Tomatoes, Beans, and Cheese
Today I am auditioning a recipe for my tomato cookbook (tentative publish date early spring 2021). There is nothing better than picking up sun-warmed tomatoes from …
Italian Food
Potatoes & Onions aka Patate & Cipolla (Italian Style)
Cooking meals from different regions in Italy is always an exciting adventure for me. In my travels, I’ve made tortellini in Bologna, bread in Altamura, and …
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Salsa di Pomodoro by Patricia Badia-Johnson
Several of the contributors this month are friends I met through the Italian community. It’s not a myth that Italians are great cooks! Italian food is …
Magna Graecia Pasta by Angela Zagarella
You are in for a treat today! My guest, Angela Zagarella is a multi-talented woman that embraces life and all that it offers. For starters, she …
Russo Famiglia Broccoli Salad By Tonya Russo Hamilton
The next cook extraordinaire I’m featuring in May’s Guest Chef, Cook, & Foodie series is Tonya Russo Hamilton. I met Tonya at an Italian meeting in …
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Mamma Anna’s Artichokes by Antimo Cimino
May is guest chef, cook, and foodie month. This month I will be featuring guests on the blog who are sharing their stories and recipes. I’m …
Asparagus Arancini aka Risotto Balls
Not everyone likes leftovers, my hubby included. So I end up eating most of the leftovers or creating something new with it. Somewhere in this blog, …
Lazy Day Chicken Cacciatore
Chicken Cacciatore doesn’t have to be time-consuming to make. I use this “cheater” recipe when I have leftover rotisserie chicken or chicken breasts that I want …
Orange Crostata To Cure The Winter Blues
There’s a lot of winter blues going on about this time of year. On the west coast, we don’t have quite the long and cold winters …
Italian Wedding Soup Or Is It?
Did you know that Italian Wedding Soup has nothing to do with weddings? I’m sorry to dispell your culinary fantasies regarding this soup, but…. Its original …
Braciole – I Made It Again – New And Improved
Three years ago I posted a recipe for Braciole that I used and liked at the time. And with a little more experimenting over the years …
Pork & Grapes Cooked In Wine – A Winner!
Creating dishes from the cookbook “Food of the Italian South” has become a new adventure in 2020. While I won’t be recreating each recipe to parody …