It’s Fall and cherry tomatoes have lost their appeal, but Sunday comes every week and we Italians need a red sauce. For most of my childhood, this meant meat sauce with meatballs and all sorts of “gravy meat,” such as beef and pork ribs, sausage and braciole. (You’ll find my recipe for Sunday gravy under … Continue reading
Are you wondering what “farrotto” is? I’m not sure if this is a correct culinary term, but this is what I call risotto made with farro instead of rice. I certainly don’t want to take credit for this term, as I’m sure I saw it on a menu somewhere. I’m just not that clever! But … Continue reading
This is a very simple, light dish, but full of flavor. The peppery taste of arugula, combined with garlic, oil and a little broth, makes each mouthful burst with fresh goodness and intensity. Who thinks of these combinations? And how many ways are there to make pasta with vegetables? In the late 1980s, … Continue reading
Italians not only love eating food, but they love arguing over food as well. As you can see from several of my other posts, whether we’re arguing about who makes the dish the correct way, or what region the dish comes, we love to challenge one another. My motto is, “if it tastes good, … Continue reading
Eggs in Gravy, as we used to call it, was a usual Friday night meatless meal in our family growing up, especially during Lenten season. I believe it is now commonly referred to as Eggs in Purgatory. That definitely sounds more religious. I forget about this dish all year long, but as soon as Lent begins, … Continue reading
Obtaining recipes from chefs in restaurants was very common in my family. Before 1980, there weren’t many Italian cookbooks. We relied on our family recipes and those of our friends. However, if we went to dinner at a restaurant, and particularly loved a dish, we would ask to speak with the chef, and one of … Continue reading
Happy New Year to all! I hope you all had wonderful holidays. While I hate to see the Holiday season come to a close, I must admit that I am always ready for some detox and renewal when January 1st comes around. Nothing says this better than soup. I made lentil soup (recipe can be found … Continue reading
Somewhere in the early 1960s, this dish of sautéed mushrooms made it’s way into our Holiday menu. I remember watching my Aunt Mary, in her Bronx kitchen, stirring a huge frypan of this weird looking vegetable and wondering if I would like it. It was Christmas Day, and we already had too much food. Why … Continue reading
Ever since Marcella Hazan died in late September, I’ve been wanting to post my favorite recipe of her’s, but it wasn’t easy to pick. My sister gave me her first cookbook, “The Classic Italian Cookbook” in 1980, and I think I spent the next 5 years making almost every recipe in it. Her recipes are … Continue reading
I’m not sure if this was true of all Italian families, but when I was young, my mother had a routine for what she made for dinner each night of the week. As a mater of fact, this was true of all my relatives as well. For instance, if I ate at a cousin’s house … Continue reading
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