what you need for two: 3 large zucchini, cut in 1/4 inch-thick slices 1/2 yellow onion, thinly cut 1 small clove of garlic, peeled and cut in half 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil salt and pepper to taste what to do: Pour the oil […]

What you need: 2 small or 1 1/2 medium red bell peppers 1 can of drained and rinsed chickpeas 1/2 squeezed medium lemon 2 medium cloves of garlic, minced 3 tbsp almond butter 1/8 to 1/4 tsp of chili powder 1 pinch of paprika and […]

It is known that the sooner children are exposed to different languages, the easier it is for them to learn to speak them effortlessly. When our first born arrived, my English was not the best, yet, and my Italian husband, raised by an American mother, […]

What you need for four people: 2 ripe avocados halved and pitted 2 tablespoons of freshly squeezed lime juice 1/2 cup of finely chopped red onion 2 seeded and finely chopped plum tomatoes 2 tablespoons of chopped cilantro 1 pinch of salt to taste, pepper […]

What you need for 10 kids: – 1 can of crushed pineapples, including their juice. – 1 box of Angel Cake mix. – 2 tbsp of pine nuts.* *in case of allergies, substitute the pine nuts with dark chocolate chips What to do: Preheat the […]

During the summers of our youth, my siblings and I spent time at our grandmothers’, which didn’t take a lot of traveling, since both our mother and father’s families are from Tuscany. For our children, all born in the US, the story was quite different. […]

  What you need for 3-4 Cups: *2 broccoli heads, chopped *1 cup cannellini beans, drained *2 minced garlic cloves *1 shallot, minced *1 tbsp olive oil *2 1/2 – 3 cups of vegetable stock *1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper *2 tbsp of grated pecorino […]

Ingredients per Child: 1/3 cup granola 1 tablespoon of dried cranberries 1 teaspoon of shaved almonds * 1 teaspoon liquid honey In a cup or glass, mix the granola with the cranberries and almonds. Pour yogurt on top and drizzle with honey. With a teaspoon, […]

    What you need per one person *3 or 4 halved cherry tomatoes, *depending on size. *1 full teaspoon of fresh goat cheese per half. *1/2 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil per half. *2 o 3 pine nuts per half (yummier if roasted)* […]

Pasta Salad by Alessandra Calamai The summers of my youth were spent in contact with Nature. A large part of them was at grandmother’s place, in the Tuscan countryside. Nature was all we had around, and my siblings and I learned to enjoy it thoroughly […]