Le Marche: Polente con le vongole
Le Marche—the region of Italy on the Adriatic Coast east of Umbria—remains largely unknown to most Americans. Europeans and South Americans know about it and …
Snowmageddon 2016! Cooking Up a Storm – Baked Farro with Winter Vegetables
Snowmageddon 2016 – a food blogger’s dream! Two feet of snow outside with more still to come….not much else to do than hunker down and …
Italian Comfort Food! Pork Shoulder Braised in Milk (Maiale al Latte)
OMG, you guys! It has been almost a month since I posted!! The holidays were a glorious whirlwind of cookie exchanges, seven (ok, make that …
Eggplant-Wrapped Veal Meatballs
I received a cookbook as a birthday present from some work colleagues back in 1992. It’s by Jo Bettoja and is all about southern Italian …
Flavors of Fall: Chestnut and Pear Ravioli with Saged Brown-Butter
There is something deeply satisfying to me about the changing of the seasons. Perhaps it is the shedding of the old and familiar season; perhaps …
Harvest Dinner: Easy Roasted Chicken with Grapes and Shallots
So you guys, you have to make this roast chicken! Why?? It is super simple. It screams FALL. The delicious aromas wafting from your oven …
Garganelli with sausage and fennel ragù
I’m trying to figure out why it took me so long to make garganelli. I think it was because a cookbook I have said to …
My Mom’s Passatelli and An Old Meat Grinder
One look at my mom’s old meat grinder and my eyes instantly well with tears. Never fail. How can that old beast resign me to …
How to Make Stock Like an Italian Nonna (and a Chicken Stock Recipe)
Happy Fall! I know many of us dread the cooler days ahead (me included!) So….why not make those cooler days just a tad warmer by …
A Late Summer Harvest: Timballini di Melanzane
As the heat of summer fades to the cooler chill of fall, my garden harvest begins to slow. The last of the tomatoes remain on the …
Angello fritto
Courtesy of the Marche region of Italy, this recipe may drive America’s backyard grillers crazy! Frying lamb chops?? In the summer?! How heretical!! Yet this …
End of Summer at Mussel Beach – Cozze alla marchigiana
I was in the Pacific Northwest this week visiting family and as usual, I was amazed at the abundance of fresh local seafood available in …