Cookin' Up Adventures

03/25/2021

Folks are asking me if they can use gluten-free flour to make ravioli. The answer is Si!

I’ve tested the pasta dough recipe with Bob Red Mill’s 1 to 1 Gluten-Free Flour and King Arthur’s Gluten Free flour. These are King Arthur’s and they were amazing. Like, I’d make them again. The trick is Xanthan Gum. I don’t know how much is too much Xanthan Gum but I added 1 tsp to about 1/2 cup of gluten free flour and the chew was lovely.

So if you wanna join my St. Patrick’s lucky ravioli party Sunday 3/28/21 at 4pm PDT/7pm EDT sans gluten, click on https://luckyravioli.Eventbrite.com

Let me know if you have any questions.

Grazie

03/18/2021

I'm hosting a Lucky ravioli party on Sunday, March 28th at 4pm PST/7pm EST.

Join in on the Green pasta fun https://luckyravioli.eventbrite.com

Grazie!

02/19/2021

Saturday, February 27th:
Get together with your favorite girlfriends - no matter where they are in the world!

And what better way to celebrate friendship than with carbs?!?

In honor of the holiday, you'll have the option of learning how to make RED pasta.

Got a gluten-free friends? No problem. They get to share in the ravioli adventure too!

Attenzione: Courage is highly contagious.

02/18/2021

Get together with your favorite girlfriends - no matter where they are in the world!

And what better way to celebrate friendship than with carbs?!?
Got a gluten-free friends? No problem. They get to share in the ravioli adventure too!

In honor of the holiday, you'll have the option of learning how to make RED pasta.

Attenzione: Courage is highly contagious.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/142055217981

02/17/2021

Lovers only get February 14th. Us gals have the rest of February all to ourselves. Join my ravioli adventure with a couple of your most adventurous girlfriends. We'll make friends, toasts, jokes, ravioli or maybe just a mess. I hope you'll join me. We're making spinach ricotta! More info to come...

01/05/2021

"The summer was reminiscent of the late 1990s, before the buses loaded with tourists started arriving in Chianti.

“It was like it used to be, like stepping back in time,” Ms. Cappelletti said."

Man, I wish I could have experienced that.

The sharp drop in visitors since the start of the pandemic pressed this small community in the hills of Chianti to cling to the essentials: the pharmacy, the food store and agriculture.

08/17/2020

07/28/2020

If you love cheese as much as I do...

03/17/2020

Gonna take stock of my fridge today to make room for some cooking adventures... Feel free to join me at 2pm PST and do the same!

Hi Homebound Friends!

At 2pm PST/5pm EST today, I'm doing a FB LIve as I clean and take stock of what's in my fridge before I go back out to the market.

I wanna save money and avoid being influenced by panic shoppers. (Why do I own a can of cream of chicken?!?)

To break my isolation, I invited my friend Jilly Jill Anenberg Lawrence who is a Board Certified Health Coach and great at helping people plan healthy meals with what's ALREADY IN THEIR FRIDGE.

We've talked about doing this for a long time and now...no excuses! Join the fun if you want some new meal planning ideas.

11/22/2018

Holiday Arroz con gandules! Puerto Rican rice & pigeon peas.

11/22/2018

Here's how my mom taught me to season Thanksgiving turkey. Always a flavorful bird, especially if you marinade for a day - or two depending on the size.

Here's how my mom taught me how to season a flavorful turkey.

Let me know if you try this recipe.

11/22/2018

Here's how my mom taught me how to season a flavorful turkey.

Let me know if you try this recipe.