Light, fresh and amazingly fast. Breakfast in Tuscany or Italian Poached Eggs works on many levels – hot verses cold, creamy against a light acidic tomato bruscetta, plus the salty tang of prosciutto and earthy taste of olive...
Read More →In the heat of summer, simple meals are essential. Served hot, warm or even cold Spaghetti with Garlic and Parsley is simple Italian at it’s best. At it’s core Italian cuisine is purity and humility....
Read More →Nothing beats a weeknight pasta. Cappelletti Sicilia with Tomato Garlic & Nuts will break you out of a pasta rut with the signature taste profile from Italy’s largest southern island. Known as God’s Kitchen, the...
Read More →Eating lighter, health conscious meals lends balance to cold-weather-comfort-food season, and yet this is a very comforting meal. With the accent on fresh and green this Spaghetti with Turkey Meatballs & Rapini is sure to...
Read More →Eggs, they’re the prefect fast food. Eggs cook fast and act as a delivery system for just about anything in almost any combination. Served hot or cold, a frittata can feed the whole family, at...
Read More →It’s cold. We’ve got snow up the wazoo and here comes Valentine’s Day. For my money nothing says love quite like a bowl of Mushroom Risotto. It’s a warm, starchy hug that you can wrap...
Read More →A simple pasta soft, unripened cheese, lots of healthy grilled vegetables, a hint of garlic scape and a blast of balsamic reduction. Serve hot or cold, as a starter or a main for lunch or...
Read More →Burnt Butter Italian Kitchen , a new addition to the Hintonburg scene and a dream come true for husband and wife team Steve Wallace and Gen Lamorie. Offering Italian-inspired dishes served in a slick...
Read More →Wednesday night and time to get dinner on the table. A simple little pasta, 45 minutes, start to finish: mushrooms, zucchini and cherry tomatoes in a light cream sauce topped with prosciutto...
Read More →Part 2 of our sexy wine & cheese liaison on Food Gypsy; six great bottles, five beautiful cheeses, and one wicked prosciutto in the heart of the Old World – Italy. You’ll notice...
Read More →It’s comfort food season, a chilly day found me in the kitchen whipping-up a batch of spaghetti & meatballs, singing “On Top of Spaghetti” and pondering the nature of the sobriety of those writing children’s...
Read More →A family heirloom that’s traveled from Valdagno Italy, in the province of Vicenza to Ottawa, Canada in the 50’s. It’s handle was turned by her mother, and her mother before her. So when my neighbour Paola asked me to help her make...
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