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My husband Damian has plenty of good qualities. But what I do not understand about him is why he doesn’t like artichokes? What happened that made him dislike so much this wonderful vegetable? I will ask my mother-in-law, maybe she can solve this dilemma… My first thought is that Damian has never eaten really good [...]

Vegetables are a side dish that is necessary to whatever kind of lunch or dinner you plan to have. Nothing goes better with meat! And nothing (or almost nothing) is full of vitamins and healthiness than a bunch of vegetables. Of course, in front of some fried or full of calories food many of us [...]

My cousin Lucia, after seeing my blog, asked me to add some recipes from Trieste.Lucia is from Rome and I LOVE the good food they have. My father always said to me that, after his mother, the best cooks he knows are his sisters. They were born in Trieste but they moved to Rome after [...]

Today my mother gave me her recipe for the Russian salad. But before I tell you the recipe, let’s talk about history.I didn’t know what was the story that was at the origin of this salad, so I checked Wikipedia. I’ll tell you what I found in a minute, but now I want to tell [...]

Leeks, the vegetables that tastes like a onion, are not a secret anymore! Usually I was walking in the supermarket with my mom and I never knew why that ‘white with strange strong green leaves’ exists in the world. And know I have the answer…. Once I tasted the leeks soup I cannot go [...]