Tag: Black Pepper

  • Roasted Leg of Lamb

    Roasted Leg of Lamb

        Time for a terrible confession The flowers (and weeds) are popping up in the garden right before our very eyes, and hoards of German and Scandinavian tourists are arriving in the area, so that means it’s Spring!  We had my husband’s family over from Italy during the Easter weekend.  I decided to make…

  • Artichoke Flan With Fontina Cheese Sauce

    Artichoke Flan With Fontina Cheese Sauce

        My love-hate affair with artichokes It’s coming into artichoke season!  I have a love/hate relationship with artichokes.  I love to eat them but hate dealing with them: from the minute I pick them up at the market and they prick me with their nasty thorns, to the time when I’m trying to pull…