Gourmet Italian

photo credit: zoyachubby I serve this simple Italian stew with polenta and it always gets thumbs up around our house.  I think it is named Italian stew because it contains fennel seed and rosemary.  I think the best Italian sausages are the ones that use fennel.  Fennel is native to southern Europe, so it is [...]

Sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’t it?  FRESH Italian STALE Bread salad?  If you haven’t had Panzanella, you are missing out on a wonderful summer salad that originated in Tuscany.  The history of this region is one of a people who never wasted any type of food.  They found a use for everything, and Panzanella was [...]