Writing about Capri today, I savor the thought of fresh cherry tomatoes with wild arugula, a signature summer dish with fruity extra-virgin olive oil. But in February, I am in Colorado, and this winter salad strikes a cord. It has a European sensibility and taste for a winter’s want for …
The Finkelstein Family +Captain Tony and my son Graham (standing), enjoying lunch aboard our trusty vessel, off of Italy’s Amalfi coast. Each month, we receive inquiries from travelers who are eager to join one of our programs to Italy, India, Spain or Morocco, but who often can’t make the dates …
ISLANDS R MOI My mother had a poster on the back of the bathroom door when I was young, of a woman foraging through a brass market. “Majorca” was written across the top. The name confused me. Yet, I remember letting it roll around my tongue. I loved the …
Granita di caffé con panna on a hot day after a long cool sail. Salina, Sicily. Live Life to the Fullest. Being at home can bring simple pleasures. But as a traveler, I look forward to what the open road can teach me. There’s time to think, to reflect, and have …
Morocco: Feast of the Senses. “We’re making couscous, tagines, and Moroccan breads; and through this amazing food, we’re going to learn the spice of life.”
For those of us who love to cook or to garden, each ingredient has a personality. We develop relationships with our favorite vegetables, fruits and grains, returning to our favorites, thrilled when they come back into season or we can invite them to another new recipe. Written by Rebecca Wood …
Peggy Markel’s Culinary Adventures is going into its 19th year! In that time, at least 300 litres of extra virgin olive oil have been produced from the one tree that a circle of us stood around to commemorate our first trip in 1992. That’s a huge harvest from one tree over …
Bring your willingness to explore and to learn–on the road–with your hands in the pasta, scooping spring water from a fountain in the Spanish hills, collecting chestnuts for soup, sharing a meal at sunset in a quiet bay. Use your “spoon of goodness” to taste the wonders of the Mediterranean. …
Looking for a simple cake for Thanksgiving or something to please a no-gluten glutton? Here is a recipe from the Spanish trio of Kim Schiffer, Ashley Mulligan in Mallorca and myself from the last program in Spain that we did together. Be sure to check it out for next year!
I just received a beautiful letter from my friend Raffaella Antoniazzi in Florence. It was written in Italian and I have translated it. Oh how I wish I could send it in Italian, as it is written so sweetly.’La tacchina, deve essere una femmina perche la carne e piu morbida…..’”il …