Polpettine di vitello in umido di melanzane (or ‘Cooking while lost in translation’)
I have to confess that I have a guilty pleasure (ok, maybe more than one but only one that I am owning up to here) …
I have to confess that I have a guilty pleasure (ok, maybe more than one but only one that I am owning up to here) …
Our much loved culinary icon and legend, Julia Child, would have turned 100 today! In honor of her big day, I have renamed what started …
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 …
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 meld. I …
I simply love entertaining and having company fill the house. The buzz of new voices gathered round the dinner table after preparing a meal together …
You may remember my post of a few weeks back regarding my very cool new workstation atop my treadmill. What great fun to walk, talk …
These ingenious Italians….who else would utilize space under a street for nothing other than a fish market? For a few years, I have known about …
Once spring hits and the mornings turn a bit warmer, I find it really difficult to sleep late. I hear the birds start their early …
Ahhh, there is nothing quite like those first warm days of the season; that first meal prepared outside on the grill as the warmth of …
Saltimbocca means “jumps in the mouth” in Italian. This word has all to do with the great flavors of this dish. What could be better …
When we were growing up, my mother tried to convince my sister and me that a frittata was a good use of leftover spaghetti. At …
I just happened to run across an article on the web this week on the state of affairs in breathtaking Cinque Terre located in Italy’s …