One of my classmates and a good friend, Joanie, who ran her family’s restaurant, the Blue Parrot, in Louisville, Colorado for many years, retired and closed the restaurant in 2017. Since then I’ve been enjoying her company at class reunion meetings and lunch gatherings and I’ve loved catching up with this sweet Italian friend, which was impossible in the past because she was always too busy with the restaurant to socialize much. Several of us lamented one day that we really missed the Blue Parrot’s Chicken Cacciatore, so Joanie offered to not only give out her recipe, but give a cooking class too! So, one bright spring day a group of us got together and we watched and took notes as Joanie prepared this hometown “comfort” food for those of us who were privileged to grow up in Louisville and feast often on this delicacy. Continue reading “Italian for a Day!” →