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Ischia with a view of Mount Vesuvius When we arrived at La Casereccia ristorante in Ischia for our cooking experience, I expected to pick up new recipes and techniques. I even came prepared with a notebook to jot down the recipes. However, that never happened; once my cookbook exchanged hands the atmosphere became familiar asContinueContinue reading “Cooking together makes memories last forever”

Ischia, Provincia di Napoli, Campania is the beautiful island where Sal’s fraternal Calise and Lombardi families originate, and the reason for our visit. The island itself is larger than the more familiar island of Capri. While Capri is a favorite vacation destination for tourists, Ischia seems to be, where the Italians go on holiday. TheContinueContinue reading “Our Ischia Experience”

I am writing this month’s column in our hotel room in Paris, France. Our French adventure started on Saturday night last November at the Nouveau Beaujolais dinner at Pot au Feu Restaurant, which we had attended with our friends, Linda and Tony Cipriano. This dinner came with a chance to win a trip to visitContinueContinue reading “My French Adventure in Wine Country”

Growing up as a second-generation Italian, I learn to cook at my grandmother and mother’s side in the oldfashion way-from scratch. My grandmother would give me family recipes, half in Italian, half in English and with no measurements. She would say “add a little of this and a little of that and you mix itContinueContinue reading “Is it gravy or is it sauce?”