Celebrating summer vegetables – Emilia-Romagna style!!
The farmer’s markets in Los Angeles are finally filling up with summer vegetables. Summer squash of all shapes and colors, Italian and Japanese eggplant, bell …
Chickpea fritters (Panelle)
Sicilians love to fry things. Not like American southern fried chicken, but gently, like Japanese tempura. In Sicily, there is a rich culture of fried …
Grilled Provolone with Blood Orange Reduction (Provola alla Griglia con Riduzione dell’Arancia Rossa)
The magnificent blood orange – a small burst of sunshine for a chilly winters day. Our little local farmer’s market has recently started carrying these …
Grilled Sardines with Salmoriglio Sauce (Sardine alle Griglia con Salsa al Salmoriglio)
Grilled fresh sardines. One of life’s simple delectable pleasures. I actually never tasted grilled sardines until I started traveling to Sicilia. We would spend afternoons …
Shrimp Buzara Style (Gamberoni alla Buzara)
With the waters of the Adriatic lapping its coastline, Friuli Venezia-Giulia’s sparkling sea affords a bounty of fresh seafood, including a species of very large shrimp, almost …
Friuli Venezia-Giulia:The Land of the Polentoni – Polenta Crostini with Sauteed Wild Mushrooms
I am off to Uganda to do some volunteer work in the week ahead but didn’t want to leave without posting an antipasto very fitting …
From My Little Test Kitchen: Fig Tart with Gorgonzola and Caramelized Onions
The house is decorated for Christmas and the presents are piling up! Christmas carols have been blazing from the ipod all week and the holiday …
Southern Italian seafood salad (Insalata di mare)
Seafood salad is served all over Italy: anywhere near the sea and with ready access to seafood, which is most of the country. This is …
Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms (or ‘How to set your kitchen on fire’)
For years, I have been growing zucchini in the garden. Every year, I put in more plants than I should and they grow to alien …
Italian Pickled Vegetables (Verdure in Scapece)
“Vedure in Scapece” is a summer dish from Naples found in Italian delis all over America. It’s the go-to recipe in Italy for people who …
Chard-Sesame Balls and Red Onion Jam (Polpette di Bietola e Marmellata di Cipolla Rossa)
OMG – what a great find! This is another recipe from ‘Cooking with Italian Grandmothers’ and boy this one is a keeper! (Thank you, Jessica!) At …
Bresaola, Rughetta e Parmigiano (Bresaola with Arugula and Parmesan Cheese)
Bresaola is air-dried, salted beef that has been aged two or three months until it becomes hard and turns a dark red, almost purple color. …