This is what I eat a lot of while I’m in Puglia – una pepata di cozze. Sometimes spelled impepata or ‘mpepata – “peppered” mussels, I think an alternative translation is steamed mussels, prepared with and garlic, and yes, pepper. So delicious. Quick and easy, only a few ingredients and one pot are needed to make this [...]

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On Friday (or Thursday eve, to be exact) I’m going back to the BlogHer conference, this year in San Diego. I have been before as a volunteer in both 2008 (SF) and 2009 (Chicago), and in 2010 I was also scheduled to be a volunteer but I got a new job and had to reschedule. [...]

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