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Second most important ingredient...

What's the second most important ingredient in my kitchen?  The first, of course, is the best extra virgin I can get my hands on, expensive, but less costly and far more fun than ...read more

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Pears and Pecorino

Al Contadino no far sapere quant'è buono il cacio con le pere

It's a famous Italian saying.  Don't tell the farmer how good pears are with cheese...implying that he'll never part with them again or ...read more

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new season....of tomatoes!

Just back to a new season, with tomatoes...


I've been away from home, in California for two weeks, and came back to a delivery from my favorite farmers, the Innocenti brothers, featuring a ...read more

Region: Toscana

Zucchini

The first zucchini of the season, tender, tiny, and a bag of zucchini flowers from my favorite farmers, the Innocenti brothers are celebrated in my kitchen.  In Italian zucchini is female (zucchina ...read more

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