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Baked Fresh Anchovies with parsley, capers and peperoncino

Baked Fresh Anchovies with Herbed Breadcrumbs

Piedmont red wine grapes on the vine

Piedmont wines: three outstanding lesser known reds

The exquisite fountain in St Peters Square, Vatican

Vatican Museum Art Access for Blind & Deaf Visitors

Blood Orange, Ricotta Polenta Cake from Bitter Honey, Sardinian inspired cookbook by Letitia Ann Clark

Discover Sardinian food: Letitia Ann Clark’s Bitter Honey cookbook

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The gorgeous front view of the Trevi Fountain in early morning, tourist-free

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Vatican 2020 Christmas Tree from Slovenia

Covid Christmas in Rome 2020

One of the magnificent terrace views you can enjoy in a cooking class with Vios Cooking in Rome

Vios Cooking – Podcast Episode 33

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Capri Day & Overnight Trip

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Ruins of an ancient stone bridge in the Ninfa Gardens

Ninfa Gardens Day Trip from Rome

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What I love about shopping at the market instead o

What I love about shopping at the market instead of a store is that all of the vegetables are laid out with their leaves, carrot tops like this, and look just like they do when they come in from the garden. Of course these carrots have been rinsed off because when they're pulled from the ground they're all muddy. And it's not just about the look of the vegetable -because they really are more beautiful with their leaves attached! But I also love to cook those greens.
My favorite way to cook carrots with their tops is to roast them in just a slightly sweet honey glaze. What's your favorite carrot recipe? #ItalianFood#EatItalian #ItalianRecipes #EasyItalianRecipes #ItalianFoodPorn #BestItalianFood #Recipe #RecipeIdeas #RecipeSharing #RecipeTesting #recipeidea #ItalianRecipes #FeedFeed #TheCookFeed #Epicurious #RealSimple #ItalianCooking #ItalianCook #ItalianChef #ciboitaliano #cucinaitaliana #FoodAndWine #NYTFood #lacucinaitaliana#recipeblog #recipeinspiration #cookwithme #FlavorOfItaly#FlavorOfItalyPodcast#FlavorOfItalyRecipes

This early morning photograph of the Pantheon is d

This early morning photograph of the Pantheon is different from the way it looks at almost any other time of day, from any other angle, and in any other season.That's why after close to four decades in Rome I never tire of looking at this majestic monument and my heart skips a beat every time I look at it!
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Piedmont is a remarkable wine region & produces mo

Piedmont is a remarkable wine region & produces more DOCG wines than any other Italian region, including these 3 outstanding lesser known reds. Barolo is the king of wines in this region and its name actually comes from the town where it is produced using the Nebbiolo grape. If Barolo is a bit too pricey for you then check out these three amazing lesser known red wines, including one lovely red also made with the Nebbiolo grape. Head to the link in the bio to access this blog post and podcast episode🎤🍷🎙!
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What I really miss about traveling to the United S

What I really miss about traveling to the United States is eating a delicious slice of a good old American cherry pie. It's the kind of thing you find in almost every restaurant and diner throughout America.
When I was a little kid we used to visit our grandparents in Downers Grove Illinois and the one thing I remember still about my grandma is her canning cherries from their cherry tree in the garden. And then of course she made some cherry pie which I love to pieces to this day. #Recipe #RecipeIdeas #RecipeVideo #RecipeSharing #RecipeTesting #recipeidea #italianrecipe#ItalianRecipes #TodayFood #ItalianAmerican #FeedFeed #TheCookFeed #Epicurious #RealSimple #ItalianCooking #ItalianCook #ItalianChef #ciboitaliano #cucinaitaliana #FoodAndWine #NYTFood #lacucinaitaliana#recipeblog #recipeinspiration #cookwithme #FlavorOfItaly#FlavorOfItalyPodcast#FlavorOfItalyRecipes #CherryPie#cherries🍒

May 1 is Italian Labor Day and in the Roman countr

May 1 is Italian Labor Day and in the Roman countryside the traditional way to celebrate is an outdoor picnic or a terrace lunch of fresh fava beans and pecorino romano. It’s early in the day but we’re already getting everything set up outdoors for a lunch focusing on the marriage of these two fabulous ingredients. Each of them is delicious on its own but when you pop fresh fava beans and a bite of pecorino in your mouth together they become infinitely more delectable than each of them are on their own. Italian Labor Day happens at exactly the same time that fava beans are ready to harvest so it’s indeed a fabulous way to celebrate this Italian holiday. It’s a bit overcast today but it’s warm and lush green, full of fruit tree blossoms and exploding vegetable gardens.
Italy has so many different kinds of pecorino cheese and many of these are DOP pecorino cheeses. Head to the link in my bio for my blog post all about Italian pecorino cheese.
Happy Labor Day and happy May 1! How do you plan to celebrate today?
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Back before lockdown I used to often head to the t

Back before lockdown I used to often head to the train station and jump on the train for Naples. I'd spend the day down there strolling around and looking at monuments, the people and sampling all the Neapolitan delicacies throughout this gorgeous city. And then at day's end I would never get back on the train to return to Rome without a big package of about 20 sfogliatelle. My favorite by far is right near the station: Sfogliatelle Attanasio.
If you head to my website you'll see all the details about my Day Trip to Naples, and everything you have to see and experience and taste! The details include everything about what train to get, how much it costs and everything you need to do in Naples! Super easy to do by yourself!
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Vegetables are just plain beautiful but especially

