catching the moment - no. 4

Here are just some of our favourite dishes and ingredients caught on camera

Cooking has always been a pastime I and my family enjoy.

Traditional Italian and especially Tuscan ‘slow’ cooking is at the heart of many of our favourite dishes, but having lived in the US for many years and with international friends here in Cortona who occasionally miss ‘home-cooking’, I have learned how to create dishes from various parts of the world. Here are just some of our favourite dishes and ingredients caught on camera.

My paella with rabbit, chicken, clams and mussels

Chinese ravioli by Michela, my daughter.

Homemade flat bread with salmon, avocado, caramelized onion, lime, black sesame seeds

Sautee of mussels and clams

Indian style butter chicken with some made flat bread

Pork, sour cream, caramelized onions, tomatoes, cilantro and hot sauce, plus Hard Shell Tacos

Barbecued ribs and artichokes

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