My Little Red Christmas Tree (and a pot of Italian Sausage and Lentil Soup)
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!! Wohoo! I just love this holiday! Eight years ago after a rather loooong divorce, I was...
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The Calm after the Storm: Hurricane Sandy and a good ‘ole pot of Sausage, Kale and Cannellini Bean Soup
Hurricane indeed! Hmpfh! Sandy certainly made her presence known last week around these parts. Her howling winds made for quite a long...
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Clam, squid, fennel and sausage stew (Vongole, calamari, finocchio, salsiccia guazzetto)
Guazzetto is the Italian word for stew: not just any stew, but a low-and-slow-cooked stew. Cooking it slowly allows all the flavors to...
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Risotto con le Salsicce e Vino Rosso: Sausage and Red Wine Risotto
We are very excited over here at Our Italian Table – we have some fun things in the works! My brother Joey is busily working on our...
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Rigatoni with Sausage, Shitakes, Sun-dried Tomatoes and Artichoke Hearts
I often reflect on a paragraph in Frances Mayes’ wonderful book, ‘A Year in the World’: ‘The need to travel is a...
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Sunday Fireside Dinner: Sweet Sausage and Broccoli Rabe with Potatoes
Baby, its cold outside!! Wow – winter is here!!! Time for a cozy Sunday night next to a blazing fire. And this calls for some...
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Porcini, White Bean and Sausage Stew
Aaaahhh, my dear Isabella and Luigi….grazie mille for so many fond memories of Montalcino. Having just spent a few weeks on the...
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Sweet Sausage, Broccoli Rabe and Potatoes
Ahhh, Italian comfort food….and this is one of those dishes for me. After returning from an amazing week in Montalcino, I found...
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