Farmer simplicity: fava beans with pecorino, mint, oil and ramps
Spring is the season that I turn into a farmer at heart. I get as many fresh vegetables from the farmers market as I can possibly fit in my wicker basket and then try to eat them as close to as mother...
View ArticleWinter comfort: zuppa di cannellini (white bean soup)
Winter is here… and so are colder days, longer and darker nights, blankets, wood fires and comfort soups.While I have spend much of the last couple of months consumed in a blogging contest (you know...
View ArticleFava beans behold your soul…and go great with fettuccine!
Fresh fava beans are a fast-fleeting seasonal treat: when I see them at the market, usually at the sometime in early May, I have to have them. In Rome they are a welcome fresh lunch, served with...
View ArticleSimplicity – and a bowl of “fave e cicoria” (dried fava beans and bitter greens)
There comes a point in your life in which you need to pause and look at the road map that is in front of you. You mark your mileage and look in the rear mirror to the road you have driven so far. And...
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