Vegetables are just plain beautiful but especially Roman globe artichokes. Every market you visit, and lots of restaurants like this one, try to display artichokes in the most beautiful way possible to lure customers to their stand or into their restaurant. This restaurant has used a wine ice bucket to display their artichokes, carefully stacking them upon each other and each time I walk by this spot I can’t help but take a photograph.
Keep your eye out for my upcoming podcast interview with a fabulous artist who has just completed a spectacular artichoke painting!
And if you’re looking for delicious artichoke recipes head to my blog: link in my bio.
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The best news I’ve heard recently is that the EU

The best news I’ve heard recently is that the EU will open up this summer to American tourists! Undoubtedly the Vatican will be at the top of everyone’s list and everyone should be aware that thanks to the Vatican patrons art access is accessible to everyone – even the blind and partially sighted! You may wonder how this is achieved? In today’s podcast interview I chat with Sabrina Zappia Chair of the Italian and International Vatican Patrons organization. Have a listen: it’s fascinating and informative!
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One of my favorite holiday pies that I now make ye

One of my favorite holiday pies that I now make year-round is pecan pie. It used to be impossible to find pecans in Italy but these days I have visitors who bring me pecans, but they also grow in certain areas in southern Italy. It's one of the simplest pies to make and if you don't have pecans, or you're not crazy about them, walnuts are a perfect alternative. Check out my recipes for pies, and my Caramel Walnut Torte, on my website. Link in bio.
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There are so many ways to tweak an already delicio

There are so many ways to tweak an already delicious tomato sauce, but one of my favorites - and one of the easiest by far – is a tomato and tunafish sauce. Once you have your tomato sauce made drain a can of tuna fish and crumble it into the tomato sauce. I always rinse off some salted capers to add, and throw in some of our olives that I keep preserved in salamoia: a saltwater solution. The last thing I add to the sauce is some freshly minced parsley. I love the taste of parsley and of course we all know it adds a dash of color to any dish.
What’s your favorite way to tweak a basic tomato sauce?
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Take away coffee isn’t really a thing in Italy,

Take away coffee isn’t really a thing in Italy, although these days you can buy a coffee in a disposable cup. In the past the way it worked for a take away coffee was that usually a shop or an office would take orders for the midmorning coffee and then one person would head to the Coffee bar and get the takeout order. All the little cups were placed on a tray and taken to the office for everyone to sip their coffee. Then afterwards either someone from the bar would come to collect the tray with the dirty cups or an office worker would bring it back.
A takeout coffee looked just like this: a little cup with a twisted napkin on the top that served as a lid. Actually I love this ecologically sound system and wish disposable cups had never been invented.
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Discover Sardinian food: Letitia Ann Clark, gifted

Discover Sardinian food: Letitia Ann Clark, gifted painter & illustrator, & author of the acclaimed Sardinia-inspired cookbook, Bitter Honey. My chat with Letitia Ann Clark helped me dig deeper into Sardinian food.
She has a new and soon to be released cookbook: La Vita è Dolce: Italian-inspired Desserts. And meanwhile she continues with her charming illustrations that have been published in prestigious publications like the New York Times.
Head to the link in my bio to listen to this great podcast episode!♥️🎙♥️🎤
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I really enjoy making homemade baked bread and als

I really enjoy making homemade baked bread and also things like homemade cornbread, and I especially love to mill my own grains. If you have a KitchenAid mixer you can purchase the grain mill attachment and mill your own grains right at home in a flash. There's nothing like grinding up your own corn meal for freshly baked corn bread and corn muffins. And then of course you might want to make some bread with flour you can't easily find like farro. With a grain mill attachment you can grind up your own farro flour. Check out the link in my bio for my corn bread recipe and my farro nut bread recipe.
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For the past 80 years every spring the Spanish ste

For the past 80 years every spring the Spanish steps has been decked with beautiful azaleas. Only last year during lockdown was this time-honored tradition skipped but once again this year the steps are adorned with azaleas. Although we are still in an “orange zone”, which means you should technically stay in your own town, we couldn’t resist escaping for a visit to the Spanish Steps! I’m looking forward to the day when we‘re once again free to move around Rome!
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Cannoli are a favorite throughout Italy even thoug

Cannoli are a favorite throughout Italy even though this delicious dessert originates in Sicily. You can buy the tubes to wrap the cannoli around before you deep fry or bake these delicious cannoli, but originally they were made using pieces of cane: the exact same cane you use to stake tomatoes! You can make all kinds of filling for cannoli but the basic filling ingredient is creamy sweet ricotta, frequently with candied fruit or even chocolate. What's your favorite cannoli filling? #ItalianFood#EatItalian #ItalianRecipes #EasyItalianRecipes #siciliancannoli #ItalianFoodPorn #BestItalianFood #sicilyfood #visitsicily #cannoli #bestitalianfoodintown#FlavorOfItaly#FlavorOfItalyPodcast#FlavorOfItalyRecipes

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