A few months ago I posted on my Facebook page, a picture of our freezer full of grass fed beef and many of you wanted to know who my “supplier” was! I was eager to fill you all in on my secret but the awesome little company that I had purchased my beef from was …
Everyday Paleo Crab Cake Eggs Benedict
Food Glorious Food! My oldest son, Coby, was recently in the orchestra for the musical Oliver and the darn song “Food Glorious Food” will forever be stuck in my brain!!! However, the song is fitting because I love to cook and I love to eat and I have been doing a whole lot of both …
Cooking with Chef Virginio at Osteria Da Gustin
Unbelievable beauty and complete serenity. There is really no other way to describe the little Osteria tucked away in the Marche hills of Urbino. John and I literally had to pinch ourselves when we stepped out of the car, and as we looked around I was quite certain that I could simply live here, disappear here, and …
Video Tour of Osteria Del Parco with Chef Samuele
I’m truly glad to be back home, but a rather large part of my heart will always remain in Italy. I still have SO much to share with all of you so please hang in there with me while we continue to sort through photos and edit video and I’ll continue to post stories and …
Thanksgiving 2012!
Excuse me; but when did it become the middle of November? Thanksgiving, Christmas? What??? I lost time in Italy. Well, I guess I actually lost track of time and I felt as if everything stood still for a while. I expected to come home and to pick up exactly where I left off but even …
A Video Tour of Truffle Hunting in the Marche!
The night before our truffle hunt, our little family had joked about the “hunting” aspect. Are truffles sneaky and fast? Might they get away if you aren’t quick enough with your attack? The next day we all giggled as we imagined rebellious and elusive truffles while our car wound through a maze of green misty …
An Intro to the Beautiful Marche!!
As many of you know, my family and I are traveling through Italy, soaking up the culture and cooking our way through several different regions of this spectacular country. We started our journey first in Bologna and moved on from there to Pesaro. All last week we were staying near the Adriatic Sea, in the …
Video Recap of Bologna Cooking School
Here’s a quick video recap of my experience at Bologna Cooking School with Big Carlo! I owe a huge amount of gratitude to Carlo, Luciana, and Gabriela for welcoming us and accommodating our requests for a personalized gluten free cooking lesson as well as Carlo’s permission to use and tweak his recipes to make them paleo. We …
Bologna Cooking School!!
As you know from my last post, my family and I are traveling through Italy and we are currently staying in beautiful Bologna! The land of pasta, Bolognese sauce, beautiful towers, architecture, outdoor markets; and of course, Big Carlo – owner and operator of the Bologna Cooking School. On the morning of October 18th, I stepped …
Everyday Paleo Around the World!!
We have started a new chapter to our lives. An adventure. A Change. I am already changed. It’s that feeling you get when you look around you and you know that things are different. Life is different. The very blood that flows through my veins has new life, new passion, a new vibrancy. I can’t …