Ovoli Mushroom Salad

The always lovely Chris from Mele Cotte is hosting this edition of Weekend Herb Blogging and this week I've finally found these amazing Ovolo Mushrooms.

Black and White Wednesday #52

Black & White Wednesday celebrates its first anniversary and it's fitting that Susan is hosting this week.

I've been pondering what type of image would be apt before settling on the theme of "firsts".

The First Porcini

This delightful handful are the first of the seasons porcini - almost too beautiful to eat, they are picture perfect specimens.

Weekend Herb Blogging #353 Hosting

This week Chris from Mele Cotte is returning to host Weekend Herb Blogging.

If you haven't taken part or it's been a while since you last joined in, here's a quick summary of the rules.

You have the week to post about any herb, fruit, vegetable, nut, seed, flower or plant. Your post can be informative - spotlight a particular ingredient and/or include a recipe where your chosen ingredient is one of the primary ingredients in the recipe.

Complete information can be found here.

You can post any time during the week but remember to send your email by the following cut-off times:

• 3pm Sunday - Utah Time
• 10pm Sunday - London Time
• 11pm Sunday - Rome Time
• 7am Monday - Melbourne (Aus) Time

Send your entries to melecotte AT gmail DOT com with WHB#353 in the subject line and the following:

• Your Name
• Your Blog Name/URL
• Your Post URL
• Your Location
• A photo: 600px wide

Don't forget you can also keep up with Italian version of WHB - hosted this week by Kris from Tutto ad Occhio

Tropea Onion Tart

Siri from Cooking with Siri is hosting this edition of Weekend Herb Blogging and this week I'll be featuring the elegant Tropea Onion.

FOCS: Amaro Albergian

One of the things we're planning to do while we're in Italy, is to delve deeper into the wonderful world of digestives and amari. Some like Averna and Campari are very well known but we're more interested in tasting the lesser known and unusual.

The first digestive we're trying is Albergian Amaro

Black & White Wednesday #50 Gallery

It's been a great pleasure to have hosted Black and White Wednesday - many thanks to Susan and to the wonderful photographers who share their monochromatic visions.

"Lemongrass Gin and Tonic" by Lynne from Cafe Lynnylu

"Happy Hour: Liqueur & Peanuts" by Rosa from Rosa's Yummy Yums

"Silver Sips" by Susan from The Well-Seasoned Cook

"On Fire" - Lubna from A Click a Day

"Fresh Borlotti Beans" by Simona from Briciole

"Lemongrass in Sepia" by Lynne from Cafe Lynnylu

"Pickled Onions" by Rajani from My Kitchen Trails

"Pineapple and Pistachio Cookies" by Aparna from My Diverse Kitchen

"Meringues De La Gruyère" by Rosa from Rosa's Yummy Yums

"It's yummy Mummy" from Lubna from Yummy Food

"Panna Cotta with Ruby Sauce" by Anna from Adobo Down Under

"My Shadow with Lemongrass" by Lynne from Cafe Lynnylu

"Lunch" by Me

If I've left anyone out or I've made an error, just drop me a line and I'll correct it.

The next host will be Cinzia from Cindystar - send your photos to casacortella AT tin DOT it

Weekend Herb Blogging #352 Hosting

It's a warm welcome back to Siri from Cooking with Siri who will be hosting this edition of Weekend Herb Blogging.

If you haven't taken part or it's been a while since you last joined in, here's a quick summary of the rules.

You have the week to post about any herb, fruit, vegetable, nut, seed, flower or plant. Your post can be informative - spotlight a particular ingredient and/or include a recipe where your chosen ingredient is one of the primary ingredients in the recipe.

Complete information can be found here.

You can post any time during the week but remember to send your email by the following cut-off times:

• 3pm Sunday - Utah Time
• 10pm Sunday - London Time
• 11pm Sunday - Rome Time
• 7am Monday - Melbourne AUS Time

Send your entries to info.siri AT gmail.com
with WHB#352 in the subject line and the following:

• Your Name
• Your Blog Name/URL
• Your Post URL
• Your Location
• A photo: 400px wide

Stuffed Peperoncini

Graziana from Erbe in Cucina (Cooking with Herbs) is hosting Weekend Herb Blogging and this week I've fallen for these gorgeous little round Capsicums - peperoncini rotondi

Black & White Wednesday #50 Hosting

Photography is an important part of my life and black & white photography has a special place so it's an enormous pleasure to be hosting Black and White Wednesday this week.



If you'll like to join in please send me your black & white/sepia/cyanotype culinary photos (maximum width 500px, height is open) to haalo AT cookalmostanything.com
Please include your Name, Blog Name and Photo Title in the email.

I will be accepting submissions until 9am Wednesday 19th September CEST - which is

• 12am Los Angeles
• 3am New York
• 5pm Melbourne

and I'm aiming at having the gallery up by midday.

To check out the history and the rules of this event, please head over to Susan's BWW post. I look forward to seeing your wonderful photographs.

Weekend Herb Blogging #351 Hosting

This week Graziana from the very aptly named Erbe in Cucina (Cooking with Herbs) will be hosting both the Italian and English editions of Weekend Herb Blogging.

It's very easy to join in - you have the week to post about any herb, fruit, vegetable, flower, nut, seed or grain - in fact if it is plant based we'd love to know more.

Your post can be informative, spotlight a particular ingredient and/or include a recipe where your chosen ingredient is one of the primary ingredients in the recipe. To find out more just check out the rules.

Entries need to be submitted by the following times:

• 3pm Sunday - Utah Time
• 10pm Sunday - London Time
• 11pm Sunday - Rome Time
• 7am Monday - Melbourne (Aus) Time

Send your posts to scrivi AT erbeincucina DOT it
with WHB#351 as the subject and the following details

• Your Name
• Your Blog/URL
• Your Post URL
• Your Location
• A photo, 300 px wide

Grappa Poached Saturn Peaches

Elena from Zibaldone Culinario is hosting this edition of Weekend Herb Blogging and this week I've found a peach with many names but a rather distintive look - "saturn" peaches.

Black and White Wednesday #49

This week the talented and creative head of B&W Wednesday, Susan from The Well-Seasoned Cook is our host.

The subject I've chosen is garlic - it's one of those things that just seem born for black and white and this rather photogenic bunch of garlic was purchased from the Slow Food market here in Alba.

Weekend Herb Blogging #350 Hosting

Can you believe it -  Weekend Herb Blogging reaches a milestone 350th edition and this week Elena from Zibaldone Culinario who will be hosting both the English and Italian versions.

While it's called Weekend Herb Blogging we don't limit ourselves to just posts dealing with herbs - we celebrate vegetables, fruit, nuts, seeds, flowers, grains - in fact if it is plant based, then we'll love to hear more.

Your posts can either be informative and/or include a recipe where your featured ingredient is the main ingredient of the dish. If you've found a new way to cook an old ingredient or discovered a new ingredient, you're more than welcome to share it with WHB.

Posts can be written anytime during the week but need to be sent to the host by the appropriate deadlines. You can find more information by checking out the WHB rules.

Send your entries to zibaldone.culinario AT gmail.com
with WHB#350 in subject line and the following details:

• Your Name
• Your Blog Name/URL
• Your Post URL
• Your location
• A photo: 400px wide

Your entries need to be received by:

• 3pm Sunday - Utah Time
• 10pm Sunday - London Time
• 11pm Sunday - Rome Time
• 7am Monday - Melbourne Time

Pomegranate Vinegar

Simona from Briciole is hosting both the English and Italian editions of Weekend Herb Blogging and this week I'm featuring Pomegranate.