Slow Food and La Cucina Orgasmica

There's only one way to start a blog, and that's to start it. So what better way to start off than a little background on the Slow Food movement and my vision for La Cucina Orgasmica?

A quick history of Slow Food: The Slow Food movement was founded in 1989 by (Italian) Carlo Petrini to "counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world."

And I super like this last line: "To do that, Slow Food brings together pleasure and responsibility, and makes them inseparable."

Ah...leave it to Italians to combine pleasure and responsibility. Che miracolo! I don't know where I got my fabulous guilty conscience from, but I've spent most of my life feeling guilty for pleasure, as if the only meaningful thing I could do was be responsible for everything and everyone, instead of actually having a bit of fun.

Boring!It's time to change things up a bit.

So, here are my two goals for La Cucina Orgasmica, which will combine pleasure and responsibility both for you and for me:

Goal numero uno: To provide simple, healthy, and ridiculously delicious (dare I say orgasmic?) Italian recipes, with wheat and gluten-free options for those with sensitivities like me.

Goal numero due: To help support the mission of the Slow Food movement: to get you thinking about the food you eat, where it comes from, how it tastes, and how our food choices affect the rest of the world.

So...cominciamo! Let's begin!

P.S. While you're at it, check out the Slow Food website at: www.slowfood.com