Osso Buco for Valentine’s (or any other special) Day
Valentine’s Day has just come and gone but there are plenty of evenings to cook a great meal for that special someone. Osso buco is …
Summer’s Last Hurrah: Roasted Tomato Torta
Ciao tutti! Summer has been a magical whirlwind of travel, guests, family and friends. With my new kitchen now fully up and running, I have …
Charred Octopus Salad with other Goodies
It’s summer in L.A. and it’s HOT! It’s also a time to be celebrating seafood, given that we just returned from ten weeks in coastal …
Pollo in potacchio con patate
We are finally back here in Le Marche Italy visiting my family and walking the same streets as my grandfather who immigrated to the United …
Brasato alla genovese (Genovese braised beef )
I made this dish for this year’s New Year’s Day open house. It worked great as a dish for lots of people. This beef preparation …
Elevate your Grapes! Toss Them in the Oven….
How can it be that summer is but a memory?? My fave season went by in a flash. Zoom-gone. The evenings are already beginning to …
A modern Coniglio in Porchetta
The first and only time I served a whole, intact rabbit was several years ago for Easter dinner (insert humorous comment about serving a bunny …
Bring on Summer! Grilled Peach, Prosciutto and Mozzarella Salad
SUMMER.IS.FINALLY.HERE!! I live for these warmer months when the rhythm of life moves outdoors. Mornings in the garden (fighting off the rather large garden snake …
A Bolognese and a Battuto
When I was a kid, I used to sit at the kitchen table on a weekend morning watching my mother chop mounds of onion, celery …
Seppie con piselli (Cuttlefish with peas)
I’m in Italy!—in the region of Marche, along the Adriatic sea—staying in the town where my grandfather grew up (he immigrated to America in 1911, …
Cooking Le Marche Style: Vongole in Potacchio
Ciao, tutti! As I write this post, my brother and Mark are relaxing in the little village of Scapezzano, Italy – in the very house …
It’s raining artichokes! – Baby Artichoke Risotto
We have arrived in the hilltop town of Scapezzano, where my grandfather grew up and our cousins still live, in the Marche region of Italy. …