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What Can I Do With A Box Of Spaghetti ?
Ciro’s Italian Village, Washington, D.C. (1930)Photo courtesy of Bill Walsh, copy editor at The Washington Post. In the early 1900′s the Italian Immigrants who came to America lacked a common language...
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What Makes A Good Marinade?
When it comes to cooking techniques, there’s one that almost every home cook uses: marinating. That’s because it couldn’t be simpler: just stir together the ingredients, soak the food, and you’re...
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“Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries!”
Cherries in Delft bowl with red and yellow apple (Painting by Amelia Kleiser) Life is just a bowl of cherries. Don’t take it serious; it’s too mysterious. You work, you save, you worry so, But you...
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No Fuss Slow Cooker Meals For Busy Days
What is the difference between a crock pot and a slow cooker? One recipe may say to use a crock pot and another recipe may say to use the slow cooker. Are they interchangeable? Is one better for a...
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Pasta Night
Somehow one never tires of pasta. So many possibilities! There are as many pasta dishes as there are cooks. Spicy, subtle, herb-laced, or creamy sauced pastas that, also, vary from city to city,...
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Apple Time
The saying, “As American as apple pie,” is referred to as the symbol of America. The word “apple” comes from the Old English word “aeppel.” Apples probably have more symbolic value than any other...
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Porcini – The Italian Mushroom
The meat-like texture of Porcini, with its earthy and somewhat nutty flavor, is unequaled among mushrooms and lends itself to any number of dishes. Porcini can be found the world over, however,...
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The Cuisine of Italy – Florence
The city of Florence showing the Uffizi (top left), followed by the Pitti Palace, a sunset view of the city and the Fontana del Nettuno in the Piazza della Signoria Florence is above all – a city of...
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Steak Pizzaiola or Bistecca Alla Pizzaiola
What, you may ask, is Steak Pizzaiola? What does this dish have to do with Pizza? It does share its tomato base with the pie but that’s about all. It’s a sauce that combines onions and garlic and...
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Cooking Green Beans
Green beans and string beans are actually the same bean. Green beans are string beans without the string. The string, a thick band of fibrous tissue that runs down both sides of the pod, cannot be...
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No Cook Dinner
For easy summer meals, visit a local farm stand or farmers’ market and build your menu around what’s available right now, starting with tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers or melons. They can make delicious...
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California’s Other Little Italies
California’s Mediterranean climate is similar to Italy’s, so the Italian immigrants felt at home and were able to bring their food and culture to this new land. The California soil was ideal for...
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Chicken and ……
At present, approximately 150,000 – 200,000 households in the U.S. are estimated to raise small numbers of chickens on their family property. Dozens of cities across the country have recently updated...
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Cooking With Italian Red Wine
Wine has a long, rich history as a cooking liquid. One of the early “cookbooks,” compiled in the first century, “De re Coquinaria” (“On Cooking”), included dozens of recipes that used wine. Since the...
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Italian White Wine
Italian white wines are crisp, soft and highly acidic. They are made to accompany food, not overpower it. Even Italian wines made from grapes popular elsewhere, such as Chardonnay, take on a slightly...
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Steak And Sauce
One of the most difficult things for a home cook to accomplish is a rich, smooth sauce to serve over steak. The answer isn’t in the “how to” but in what ingredients are used to create the sauce that...
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Cooking My Favorite Italian American Chefs
My favorite Italian chefs are my favorites because they prepare classic recipes that reflect the true spirit of Italian cooking. No gimmicks or including ingredients just because they are trendy....
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What Can You Do With Budget-Friendly Lamb Shanks?
One of the best ways to cut the cost of your shopping bill but still enjoy good quality meat is by buying cheaper cuts. It’s easy to end up buying the same things each week, such as chicken breasts or...
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Have A Pound Of Penne Pasta?
Penne There are approximately 350 different dried pastas produced in Italy that are made from durum wheat and semolina flour. Penne is a tube-shaped pasta that originated in Campania, a region in...
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Carnevale/Mardi Gras
Carnevale, also known as Mardi Gras, is celebrated in Italy and many places around the world 40 days before Easter, a final party before Ash Wednesday and the restrictions of Lent. The Carnival of...
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