Harvesting… or pruning aromatic herbs is essential to ensure the healthy development of the plant. It will allow the plant to grow...

Young peas are coming into season and they are the ideal ingredients for making a spring time risotto. There are a few Nonna approved...

Dipping bread into seasoned olive oil to nibble on before a meal isn’t typically done in Italy. Food historians credit this pre-dinner...

Comedian Jim Gaffigan once said “I think that kale salad is what they call a ‘double negative’”. As arugula is in the same botanical...

Most of us think of balsamic vinegar as Italian food royalty and while it’s true that in the pantheon of Italian food products Aceto...

God created vegetables to help us mark the seasons. Tomatoes in late summer, pumpkins in fall and asparagus, a vegetable capable of...

Sardinia is one of 5 places (zones) around the world where people consistently live over 100 years old. Global pockets of health and...

Whether you’re into Meatless Mondays or Lenten Fridays here is a way to take one of America’s classic pasta salads and significantly up...

During the month of March the world joins together to support, raise, inspire and motivate women across all fields of work. In Italy the...

The island of Sardinia off the coast of Italy is one of five places (zones) around the world where people consistently live over 100...

In the distant past it was a common belief that East of Asia Eden could be found. Countless merchant ships relentlessly searched for a...

Traveling in Italy, sourcing products for CosituttiMarketPlace , brings me to artisan producers and generational families who have a...

Valentine's Day is a heartbeat away. If you're looking for an impressive way to celebrate with a Valentine that loves to try new things...

With the cold weather and predictions for snow the best place to be this week may be inside. At least that’s what they think about the...

In Tuscany when olives are pressed and the new oil is flowing families and friends gather around the table with gorgeous bottles of vivid...

Our first pasta of the New Year is Baked Pasta with Goat Cheese and Baby Kale. After the challenges of the third year post-pandemic we’re...

The copper cauldron for making and cooking jam and conserves is very much part of the French gastronomic tradition. Copper in the French...

This post is all about the pleasures of a well-made brodo. In Italy brodo means broth and in its most basic form is an icon of Italian...

Every Christmas our Jule lads design a signature gift from CosituttiMarketPlace for our family and friends. This holiday season they...

A ragu is a rich, slowly cooked Italian meat sauce, hearty, intensely flavorful and full of TLC. An Italian hug in a bowl. Arguably the...