It is interesting when you revamp your environment (e.g. going abroad for a year), to see what adjustments we make in our eating and cooking habits.
In Florence, I find myself converting measurements such as kilograms, pints, liters and grams, Celsius. In the states I relied on cups, teaspoons, Fahrenheit, ounces and pounds. I thought in [...]

Sigh. I have been smiling since yesterday; we went to a frantoio. A frantoio is a an olive-oil pressing facility/palazzo. It is the olive oil version of a winery. October and November represent the time frame where olives are shaken or combed off trees—into nets—and gathered for pressing.
It is when nuovo olio (new oil) shows [...]

You know I love ranting and raving about food… sharing effort-worthy recipes and life-altering food experiences. I get a kick out of inspirations for a great new appetizer… and am proud of our family’s favorite dishes (a tough title to attain). But part of me shies away from critiquing food.
I wonder why. Perhaps because food [...]

No it isn’t a misspelling; bol is actually a Dutch word, a description of a certain kind of treat.
I have seen apple bol, chocolate bol and the boys ate hazelnut bols (pictured). An apple bol is [generally speaking] a whole apple, cored and filled with brown sugar/cinnamon/butter and wrapped in puff pastry and baked. The [...]

Seriously, it is a must. You cannot leave Holland and not have Dutch pancakes. They are famous for them. As they should be; it is a marriage of two of their most infamous culinary qualities: bread and sweets.
We made a point of eating Dutch Pancakes at a nearby cafe in Amsterdam. They were essentially crepes, [...]

I ran across this product, purchasing it on a whim. I gave it a good, hard stare: I have high hopes for you.
It is not easy to impress me with a condiment. Most bottled salad dressings pale in comparison to those made from home. A jar of kalamata spread can be made on the spot [...]