Tasting the Culinary History of the Mediterranean, One Dish at a Time.
Cheese. By God if there is a food product that I cannot get enough of, it is cheese. I was asked a very interesting question once: If I was forced to give up one of these two foods: chocolate; or cheese… which would it be? There was no question in my mind. I’d happily […]
The culinary use of lemons is often limited to garnishes, desserts or liqueurs. But this citrus fruit can do so much more than simply flavour water and liquor and it was eating and cooking in Ravello, Italy that taught me this. The Amalfi Coast isn’t just home to beaches, sun […]
The culinary use of lemons is often limited to garnishes, desserts or liqueurs. But this citrus fruit can do so much more than simply flavour water and liquor and it was eating and cooking in Ravello, Italy that taught me this. The Amalfi Coast isn’t just home to beaches, sun […]
When I think of potatoes I think of comfort food: warm, soft heaps of boiled and buttered mash meant to stick to the ribs and keep us warm through the winter. The potato has long been looked at as a dull but comforting side-dish with little flavour that is best […]
The culinary use of lemons is often limited to garnishes, desserts or liqueurs. But this citrus fruit can do so much more than simply flavour water and liquor and it was eating and cooking in Ravello, Italy that taught me this. The Amalfi Coast isn’t just home to beaches, sun […]
We all need to understand one basic thing in life: there’s no need to ever buy bread from the shops when you know how to make your own. It’s very easy to make a nice loaf of bread and it should never cost you more than $1 when you add up […]
I had the pleasure of sampling cicoria (pronounced chi-ko-rea) for the first time when I was in Rome last summer. At first sight on the table, to North Americans, cicoria would seem like swiss chard or spinach but it is far from it, I assure you! It has a mild bitter flavour that […]
I have recently developed a rather healthy obsession with a little-known variety of pasta called Orecchiette. It literally translates to ‘Little Ears’ in Italian. Orecchie = ears, ette = tiny. This incredibly pleasing variety of pasta originated in Puglia in the south of Italy on the Adriatic coast (although some […]
First of all, we all need to understand one basic thing: there’s no need to ever buy bread from the shops when you know how to make your own. It’s very easy to make a nice loaf of bread and it should never cost you more than $1 when you add up […]
Give us this day our daily bread — and a good starter is what every household needs to make it! First of all, we all need to understand one basic thing: there’s no need to ever buy bread from the shops when you know how to make your own. It’s […]
About the author: Farrell Monaco is a lover of history, travel, cooking, dogs, books, bread and baths… and not necessarily in that order.
Farrell is a member of EXARC, the Society for American Archaeology, and currently sits on the SAA Media Relations Committee.
