These days it's important to have an easy non-gluten, vegan alternative to a cracker. Ladies and gentlemen the jicama cracker. These all vegan, non-gluten crackers will become your go to alternative. They are a wonderful base for a dab of guacamole or a bit of mango salsa or anything you want to throw on top of them. The great thing about these jicama crackers is that they … [Read more...]
Rome Tour Day Two
Rome Tour Day Two Day two of Rome begins with an Interview of Katie Parla, the premiere specialist on Roman food and drink. See part one here and part two here. After an insightful fun interview, we set out to test Ms. Parla's standards in restaurant picks and pans. We go to Dar Poeta one of the pizza restaurants that is recommended by our AirBnB host, Serious Eats, … [Read more...]
Rome: Day One
Day One of Five in Rome Day One--Arrive jet lagged in Rome and head to Trastevere, our home away from home for the next five days. The apartment is small but wonderful. Walk over the Punte Sisto to the heart of Rome. Walk to Piazza Campo De Fiori to have lunch. Piazza Campo De Fiori was once the site of public executions, in fact a statue one of the victims Giordano Bruno … [Read more...]
Easter Recipes
Easter Recipes Still undecided as to what you'll be serving this Easter Sunday? Here are some serving suggestions from this site and others. A great way to start the feast without getting stuffed are vegetables, make that beautiful vegetables. I usually opt for olives, steamed asparagus plus hummus and crackers. But if you really want to wow in taste and presentation … [Read more...]
Golden Fig Compote
Golden Fig Compote The final fig recipe of five days of figs is sinfully easy dried fig compote. This fig compote was paired with goat cheese ice cream and topped with candied pecans: A little bit of heaven in each and every spoonful. But I think any ice cream would be improved with the addition of this compote. … [Read more...]
