On this crisp October autumn day, I have a wonderful Italian comfort food to share that is sure to fill you with warmth and goodness! Italians love a pasta shape called “gnocchi” (pronounced NYOW-kee, emphasis on the NYOW)…the ‘g’ is silent and the ‘o’ is pronounced as in the word ‘no’. These little dumplings are {Read More}
Roast Pork with Garlic and Thyme
.Well the Carolina’s have felt the cold wave that has been blowing through the last few days. My summer flowers are now shriveled up and ready to sleep for the winter. I’ll rake them up this weekend and place them in the compost pile for mother nature to ‘re-use’.I have not posted in about one {Read More}
Making RAVIOLI this week!
Ciao Amici, My mother is coming to stay for one week and she is planning on making some home-made, entirely from scratch RAVIOLI!! I’ve already got the Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese purchased and grated in the food processor. And I’ve already got the semolina flour for the pasta. I need to get out my pasta maker and {Read More}
Apple Pudding Cake with Cinnamon Butter Sauce
. It sure feels like fall around here after some record breaking 80′s temperatures last week; it reached 65 degrees for the high today here on the acreage. We turned on the heat for the first time, and as usual the fire alarms protest in chorus for about 60 seconds while my husband and I {Read More}
















