Italian Regional Cooking – Marche
Marche (in English, this region is also known as the Marches) is a mountainous and hilly region facing the Adriatic Sea that allows for very little travel north and south, except on twisting roads...
View ArticleItalian Regional Cooking – Umbria
In this series on Italian regional cooking, I have been working my way around the Italian peninsula. The series started with the northern regions and now it is moving into the central areas. Todays...
View ArticleRegional Italian Cooking – Lazio
Lazio located in central Italy, stretches from the western edges of the Apennines to the Tyrrhenian Sea. The region is mainly flat with small mountainous areas in the most eastern and southern...
View ArticleItalian Regional Cooking – Abruzzo
The region of Abruzzo is hilly and mountainous and stretches from the Apennines to the Adriatic Sea. In this part of the Adriatic, the long sandy beaches are replaced by steep and rocky coasts....
View ArticleItalian Regional Cooking – Campania
Campania faces the Tyrrhenian Sea and includes one of the finest coastlines in Italy. Naples is the regional capital. Other important cities are Caserta, Benevento, Salerno and Avellino. The region...
View ArticleItalian Regional Cooking – Molise
Molise is a region of Southern Italy. Until 1963, it formed part of the region of Abruzzi. The split, which did not become effective until 1970, makes Molise the newest region in Italy. The region...
View ArticleItalian Regional Cooking – Puglia
Puglia is a little more rustic than other parts of Italy. Its major cities are a lot smaller and less well-known by tourists than Florence or Rome. For the Italians, Puglia is where they go for sunny...
View ArticleItalian Regional Cooking – Basilicata
The region of Basilicata in Italy forms the instep of the Italian “boot.” This small region is mountainous arid has two coastlines, one in the center of the Gulf of Taranto in the Ionian Sea and the...
View ArticleItalian Regional Cooking – Calabria
Calabria is a region in southern Italy, forming the “toe” of the Italian Peninsula. Calabria is one of the oldest regions of Italy with the first evidence of human presence dating as far back as...
View ArticleItalian Regional Cooking – Sardegna
Sardinia is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The coasts of Sardinia are generally high and rocky with long, relatively straight stretches of coastline that contain a few deep bays,...
View ArticleHow To Make An Umbrian Inspired Dinner For 6
Umbrian Olive Orchards The only landlocked region in Italy, Umbria is located in the center of the country. Wheat and spelt, pearl barley, grapes, olives, lentils, red potatoes, sunflowers and fruits...
View ArticleMake A Tuscan Inspired Dinner
Tuscany is known for its landscapes, traditions, history, artistic legacy and its influence on culture, yet, simplicity is central to the Tuscan cuisine. Legumes, bread, cheese, vegetables, mushrooms...
View ArticleMake A Turin Inspired Dinner
Turin is in the northwest section of the Piedmont region between the Po River and the foothills of the Alps. The city is famous for the Shroud of Turin, Fiat auto plants, Baroque cafes and...
View ArticleCooking the Italian Provinces-Oristano
Oristano is a province on the island region of Sardinia in Italy. It is the smallest province in Sardinia. A large area of the province’s western coastline is part of the Gulf of Oristano and the land...
View ArticleCooking the Italian Provinces – Palermo
Palermo by Alexey Petrovich Bogolyubov, 1850 Palermo’s history has been anything but stable as the area passed from one dominating power to another with frequency. Its strategic position in the middle...
View ArticleCooking the Italian Provinces – Aosta Valley
The Aosta Valley is a mountainous area in northwestern Italy. It is bordered by the Rhône-Alpes in France to the west and Switzerland to the north. it is the smallest, least populous and least densely...
View ArticleCooking the Italian Provinces – Grosseto
Grosseto is considered to be the most beautiful of all the Tuscan provinces. Located at the southern tip of Tuscany, the province is often referred to as the heart of Tuscany and its beauty is well...
View ArticleCooking the Italian Provinces – Genova
Genoa is located in the region of Liguria and it is a historical port city in northern Italy. Today, it is often overshadowed by cities such as Rome or Venice, even though it has a long history as a...
View ArticleCooking The Italian Provinces – Venezia
Venice (Italian: Venezia) is a metropolitan city in the Veneto region of Italy. It is situated across a group of 117 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by bridges. These are located...
View ArticleItalian Comfort
According to the food historian, Clifford Wright, the origin of pasta carbonara is not really known. There are several competing theories, but all are anecdotal. The first theory is said to come from...
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