Welcome Spring! 🌱 Pasta with Asparagus, Peas and Pancetta
Oh, Spring—how I’ve missed you. This winter has felt especially stubborn, dragging its heels through March, kicking and screaming, but finally, it has relented. The …
Pollo in potacchi and Italian Americans in LA
Last week I attended a talk and book signing for The Italian Americans of Los Angeles at our local Barnes and Nobles, Thhe author, Marianna …
Flourless Chocolate-Hazelnut Cake with Whipped Cream
The deep chill of winter has settled in here in Pennsylvania, wrapping January in a relentless, bone-deep cold that made the month feel like an …
Pasta with Cauliflower and Pancetta
It’s been quite a couple of weeks here in LA. If you’ve been following the news, you’ve probably heard about the devastating wildfires. LA is …
Sausage and Lentil Soup (Zuppa di Lenticchie e Salsiccia)
It’s 5:30 AM here in eastern Pennsylvania. The outside blackness is calming. Warm steamy coffee in hand, I can make out the glittering of frost …
An Ode to Stretch’s Chicken Savoy
“Do you guys want to meet for dinner at The Hawke on Saturday?” asked my friend. ‘Sounds great” I responded as I casually googled the …
Sweet and Sour Winter Squash: Zucca in Agrodolce
I’ve been stuck at home for the past several months because of a planned and then unplanned hip surgery (see more below). I normally love …
Chocolate Sweet Buns: Pangoccioli
For the past few months, the aroma of freshly baked bread has been wafting from my kitchen window. Anyone peeking through my window would find …
For the Love of Lemons: Sbriciolata al Limone 🍋
This week a fellow Italian food writer, Lolly who writes Weeknight Pasta from Italy, mentioned that Italians have a word for the combined high heat …
Smoked Salmon and Zucchini Pasta Salad
It’s really hot outside. You are headed to a pool party and you want to make something yummy but that you can serve at room …
Italian potato, green bean, and tuna salad for the summer win!
I have been studying with an online Italian tutor for over 2 years – a (mostly) weekly lesson where I am painstakingly learning all the …
Seaside Fregola Salad
Italians really don’t like to cook in the summer. When the summer starts, so do the lighter and easier-to-prepare meals. Cooking and sweating away in …