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Archives for June 2015

Upside Down Rhubarb Cake; Beaches of Southern Italy pt 1

June 23, 2015 By Laura 10 Comments

Rhubarb Upside Down Cake served with Strawberries--an AMAZING spring dessert!

Upside Down Rhubarb Cake with Rhubarb-Sugar Marinated Strawberries celebrates spring in color, aroma and, most important, taste! Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing.  Another seasonal dish I am getting to late. Ack! Sorry about that, but come on, if you were in Italy would you be posting about food or

Filed Under: cakes, fruit, Italy 2015, oranges, rhubarb, strawberries, travel Tagged With: beach, cake, Italy, rhubarb, strawberries, Tropea, upside down cakes

Citrus Olive Oil Cake with Strawberries

June 17, 2015 By Laura 10 Comments

Lemon Olive Oil Cake Topped with Strawberries

I have been having trouble with this next post–as you may have noticed from my extended silence. It is kind of a bridge post, or an odds-n-ends post. It does not fit any good theme, but whatever I am just going to go for it!

Filed Under: cakes, Italy 2015, lemon baked goods, strawberries, travel, yogurt Tagged With: cake, citrus, Cosenza, Greek yogurt, Italy, lemon, olive oil, orange, Rende, strawberries, yogurt

Mafalde Pasta with Morel Mushrooms and Asparagus

June 10, 2015 By Laura 12 Comments

Mafalde Pasta with Morel Mushrooms and Asparagus--super easy and delicious!

Mafalde Pasta with Morel Mushrooms and Asparagus encompasses everything magical about spring: bright, tender shoots of green asparagus, and mushrooms that can only be found with a walk in the woods, suddenly pleasant after several months of cold. I am tardy with sharing this recipe, however, since my own spring turned magical with a trip… 

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Filed Under: asparagus, Italy 2015, mushrooms, pasta, travel, vegetarian Tagged With: asparagus, driving in Italy, Italy, leftovers, lemon, mafalde, mafalde pasta, morel mushrooms, mushrooms, pasta, travel

Paestum: An Open Letter Home

June 8, 2015 By Laura 4 Comments

Sammy in front of Hera temple in Paestum

Much like Positano was overwhelming in its sheer beauty and impossibility, Paestum was also overwhelming, but for different reasons. I came to Italy prepared and excited to be immersed in ancient Rome and instead discovered that the far south of Italy is even more a treasure trove of Magna Graecia, i.e., ancient Greece.

Filed Under: Italy 2015, travel Tagged With: ancient Greece, ancient Rome, forum, Italy, Paestum, Poseidonia, ruins, temples

Positano: An Open Letter Home

June 7, 2015 By Laura 1 Comment

Amalfi Coast by water

I think I have been avoiding this post because I am overwhelmed by it. Not that being in Positano was overwhelming–far from it. But expressing just how lovely and unique it was seems beyond my exhausted brain.

Filed Under: Italy 2015, travel Tagged With: Amalfi, Italy, Positano, travel

Porchetta Marinade for Pork Tenderloin: Review of Marinades; Rome to Calabria!

June 1, 2015 By Laura 9 Comments

Porchetta Marinated Pork Tenderloin: easy and so delicious!

This porchetta marinade for pork tenderloin is a fabulously easy marinade to have in your back pocket. A copy of Marinades: The Quick-Fix Way to Turn Everyday Food Into Exceptional Fare, with 400 Recipes was provided to me by the publisher for the purposes of an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to link to… 

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Filed Under: cookbooks, Italian, Italy 2015, pork, reviews, travel Tagged With: fennel, garlic, Italy, lemon, marinades, porchetta, pork, pork tenderloin, simple lunches

Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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