All about La Dolce Vita
As the sun shines brighter and the days grow longer, the supermarket shelves are bursting with vibrant new produce. Springtime is a magical season that inspires us to get creative with our lunches. With so many colorful fruits and vegetables to choose from, it’s easy to create healthy and delicious meals.For example, you can use […]
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When traditions cross over to another country and meet new traditions, something delicious usually happens. TTT☺️ = Tomatoes Tarte Tatin Same goes for the very 🇫🇷 French Tarte Tatin when it encountered 🇮🇹 Italian traditions of tomatoes and cheeses. Therefore we got Tarte Tatin with 🍅 tomatoes, ricotta, and shavings of Parmesan. It makes a […]
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September has been glorious, and I’m trying to make the good season last for as long as I can. I bought lots of tomatoes, the ripest I could find and trasnformed them in peeled tomatoes, salsa, tomato sauce, marinara sauce, and with the cherry tomatoes even confit! Last February, during quarantine they were so handy, […]
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Simple The essence of Italian cuisine is its simplicity. Although, it evolved through centuries of political and social changes, with roots dating back to the 4th century BC. Italian cuisine itself was influenced by the cuisine of ancient Greece, ancient Rome, Byzantine, Jewish and Arabic; Italian cuisine maintained its simplicity thru the centuries, always relaying […]
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Pappa al pomodoro is a poor first course of peasant origin, typically Tuscan, to be precise in Siena; prepared with stale Tuscan bread, peeled tomatoes, garlic, basil and plenty of extra virgin olive oil, it was originally made as a recovery plate for the leftover bread. Excellent as a hot soup in winter, the tomato […]
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Now is that time of the year when the farmers market is flooded with ripe tomatoes, zucchini galore, colorful bell peppers, and scented basil. It is the time when you ask for two (2) tomatoes and you get two kilos at the same price. What to do with all that abundance? I recall my […]
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