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Italian Charoset
Italian Charoset Charoset is one of the symbolic foods that we eat during our Passover seder: its name comes from the Hebrew word cheres (חרס), which means “clay.” Charoset is a dense fruit paste that...
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Tomato Sauce, and My Pet Peeves
Tomato Sauce, and my Pet Peeves For a while I resisted the idea of writing about tomato sauce. In fact, as a typical Italian living in the US, I’m often annoyed when talian cuisine is identified...
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Grandma’s Eggplant and Apple Jam
Few things are more American than a PB & J sandwich. However, jelly itself has been a staple all over the world since antiquity, when someone figured out that even quince (a fruit that looks like...
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Passover Almond Custards – Scodelline
While eating matzah (unleavened bread) during Passover is a commandment, eating too much of it could turn into a curse. I won’t go into details here, but by the time you serve dessert at the end of...
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Italian Lamb Fricassee
In French, the term Fricassee refers to some kind of stew, usually with a white sauce, in which cut-up meat is first sauteed and then slow-cooked with the addition of liquid. However, ask any...
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Italian Grilled Vegetables
After almost twenty years in America, I have come to terms with the fact that here barbecue is an expression of national pride. Barbecue expresses American identity through food as accurately as jazz...
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Grilled Vegetable Chicken Salad
“Interesting” salads are not exactly what Italian food is famous for, I know. However, some time in the 1980es, when I was a high school student, many firms and stores in Italy gave up...
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Zucchini Flower and Strawberry Savory Tart
Seven years ago, when I was planning my wedding and the florist asked me what I would like to put in my bouquet, I joked that my favorite flowers are those that I can eat. If I ever end up stranded...
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Eggplant Ricotta Lasagna
Print Eggplant Ricotta Lasagna Prep Time: 30 minutesCook Time: 60 minutes serves 8 IngredientsA little over 1 lb freshly made lasagnas OR just under1 lb dry lasagna (not the pre-cooked type) 2 1/2 lb...
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Puff Slices with Dandelion Greens and Cheese
This week, the nice weather inspired me to check out my neighborhood “community gardens”, and I found a few fun things to cook with. Of course, if you live in the suburbs, you might...
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Spring Fling Pizza
The arrival of spring always inspires me to check out the neighborhood’s farmers’ markets and even community gardens in the quest for culinary ideas. After my FreshDirect-fueled winter...
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Silvia’s Fennel and Red Onion Gratin
Today I have a special surprise for you: I am quite thrilled to introduce you to my friend Silvia Nacamulli. Silvia, who grew up in Rome, is a fellow foodie, who learned all her tricks from three...
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Raspberry Cake with Whipped Cream and Pink Meringues
In some areas of Central Italy, there is still a custom of going from house to house adorned with garlands on the first night of May, playing and singing merry tunes to welcome the warm season. I’m...
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Strawberry and Prosecco Tiramisu
Last year, I wrote a guest post on Strawberry Prosecco Tiramisu for my friends Lois and Roberta click here for the recipe… The post Strawberry and Prosecco Tiramisu appeared first on...
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Pistachio and Cream Swiss Roll
This week my family and I will observe one of my favorite holiday traditions, that of indulging in creamy dairy treats for the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. After all, who am I to say no to extra...
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Silvia Colloca’s Pumpkin Seed Rolls
We all have weaknesses. One of mine is that I tend to be quite impatient. That’s why, even though I adore homemade bread, I’m not going to babysit that dough for several hours! Enter this...
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Summer Cherry Salad
May 22. When I was a child, the end of May marked the beginning of cherry-picking season, and for the next month or so I could often be found doing my homework with a big bowl of juicy fruit in my...
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Fregolotta – Giant Italian Crumb Cookie
The episode of the madeleine in Marcel Proust’s epic novel In Search of Lost Time is probably the most famous example in Western literature of how a particular flavor can elicit a stream of...
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Strawberry Risotto Straight From the Eighties
All of us have dishes we have always loved. And then there are flavors that we learn how to love, later in life. Finally, those that we appreciate because they remind us of when we were young, and/or...
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Quick Pipe Pasta with Swiss Chard
Don’t get me started. I’ll just mention that when the doctor heard how I got injured, he laughed. I’ll spare you the gory details, but it involved an epic fight with the...
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