Sicilian Sauteed Shrimp with Almonds
I first had the combination of almonds, shrimp, and toasted breadcrumbs while visiting the tiny Sicilian island of Pantelleria many years ago. After a long …
Roasted Delicata Squash Salad
This time of the year, I love eating winter squash. Delicata, Kabocha, Acorn, Spaghetti and other squash are abundant in the autumn and into the …
Marie’s Ricotta Meatballs
Our Italian food blogger friend, Marie of Proud Italian Cook has been blogging since 2007 and has been an inspiration for us at Our Italian Table …
Lenticchie in Umido – Stewed Lentils
Autumn 🍁 is finally in the air in Los Angeles. All and all, we had a pretty mild summer. The real heat in LA comes …
Burst Tomato Pasta with Creamy Burrata
Sigh. The end of summer. The seemingly effortless season of cooking is drawing to a close however, the garden still is providing its last gasp …
Grilled-then-Marinated Eggplant
As September begins it is hot in Los Angeles–really hot–after a relatively mild earlier summer. Though the thermometer 🌡 is ticking up toward one hundred …
Saffron Panna Cotta with Peach Compote
Montalcino is famous for its spectacular wines but did you know that there is also a red heart to Montalcino? Saffron! This red gold has …
Vegetarian Stuffed Eggplant
I hated eggplant as a kid. So did my sister, Michele. Any attempt on my Mom’s part to get us to eat it was met …
Shaved Zucchini and Herb Salad with Parmigiano
We know it is high summer when our kitchens are swimming in zucchini. We have stuffed and sautéed them, grated and grilled them, frittered and …
Peperonata – Stewed summer sweet peppers
I was thinking about the upcoming 4th of July holiday while I was shopping this week. I spotted wonderful summer bell peppers at many of …
Briny Chicken Cacciatore & My Recent Trip to Montalcino ❤️
I just returned from Montalcino where I spent a super relaxing week mostly just hanging in the village. One of my favorite rituals is buying …
Sgroppino: 🍋🥂Your new summer happy place!
How did I not know about this? On our recent trip to Italy for Mark’s 40th year architecture class reunion, the attendees all ate a …