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Italian Comfort Food – Beef Osso Bucco

Italian Comfort Food – Beef Osso Bucco

With the weather getting slightly cooler and fall upon us, it’s time to warm up to some comfort food, Italian style! This is one of the classics! Osso Bucco means “bone hole” in Italian, which is appropriate as this dish from the Piedmont region is traditionally […]

Braised Beef Ribs in Porcini and Morel Mushroom Sauce

Braised Beef Ribs in Porcini and Morel Mushroom Sauce

Beef ribs are great for slow cooking. This recipe is a great one for a cold winter day and can be done either in the oven or in a slow cooker. You can prep all the vegetables the night before and make it in the […]

Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring Salad

Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring Salad

Finocchio (fennel) is a vegetable that I do associate with Italy. Italians use every part of the fennel. Fennel stays pretty crunchy so it can be used in salads (even staying crunchy the next day), and can stand up to being roasted or grilled. The […]

The Simple Hat

The Simple Hat

The hat pattern is modified from a great pattern I found from Stash Lounge. Skill level: Easy What you need to know: Knit, Purl, Change colours What you need: 2 balls of wool each 4.5 oz (127 g) – (I used an Alpaca Wool I bought […]

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