Ida Sarah Burroughs 10/30/1914 – 11/15/2016 This picture brings tears to my eyes, even though it was taken 4 years ago, I call this picture dried apple Sarah. Sarah lived four more years after this shot and lived to be 102. Not unwell. Never unwell. None of us can remember a …
This recipe comes from my dear aunt Sarah. You should not attempt to make them before learning more about her first. They will taste so much better with Sarah’s memory by your side. Apple Filling Ingredients: 3 cups of dried apples 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 2 t cinnamon …
“As award-winning tour operator Peggy Markel suggests, it is a “feast for the senses.” With two decades of deep experience in global culinary traditions, she personally hand-tailors each of her programs to lead her guests into cultural immersion through the sensorial pleasure of food in Morocco. Her Moroccan adventure was …
KABOCHA SQUASH STUFFED WITH WILD RICE AND CHESTNUTS. If we like our birds stuffed, we will like our squash stuffed as well. Why not use the same idea such as wild rice and chestnuts? It’s easy to make it a savory and delicious main course.
What structure could be more charming than a Riad? A 2 story square within a square with bedrooms and verandas looking onto a central open-air courtyard, usually with fruit trees, a small pool or a fountain.
Rainy day in Florence. When I open the window at mezzogiorno and get a waft of someone’s sugo, I don’t know whether to be jealous or guilty that I’m not making one. Surely I’m both, and on a day like today I get cooking immediatemente. Ragu ~ is a Tuscan …
There are a lot of memories swirling around about this day, 50 years ago, better known as the Flood of 1966. There’s a small rectangular plack under the green shutter to the right of the Madonna that shows how high the water came up to. This is my street in …
All of these people and more are lined up on Via dei Neri on both sides of the street for a panino of prosciutto e pane, because Trip Advisor said to go. Is it worth the wait? I used to go occasionally because it’s near my house. It was simple …
There are few experiences that I love more here in the medina, than sitting in a Riad drinking a glass of Rosé by Candlelight.
