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Recently, my cousin Sarah shared her favorite cauliflower “rice” recipe with me.  Keep in mind rice is something we eat often at our house — both when I was growing up as well as current day.  Just plain old white, medium grain, rice.  I’m trying to convert to brown, but convincing everyone (Jeff!) is a […]

Garbanzo bean sauce is one of my favorite dishes taught to us by Lorenzo of Le Tre Poiane. The flavors are simple — rosemary and garlic.  This sauce really hits the spot on a cold winter evening, but it’s light enough to be enjoyed in warmer weather too. I started with dried garbanzo beans as […]

This time of year salads are really not at the forefront of my mind. You’ll usually find me huddled around a bowl of soup or latched onto a dish of lasagna.  Yes, latched. Our awesome landlords brought us a bag overflowing with oranges, lemons, tangerines and pomegranates.  I love these people! I could have simply […]

Now that we’ve all pushed ourselves away from the Thanksgiving table, I’ve got a very tasty and easy (and healthy!) side dish for you. We learned how to make this dish during our cooking lesson with Lorenzo in Abruzzo. The only change I made was to add a bit of sugar to help bring out […]