by Lenora Boyle | Mar 27, 2012 | Italian food, Italy Travel
I ordered bruschetta (pronounced brusketta) in Verona, Italy one year and I was surprised to find that it was served on thick soft bread, not toasted. I prefer the toasted variety. Of course, eating it under the umbrellas on the seaside of Vernazza, Cinque Terre...
by Lenora Boyle | Aug 7, 2011 | Italian dessert, Italy Travel
As I prepare to teach at my 3rd annual Italy Retreat in Cinque Terre, (2011) (I do hope you consider joining me next year), I visited my Italian American family back east, where I learned to make pita piata. I think the actual name is Pit’Impiglianta, a Christmas...
by Lenora Boyle | May 12, 2009 | Italian food, Italy Travel
Recently, I organized a cooking class sponsored by our local Italian American Group (SOFIA, or Society of Fairfield Italian Americans). Top photo shows some course participants of our cooking class, at the At Home Kitchen Store in Fairfield, Iowa (I’m in the...
