Winter Squash Dishes of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Last month, I reviewed the cookbook La Zucca Si Sposa... by Germano Pontoni. In it are more than fifty recipes that "marry" winter squash to a number of different ingredients.…
Cookbook Corner: La Zucca Si Sposa…
As Friuli native Germano Pontoni describes in his introduction, La Zucca Si Sposa... celebrates the "marriage" of winter squash to other ingredients, from pasta to honey, from meat to wine.…
Food Festivals of Friuli (Part 5): Festa della Zucca
The Festa della Zucca is held annually on the fourth weekend of October in the town of Venzone, nestled in the foothills of Friuli's Alps. On this autumn trip, I…
Venzone: Festa della Zucca
On the day of Venzone’s Festa della Zucca, I made my way to the train station in Trieste with some degree of trepidation. The last time I had visited Venzone,…
Thanksgiving Pumpkin Loaf
My recipe for Thanksgiving Pumpkin Loaf has been featured at dorisferres.com. The original version, Pane di Zucca, was published in my cookbook Flavors of Friuli: A Culinary Journey through Northeastern…
Pumpkin Gnocchi with Browned Butter, Sage and Ricotta Salata
My recipe for Pumpkin Gnocchi with Browned Butter, Sage and Ricotta Salata has been featured at bbaudiology.com as a "healthy hearing recipe." The original version, Gnocchi di Zucca, was published…
New Travel Highlights on Afar
Check out my new travel "Highlights" on Afar.com: a pumpkin festival and my favorite village in Carnia.