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Cooking in Italy: Special Offer this June

Stay at La Tavola Marche in June 2012 and receive a night FREE when you take cooking class!

is a 300-year old stone farmhouse inn (cooking classes featured in Food &Wine, Budget Travel, Frommers Lonely Planet and more) set on 500 acres of organic farmland, rolling hills and truffle…

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Posted by La Tavola Marche ~eat drink Itay on May 19, 2012 at 3:18pm

Sauteed Italian Spring Greens (Liscaro) in Olive Oil, Garlic & Lemon

Liscaro has more aliases than an escaped convict - in our neck of the woods it is called liscaro, but travel outside our valley and it goes by agretto, lischi, roscano, baciccio, barba del negus. Just another example of how regional & local the cooking (& language) is in Italy! If you like spinach then you will love liscaro (or whatever you prefer to call it) - the flavor is a bit more subtle than spinach & not as irony. Even though it looks like blades of grass, I assure it tastes nothing like it (and yes, I've eaten grass!) 
Sauteed liscaro makes a delicious healthy side-dish, filling for an omelet or…
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Posted by La Tavola Marche ~eat drink Itay on May 20, 2012 at 3:00pm

How to Make Lick-Your-Plate Amazing Tiramisu

This is one recipe worth recreating, a rich & creamy classic, tiramisu!



 I am not a big fan of Tiramisu in the States, it can be a boozy, mushy mess and nothing I would ever want to order.  So when I was given a heaping plate for dessert at a friends house when we first arrived, I was a little nervous about how I was going to finish it all to be polite- well it didn't seem to be a problem at all because it was lick-your-plate amazing! So what's the difference in the dish served at restaurants State-side vs. that of Italy? First off the eggs - this recipe calls for fresh egg yolks not whipped cream or imitation eggs making it much richer and secondly it's all in the lady-fingers! When Jason…
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Posted by La Tavola Marche ~eat drink Itay on May 19, 2012 at 3:12pm

Chocolate Nutella Walnut Cake...Need I say more?

If you're a fan of brownies - then this one is for you, big boys & girls! A rich chocolatey Nutella walnut cake that is ridiculously simple to make. (All it's missing is a scoop of vanilla gelato or a handful of fresh strawberries on the side.)
Torta con Nutella e Nocci
Chocolate Nutella & Walnut Cake
4 eggs
125 g sugar…
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Posted by La Tavola Marche ~eat drink Itay on May 11, 2012 at 5:57pm

Hell's Kitchen Casting Call...

Hey there Penolope! Was hoping you could help spread the word again! 



FOX TV'S hit show HELL'S KITCHEN IS CASTING AGAIN. Calling all exec chefs, Sous chefs, line cooks, bakers, grill cooks, etc.....if interested in auditioning, please email hellskitchencasting2012@gmail.com



PUT " Hell's Kitchen" in sub title, include your name, Tel - where you work, where you live (city /state), age, cooking experience & any fun info about why you would be perfect for the show.

Best of luck to everyone,

Ciao, Pen…

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Posted by P. Tsaldari on May 10, 2012 at 9:00pm

Red Grape Tostada Salad

This salad. To die for! 

Soft dough base with jalapeno jack, chopped romaine, grilled chicken, avocado, red grape tomatoes, salsa, sour cream and ranch dressing.

All fresh and local ingredients at the red grape in Sonoma California! An awesome restaurant just off the historic plaza. Some more of their great foods are here. Or visit SomethingAboutSonoma.com to find more great local Sonoma restaurants! 

Posted by SomethingAboutSonoma on May 9, 2012 at 8:15pm

 
 
 

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