Category Archives: Pasta

Pasta can be eaten as a main course or an accompaniment – there are so many different kinds – indeed entire cookbooks are devoted to the topic. I will share some of my absolute favorite recipes. I have a particular preference for Risotto – which Lele, Franca and Mimma – the three grandmothers in Tuscany that I wrote a little cookbooks about on my site under Cookbooks – created in me. Their way of making it was so easy and delicious -as well as versatile. Pasta is an inexpensive dish augmented by the freshest of ingredients.

Our Farm Manager Max Arteaga has the best seasoning mix! Here it is! Use on all main course holiday foods!

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Grandma
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We use this seasoning mix on everything – fish, meat, poultry and vegetables. I even added it to a cheese sandwich the other day! YUM! And so easy. Try it out!  Little Farm Manager Max Arteaga’s Seasoning Mix – for … Continue reading →

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Egg Drop Soup – sooo easy and yummy – light too

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Grandma
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I love noodles – of all kind. And chicken soup is soothing – still cannot find proof that it helps ( empirical proof that is) – just the goodness of the way I feel when I eat it! And that … Continue reading →

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Chinese Dinner – and our Chinese ‘adopted’ son Wang Xuezong – a successful entrepreneur in China

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Grandma
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In 1987 I was fortunate to be invited by the Head of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China to Beijing to lecture on the Role of Technology in Entrepreneurial Companies. It was an amazing trip – and … Continue reading →

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Spending time with family – focus on the positive! A family bonding recipe – fast and easy

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Grandma
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All families have their challenges – it is so important to focus on the positive – you can only be upset if you choose to be – and although sometimes family gatherings tend to trigger old hurts, there is always something … Continue reading →

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Risotto with Asparagus -from my cookbook MADE WITH LOVE – THE ITALIAN WAY

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Grandma
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Risotto as taught by  Lele in Radda in Chianti in Toscana ( in the above photo from top to bottom-Lele and her cousins, Mimma and Franca).

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