Female Foodie

1 week ago | femalefoodie.com | Brooke Eliason

Join thousands of other listeners on our Substack, The Foodletter!In this solo episode, Brooke comes to you from Florence, Italy to share six essential practices that expert travelers live by. Drawing from her personal travel experiences and years of leading Female Foodie Tours across Italy, Brooke offers practical, heartfelt advice for building memorable, stress-free trips.

1 week ago | femalefoodie.com | Katie Calton

Simplicity is the hallmark of this lemon ricotta pasta. With a brief list of delicious ingredients, this recipe makes it to the table in 20 minutes. Made from whole milk ricotta, butter, and ample lemon zest and juice, it’s bright and refreshing, but comforting at the same time. Poured all over rigatoni, which collects and clings to the creamy sauce, every serving is topped with toasted pistachios and an optional sprinkle of red chili flakes.

1 week ago | femalefoodie.com | Katie Calton

A vibrant expression of texture and taste, this Radicchio Salad is all about balance. Layers of radicchio and butter lettuce are dressed up with heavy cream and sweet honeycrisp apples, naval oranges, tempering the bitter notes of radicchio. Aside from being a crave-worthy combo of crunchy and delicate, the radicchio and butter lettuce make for a beautiful base. Rather than croutons, this recipe opts for a handful of butter-toasted breadcrumbs for crunchy, savory bits of bread in every bite.

1 month ago | femalefoodie.com | Brooke Eliason

To get 2026 Female Foodie Tours info before anyone else, becoming a paying subscriber to The Foodletter. In this solo episode of That Was Delicious, Brooke shares her tried-and-true strategies for overcoming jet lag—gleaned from years of frequent travel across Europe, Asia, Africa, and beyond. Whether you’re planning your dream vacation or returning home from a whirlwind trip, Brooke offers practical, honest, and experience-backed advice to help you feel like yourself faster in a new time zone.

1 month ago | femalefoodie.com | Brooke Eliason

Join thousands of other listeners on our Substack, The Foodletter!In this episode of That Was Delicious, Brooke Eliason sits down with cookbook author, recipe developer, and television host Laurel Evans. Born and raised in Texas, Laurel moved to Milan over 20 years ago and has since built a fascinating career bridging American and Italian cuisine.