Vincenzo is home from work at the restaurant these days, so he's spending a lot of time in our home kitchen. This week, he made this hearty and delicious po...

Today is Valentine's day! Our love story started because Vincenzo made a hot chocolate cake that I loved. I could tell how much he cared for others through h...

Vincenzo and I have been cooking and teaching cooking classes a lot these days and this is a class favorite combination. It is a twist on bruschetta that use...

Create sunshine in a jar with this orange marmalade recipe!

Do you want to taste heaven on a plate? This recipe for potato tartlet is a delicious way to enjoy potatoes taken to a new and higher level - paired with ros...

This week, Vincenzo and I hosted a cooking class at a beautiful local kitchen shop called Figue. The main dish that we created together with the group was a ...

Vincenzo and I are in Italy to visit family and friends. Our first few weeks in Abruzzo are always filled with days planned around our favorite foods. One of...

Sometimes, Mamma's food is just exactly what you need. Simple, easy, and warms your heart just like a mother's embrace. A few weeks ago, Vincenzo made me his...

It's finally summer! That means that the farmer's markets and gardens are full of the ingredients for this classic Tuscan dish - tomato bread salad. This is ...

Happy Mother's day to all! This past week, I made a Crostata di Marmellata (jam tart) for a special dinner Vincenzo was cooking. I knew our guest of honor th...

Easter is a special time for me as I recall my first few days living in Italy in 2007. I arrived in early April and the Easter traditions were in full spirit...

This week at the local supermarket I found blood oranges and I was so excited! This immediately took me back to my first days living in Italy when these oran...

With this long, winter weather, I've been craving sunshine. Lemon is one of my favorite summertime flavors and always reminds me of sipping on limoncello aft...

February is a month for celebrating love. Love in a Tuscan Kitchen is my personal love story which all started when I asked Vincenzo for his recipe for hot c...

January is the perfect time to warm up your kitchen with the smells of fresh baked scones. It's really cold in Minnesota this weekend and so it seems like a ...

This year, Vincenzo and I decided to make lasagna for Christmas, just as his mother, Concetta made the first year we celebrated the Christmas holiday togethe...

There's just something about making Christmas cookies that brings out the inner child. It always feels so good to set aside time to make special cookies that...

It's a cold, winter day here in Minnesota. The perfect day to make ribollita. In Chapter 23 of the book, I describe what it was like to make this traditional...

A week ago, I was at our local farmer's market and discovered a bounty of end of season heirloom tomatoes and beautiful zucchini flowers. I decided to make a...

In Chapter 7, I describe the first time I discovered the white figs on a tree just outside of San Gusme. This was the beginning of another first love for me...