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Pamela Marasco
May 7, 20223 min read
The Italian Ingredient You Should Start Cooking With
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...
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Pamela Marasco
May 5, 20222 min read
Signora Clean
E' primavera! Devi pulire la tua casa. As the grass becomes greener and the trees and flowers start to bud there's a “feeling” in the air...
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Pamela Marasco
Apr 8, 20223 min read
Risen - Italian Easter Bread
In a few weeks Easter will be here as Christians throughout the world celebrate the risen Christ. In Italy Easter is a blend of many...
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Pamela Marasco
Apr 4, 20222 min read
Springtime in Italy - Asparagus and Eggs
God created vegetables to help us mark the seasons. Tomatoes in late summer, pumpkins in fall and asparagus, a vegetable capable of...
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Pamela Marasco
Mar 20, 20222 min read
More Italian Blue Zone Recipes from Sardinia
Sardinia is one of 5 places (zones) around the world where people consistently live over 100 years old. Global pockets of health and...
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Pamela Marasco
Mar 18, 20221 min read
Improving a Classic - Tuna Pasta Salad
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...
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Pamela Marasco
Mar 6, 20224 min read
Celebrate Festa della Donna with a Torta Mimosa
During the month of March the world joins together to support, raise, inspire and motivate women across all fields of work. In Italy the...
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Pamela Marasco
Mar 3, 20222 min read
A Blue Zone Salad
The island of Sardinia off the coast of Italy is one of five places (zones) around the world where people consistently live over 100...
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Pamela Marasco
Feb 25, 20222 min read
The Paradiso Fig
In the distant past it was a common belief that East of Asia Eden could be found. Countless merchant ships relentlessly searched for a...
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Pamela Marasco
Feb 21, 20223 min read
Carnevale Sweets
Every dessert is worth it at Carnevale! Venice is in the middle of Carnevale and that means that the seemingly endless Venetian pastry...
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Pamela Marasco
Feb 19, 20222 min read
Misticanza
Without a doubt vibrant fresh salads define the summer season. Baby leaf vegetables brought from the field directly to the table, simply...
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Pamela Marasco
Feb 9, 20221 min read
What Does an Italian Sourceress Conjure Up for Valentine's Day to See and Savor Italy?
Traveling in Italy, sourcing products for CosituttiMarketPlace, brings me to artisan producers and generational families who have a...
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Pamela Marasco
Feb 3, 20221 min read
A Culinary Valentine - Breakfast Fondue
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...
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Pamela Marasco
Jan 28, 20222 min read
Blackbird Days
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...
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Pamela Marasco
Jan 21, 20222 min read
Every Bite is a Pleasure
In Tuscany when olives are pressed and the new oil is flowing families and friends gather around the table with gorgeous bottles of vivid...
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Pamela Marasco
Jan 19, 20223 min read
We're Wasting a Lot of Food - Unnecessarily
Food waste in America is at an all time high. The Covid pandemic and its aftermath have created a cultural shift in the way we think...
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Pamela Marasco
Jan 5, 20222 min read
First Pasta of the New Year
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...
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Pamela Marasco
Dec 18, 20212 min read
The Cauldron of Tradition
The copper cauldron for making and cooking jam and conserves is very much part of the French gastronomic tradition. Copper in the French...
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Pamela Marasco
Dec 15, 20212 min read
Join the Yule Lads for Christmas at CosituttiMarketPlace
This year we’ve asked our Icelandic friends, the Jule Lads, to join us at the table and help us choose our favorite ways to celebrate the...
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Pamela Marasco
Dec 14, 20212 min read
Bravo Brodo
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...
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