Did you know that focaccia is the oldest and still most popular of Ligurian foods? Ligurians start the day with cappuccino and focaccia. Make focaccia the same day you make fresh pesto and dip the focaccia into the pesto all day for a delicious vegetarian treat. The classic focaccia all’olio is a low leavened bread…
This month we are making and tasting food from Liguria. Nothing is more Ligurian than pesto. And it is so simple to make. Just gather some small tender leaves of fresh basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil, salt, and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese. Then mix them all together except the cheese using a mortar and pestle or…
Ciao Italianista, Let’s explore some typical dishes of Selva Gardena and South Tyrol and prepare a meal. Here is the menu I came up with that we can make at home. Please join me a casa! South Tyrolean Seal of Quality The first requirement for making recipes at home inspired by Selva Gardena and South…
What is the real name of this town? That depends on who you ask. Selva Gardena has three names: Italian, German, and Ladin are also the three official languages of this area which is part of Ladinia. What is Ladinia? Ladinia is a nation without a state in Northern Italy. This area played an important…
It’s time to go on a virtual trip again. Where are you? Are you out West like me and every day the air quality ranges from unhealthy to very unhealthy as these fires rage on? Or perhaps you are escaping from something else. Come with me and let’s explore Selva Gardena and the Dolomites. Hiking…
Let’s go to Puglia. Virtually. It’s August 2020 and we are in the middle of a pandemic. Americans can’t leave the country. My passport recently expired and there are 2 million people ahead of me in line. But let’s not let that stop us! We have the time right now to deepen our language skills…
