NOTE: This is an updated version of an article originally posted in 2010 on a previous blog I ran called Modern Culture: Italy. The blog no longer exists; however, I am pulling and updating some of the articles that I found to…
Tonnarelli Cacio e Pepe
My exploration of Rome’s typical pasta dishes starts with the seemingly simple, yet incredibly delicious Tonnarelli Cacio e Pepe. This traditional dish uses three simple ingredients Tonnarelli pasta (also known as spaghetti alla chitarra), grated cacio, and freshly ground black…
A Poisonous Escape
Of course, I had to include a tiki-style drink to my novel collection of cocktails. A Poisonous Escape is a delicious concoction I imagine would be served at the Poison Ivy tiki bar scene in A MISTAKE INCOMPLETE. It’s probably…
Cyn Cyn Punch
The Cyn Cyn Punch is another cocktail I created inspired by my first novel THE LOVE FOOL, and was first printed in the Book Club Edition released in August 2020. This cocktail is a refreshing sipper that my character Teddy…
