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Homesteading Series: 5 Easy to Grow Herbs for Your Kitchen Garden
Just outside your kitchen lies the secret to elevating your cooking from ordinary to extraordinary: fresh, homegrown herbs. Imagine the scent of fresh basil in the air as you pluck leaves for a Caprese salad, or the aroma of home-grown oregano in your Friday night pizza.Recipes
Rita's Kitchen: Grilled artichokes with a spicy calabrian chili olive oil mayo
Artichokes are at their peak right now, and this is my absolute favorite way to cook them. There are a few steps involved, but none are overly complicated and the results are truly spectacular. Proof that it's not a coincidence that artichoke season and grilling season coincide.Recipes
Frank Occhino’s Pizza Capricciosa
Frank’s Pizza Capricciosa is all about bringing friends and family together with great flavors. With smoked ham, juicy artichokes, and zesty olives, it’s a recipe for smiles all around your dinner table. Grab your ingredients and let’s make pizza magic happen!
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Frank Occhino’s Pizza Puttanesca
Experience the bold and rustic charm of our Pizza Puttanesca, where the robust flavors of anchovies, olives, and capers meet the sweet zest of San Marzano tomatoes.
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Summer Nostalgia: What Italians are eating to beat the summer heat
When I think of Italian summer, I think of long hazy days at sea, lounging under our favorite striped umbrellas, island hopping from north to south, and taking a much-needed break from the chaotic rhymes and emotions of life. But in traditional Italian fashion, no season or holiday is complete without a few recipes that symbolize the occasion. From seasonal tomatoes and peaches to freshly caught clams and simple cocktails, we couldn’t live without some iconic and nostalgic summer recipes that make the heat just that more bearable.
The best beach clubs along the Amalfi Coast
A summer in Italy isn't officially summer if you aren't lounging underneath a beach umbrella on a beach chair. There is something that continues to allure us year after year to La Costiera Amalfitana, the Amalfi Coast, despite the increasing prices and nearly unbearable crowds. It’s the magical, cliffside terrain, glamorous seaside lounging, and al fresco lunches that draws us closer each year round. If you’re looking to splurge and live your Italian summer to the fullest, discover some of our favorite beach clubs along the Amalfi Coast.
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Rita's Kitchen: Roasted veggie and melty mozzarella pasta
"Making the most of those early-season summer veggies by roasting them up and tossing them with perfectly al dente fusilli, butter, Gratsi white, and lemon juice. A decadent but light pasta I could eat every day."
Homesteading Series: How to Start Composting at Home
Once you know, you can never go back… to poor soil quality, that is! A gardener’s prize is rich, loamy soil that holds the perfect amount of moisture and nutrients to grow incredible edible plants. How do we achieve this amazing soil, you ask? Compost! Compost is a superpowered garden amendment with the ability to reduce waste, enrich the soil and increase moisture-retaining organic matter.
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Rita's Kitchen: Mediterranean Baked Cod
An (almost) one-pan meal that packs oh so much flavor. The cod cooks on top of a bed of par-boiled potatoes, cherry tomatoes, fennel, shallots, olives, capers, and herbs de Provence, and everything simmers away with a little white wine and olive oil to create a lush pan sauce you’ll want to drink. Easy, light, fresh, delicious.Paulina: The (May) Update
We hope this blog finds you soaking up the joy and simplicity of life, just like Paulina, the charming baby water buffalo we adopted in Paestum, Campania almost 2 months ago. (Full story here)Hidden Gems and Seaside Villages of the Mediterranean
...And so, perhaps it is time to give a break to the usual world-famous destinations and favour the off-the-beaten-track gems which the Mediterranean is thankfully still full of. As temperatures start to rise, and summer plans are forged, discerning travellers who seek authenticity and an escape from the maddening crowds can look no further. Here is a list of some slightly more secret gems that dot the coastlines and make for the perfect summer getaway in the Med.Italy’s Must-Try Cold Coffees
At first glance, the only morning breakfast beverage permitted in Italy is steamingly hot in temperature and smooth and sweet in flavor. But when the warmer months roll around, and temperatures begin to soar past no return, many Italians and bars swap their morning shots of espresso and cups of frothy cappuccinos for colder, varied options that even the pickiest coffee snob would enjoy.Recipes