Rosa Bianca - The Highlight of the Summer Garden
Although the weather is still hot, fall is just around the corner and today we're welcoming the highlight of our summer garden. As much...
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Pamela Marasco
Aug 23, 20222 min read
Just Made the Most Delicious Bolognese with One Secret Ingredient
An authentic bolognese is a product of Bologna, the Bread Basket of Italy. A city especially blessed with cooks whose resumes date back...
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Pamela Marasco
Jul 25, 20222 min read
Chef Neal Fraser's Garden Pesto Pizza
With gardens in full bloom right now, your basil plant is begging to be used and we can think of no better way to make use of it than in...
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Pamela Marasco
Jul 20, 20222 min read
Living Long, Living Well with Italian Heirloom Beans
According to Dan Buettner, who has been exploring the secrets of longevity for National Geographic in a continuing study known as Blue...
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Pamela Marasco
Jul 13, 20223 min read
If There is Only One Cooking Tip You Leave with Today, Let It Be This One.
Olive oil is ideal for frying. In proper temperature conditions, without over-heating, it undergoes no substantial structural change and...
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Pamela Marasco
Jun 30, 20222 min read
Quick Pickled Rosé Vegetables
Pickled foods fermented in a salty solution are an excellent source of probiotics. These “good” bacteria help support a healthy gut and...
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Pamela Marasco
Jun 18, 20222 min read
Pecorino Shortbread
Nigella uses parmesan but I prefer pecorino. I've been captivated by the charm of pecorino ever since my trip to Pienza, an ancient...
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Pamela Marasco
Jun 2, 20226 min read
The Pause
Young peas are coming into season and they are the ideal ingredients for making a spring time risotto. There are a few Nonna approved...
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Pamela Marasco
May 25, 20223 min read
A Boaring Time in Italy
I’ve had many “boaring” times in Italy. Not the tedious, tiresome, uninteresting type that define the common use of the word b-o-r-i-n-g...
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Pamela Marasco
May 21, 20222 min read
If You’re Going to Break an Italian Food Rule Make It Worth It
Dipping bread into seasoned olive oil to nibble on before a meal isn’t typically done in Italy. Food historians credit this pre-dinner...
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Pamela Marasco
May 11, 20223 min read
Arugula - The Flavor and Health Benefits of Italy’s Spicy Bitter Green
Comedian Jim Gaffigan once said “I think that kale salad is what they call a ‘double negative’”. As arugula is in the same botanical...
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Pamela Marasco
May 5, 20222 min read
Signora Clean
E' primavera! Devi pulire la tua casa. As the grass becomes greener and the trees and flowers start to bud there's a “feeling” in the air...
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Pamela Marasco
Apr 8, 20223 min read
Risen - Italian Easter Bread
In a few weeks Easter will be here as Christians throughout the world celebrate the risen Christ. In Italy Easter is a blend of many...
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Pamela Marasco
Apr 4, 20222 min read
Springtime in Italy - Asparagus and Eggs
God created vegetables to help us mark the seasons. Tomatoes in late summer, pumpkins in fall and asparagus, a vegetable capable of...
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Pamela Marasco
Mar 20, 20222 min read
More Italian Blue Zone Recipes from Sardinia
Sardinia is one of 5 places (zones) around the world where people consistently live over 100 years old. Global pockets of health and...
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Pamela Marasco
Mar 6, 20224 min read
Celebrate Festa della Donna with a Torta Mimosa
During the month of March the world joins together to support, raise, inspire and motivate women across all fields of work. In Italy the...
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Pamela Marasco
Mar 3, 20222 min read
A Blue Zone Salad
The island of Sardinia off the coast of Italy is one of five places (zones) around the world where people consistently live over 100...
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Pamela Marasco
Feb 21, 20223 min read
Carnevale Sweets
Every dessert is worth it at Carnevale! Venice is in the middle of Carnevale and that means that the seemingly endless Venetian pastry...
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Pamela Marasco
Feb 19, 20222 min read
Misticanza
Without a doubt vibrant fresh salads define the summer season. Baby leaf vegetables brought from the field directly to the table, simply...
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Pamela Marasco
Feb 9, 20221 min read
What Does an Italian Sourceress Conjure Up for Valentine's Day to See and Savor Italy?
Traveling in Italy, sourcing products for CosituttiMarketPlace, brings me to artisan producers and generational families who have a...
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