Blog Archives for tag Mami Camilla cooking school

Simple Tomato Sauce

Most of the time, when that tomato sauce craving hits, it seems easier to buy a jar of your favorite… Continue reading »

Chicken with White Wine & Vegetables

Tender pieces of succulent chicken, flavored with rosemary, garlic, bay leaves, and white wine, topped with a mixture of sautéed… Continue reading »

A Perfect Day in Positano

Ever since I arrived in Italy, I have been hearing that Positano, a neighboring town on the Amalfi Coast, was the place… Continue reading »

The Best Almond Cookies Ever

My husband is an almond fanatic—the mere mention of almond-flavored treats and his face automatically lights up.  I share in… Continue reading »

Herculaneum & Mt. Vesuvius

As I sort through my photographs from my day trip into Naples today, I find it hard to pinpoint one… Continue reading »

Simple Sautéed Peppers with Olives & Capers

Simply delicious.  A mixture of tender strips of sweet peppers sautéed in fruity olive oil and combined with briny capers… Continue reading »

Italian Curry with Shrimp

I know, I know. You are probably shaking your head in confusion and saying to yourself ‘a curry dish in… Continue reading »

Creamy Panna Cotta with a Strawberry-Red Wine Sauce

There are three main categories of creamy, custard-based desserts: stirred custards (for example rice pudding or crème anglaise), baked custards (think caramel… Continue reading »

Citrus Chicken Cutlets

 Everywhere you turn in Sorrento there is citrus fruit—orange trees line the streets, lemon tress fill private gardens adjacent to… Continue reading »

Roman Holiday: Take Two

 Life is so good, I must pinch myself—and immediately.  This weekend I was channeling the glorious Ms. Hepburn and decided… Continue reading »