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Guacamole {Recipe}

I confess that I did not like avocados. My excuse is that avocados don’t grow in Italy so therefore my mother never served them. The first time I remember even seeing an avocado was in high school when my friend, Ellen, ate one for breakfast after a sleepover at her house. She offered me one… Read More

Recipe: “fried” okra

If you are from the south, you are undoubtedly familiar with the vegetable okra and even better, fried okra. But if you are not, you might not be acquainted with this delicacy. Although my mother is Italian and I grew up eating her home cooking, she learned to fix several of my dad’s favorite down… Read More

Recipe: Shaved fennel salad

I mentioned yesterday that I made a quick fennel salad to go with the grilled snapper we picked up from the Safe Harbor Seafood Market. It’s so super easy that I almost can’t call it a recipe! But since most everyone I talk to doesn’t know what fennel is or how to prepare it, I… Read More