A pork roast is a thing of beauty. It’s also delicious. You know The Goddess has never met a cut of pork she didn’t dream about, and then devour. This is based on a pork roast we ate in a little trattoria in Florence, Italy. Maybe it was the place in time, the fact that “The David” was nearby, or that we’d walked for hours, but I don’t think so. I think it was a fabulous piece of pork, beautifully flavored with rosemary, thyme and garlic. Continue reading 
Florentine Pork Roast with Garlic and Rosemary
19 Friday May 2017
Posted in Garlic, Gluten Free, Main Course, Make Ahead, Pork Butt, Slow-Roasting
Move over chimichurri! This will be your go-to sauce for the summer. I found this over at the
The Tuscans have their Ribollita. The Galicians have their Caldo Gallego. The Lisbonites have their Caldo Verde. And we, have this “Souppa”. Most cultures have some similar soup, a simple, nutritious, inexpensive and delicious soup or stew, using what’s on hand. This is peasant food, at its very best.