Buon estate, tutti!  The summer heat has kicked into high gear here in Pennsylvania.  To ride out the ‘ondata di caldo‘ (heat wave), we have been spending our days dangling our feet in the river (ok, the river is so low I should really say dangling our toes in the water) or floating mindlessly around the pool, cool drink in hand.  After the really rainy spring, the warmth – no matter how hot – is really welcome in my book.

Continue reading Easy Ricotta Desserts to Beat the Summer Heat at Our Italian Table.

So we must detour from our Sardinia tour a bit for a very special edition of our blog. AJ, our budding young chef and guest blogger, is whipping up some delicious zabaglione-filled peaches.  That would be AJ on the left (send lots of comments so we can get our budding young chef to smile!!)  A few weeks back, when AJ learned we were blogging, he was ready for stardom and immediately wanted to prepare some recipes that were kid-friendly.

Continue reading Zabaglione-filled Peaches with Mixed Berries: Kid’s Corner at Our Italian Table.