Fine D'Estate... Late Summer...

Every year,  around this time, I start dreaming... dreaming of my favorite time of year. FALL! It's been a hot summer,  and it still is,  but no matter,  to me I feel fall right around the corner. I can smell the fragrance of wild fennel in the morning,  and that different light. Two things which are always the first signs of fall for me.  I have been cooking a lot, and I always cook using seasonal ingredients,  but I look forward to the changes I will make to my meals by using all those favorite flavors of fall.

Gnocchi…

I've been so busy with food preparations around here lately. Vitangelo and Angela had never had Grilled Pizzas before I made them one night…  ( they fell in love with them),   and have requested doing another night of them since they  have just about reached the end of their stay here with us. We will be doing that the night before they leave.  In the meantime,  we are preparing for one last get together with the family, which means all of the cousins will be here too.  There will be about 30 of us…  lots of food to prepare.