3 Mediterranean Ways to Use Zucchini
Do you ever stop to think about why we still celebrate many ancient harvest festivals? Halloween, also known as Samhain, Thanksgiv [...]
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07, 2018
My Family Eats on Less than $400/Month: Modern Peasant Primer
I have a family of five – three adults and two children, aged 5 and 2. We eat on a budget of about 70 € EUR a week, which is aroun [...]
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06, 2018
The Golden Apples of Asgard
Ricotta Stuffed Nectarines Golden Apples The Golden Apples of Asgard are magic apples that grow in a golden orchard in Asgard. Asg [...]
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06, 2018
When A Hero Dies: My Tribute to Anthony Bourdain
The shock from the sudden tragic death of food writer and TV personality Anthony Bourdain is still hovering in the air. I won’t ev [...]
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05, 2018
Bread Salad for the Modern Peasant
Peasant bread salad I have found that some of my best and most inspired dishes come from when the cupboards are almost bare. It [...]
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05, 2018
The Many Uses for Rose Petals
I am a late but ardent lover of roses. For a long time, they were just too ordinary for my tastes, nothing but a generic way to sa [...]
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05, 2018
Blessed Beltane! Happy May Day! Feast of Sant’ Efisio!
Blessed Beltane! Beltane is the name and celebration of May Day. It's an ancient spring and summer festival that people from man [...]
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04, 2018
Sardinia’s Ancient Olive Trees
In my ongoing quest to showcase the beauty and wonder of Sardinia and to share with readers the enchantments that this ancient is [...]
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04, 2018
Traditional Sardinian Food: Malloreddus and Maialetto
Yesterday was my son’s second birthday, and as a way to celebrate his Sardinian roots and enjoy a day out with the family, we join [...]
