The Red Grape Salad

I was fortunate enough to grow up in Sonoma County, California, where some of the world’s best food and wine can be enjoyed. I’m not kidding – any good foodie has heard of it or been there, and tourists flock to the region just to wine and dine. I would say growing up there is [...]

Food Flashback: The Italian Salad Trifecta

As much as I love variety when it comes to food, I’m also a creature of habit like most human beings. I tend to get hooked on a certain dish and it’s so good that I just want to eat it every.single.day – and I do, for maybe a week or two. When I lived [...]

Food Flashback: Cacio e Pepe in Rome, Italy

Welcome to the first of hopefully many Food Flashback posts on this blog. I will be using these types of posts to blog about meals I’ve cooked and/or eaten in the past, before I had a food blog. You know, all of the foods I reminisce about and think, “I wish I had my blog [...]

Guest Recipe: Pomegranate Panna Cotta Cheesecake

As I mentioned in the About Me page, I spent half of last summer traveling around Italy and had the time of my life. I took a fascinating class on on ancient Roman cuisine, met new people, saw new places, and of course…ate. I’ve never experienced so much pleasure and enjoyment out of food, wine, [...]