Victor’s Spaghetti alla Carbonara
Victor (left) and Jay, Italy 2010 A special treat for me is our trips to New York City to visit with our dear friend, Victor. Victor is in …
Linguine piccanti con polpo e olive: Spicy linguine with octopus and olives
Octopus is so easy to find, it’s too bad people don’t cook with it more. You can buy it fresh at fish stores or frozen …
Wild Mushroom and Chicken Risotto
With the weather turning to fall, we were in the mood for a woodsy mushroom risotto last evening. The thought of the creamy rice melding …
Sicilian Seafood Couscous
Il mio amore was coming for dinner last eve and I was in the mood for something I rarely make – couscous. This typically Arab …
Pasta with Fresh Crabmeat, Tomato and Basil
After leafing through a few Italian cooking magazines that I picked up while in Italy last week, a simple crabmeat pasta lodged in my brain and was …
Pasta con Cavolfliore e Pangrattato (Pasta with Cauliflower and Breadcrumbs)
Snowy, snowy day here in Pennsylvania! Blizzard conditions with over a foot of snow outside! Hmmm, what to make for lunch to hold me over …
Linguini alle Vongole (Pasta with Littleneck Clams)
Let it snow, let is snow, let it snow! We had a foot of snow here last evening which gives me an opportunity to slow …
In Celebration of La Vendemmia: Schiacciata con l’Uva (Focaccia with Grapes)
The 2009 grape harvest – ‘la vendemmia’ – has begun! My friends in Montalcino emailed that the harvesting of the much loved sangiovese grapes of Montalcino …
Toast to the Pomodoro: Fresh Tomato and Tuna Pasta
There it is….my very last tomato from my garden for the season…grown from seeds I bought in Italy in the spring. Look at its simple …
Pasta with Mushrooms, Radicchio and Ricotta
Ahhh, weekends. Finally the sun has come out here in PA which calls for a relaxing lunch and vino on the patio with friends. The …
Lemon Spaghetti with Roasted Tomato, Artichoke and Chicken
Lemony artichokes, roasted tomatoes, pasta….heaven in a dish. I was craving pasta this past weekend due to a bit of a broken heart (ahhh, life….) and …
Pasta with Eggplant, Tomatoes and Ricotta: Pasta alla Norma
Pasta alla Norma is a famous pasta dish from the city of Catania in Sicily. This dish uses eggplant which is wildly abundant in Sicily’s …