by Mary | Apr 2, 2014 | Italy, Life Moments, Main Dishes, Olive Oil, Personalities, Vegetarian
A tavola non si invecchia At the table with good friends and family you do not become old. This last weekend, I enjoyed one of the finest stress-free parties I’ve ever thrown. What’s my secret? Read on for clues! Recent trips to Italy have inspired me to excavate my...
by Mary | Feb 4, 2014 | Italy, Main Dishes, Personalities, Recipe
My friend Nicola is a cook, gardener, artist, historian and proud Lucchese – a person born in Lucca. Angela, of La Mimosa, introduced us while gathered around her rustic wooden kitchen table, a fire blazing in the open-hearth to warm us during a fall rainstorm. She...