Posted by Gabe Bertaccini on May 1, 2012 · 1 Comment
Is there anything more soul warming on a cold (okay, and not so cold) day than a bowl of soup? One wisp of its aromatic steam, laced with woodsy rosemary, flavored with the earthiness of San Marzano tomatoes and richly perfumed with garlic and onions and a wonderful (and beautiful) bouquet of herbs! it’s no … Read more
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Posted by Gabe Bertaccini on March 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment
This is the food I grew up on. Gratinated, braised, cooked with sausages and poured over polenta, fried, paired with sautéed spinach and prosciutto, tossed with improbable pasta dishes and even eaten raw with ‘Pinzimonio’ a word we use in Italy to describe the process of dipping and eating raw vegetables in extra virgin … Read more
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Posted by Gabe Bertaccini on August 21, 2010 · 3 Comments
One of the beauties of living in the United States is the availability of land. Give that land to a Chef and instead of bougainvilleas and roses you will find herbs and vegetables. In fact, a few months ago we decided it would have been a good idea to dedicate part of our backyard to … Read more
Category food, food & wine, herbs & vegetable garden, italy, recipe, summer · Tagged with basil, cooking, food, garde, genoa, genova, herbs, italian, italy, pesto, pine nuts, recipe, vegetable garden
