Monthly Archives: January 2011
Arugula and Pear Salad with Pecorino
This salad is a simple wintery mix of arugula, bosc pears, grapes and shaved pecorino sardo. The sardo is an aged sheep’s milk cheese that can actually be grated over pasta as well, but has a much more complex yet … Continue reading
Whole Wheat Pasta with Ricotta
After the meaty meals of the past few evenings, I’m ready to eat meatless tonight. I’m in the mood for whole wheat spaghetti with ricotta. This is a simple, luxurious dish that also packs a nice little protein punch if you’re not … Continue reading
Sugo Calabrese
This dish is straight from my mother’s home town in Calabria. Even in the summertime, the sauce is a staple which is served on pasta several days a week. When my mother and I spent three months in Calabria many … Continue reading
Polpettine di Tacchino
As I stated in my first blog, I love meatloaf (any kind) and the same goes for meatballs. I am constantly re-inventing my meatball recipes and I like to experiment with all manner of ground meat and poultry. Turkey … Continue reading
Deconstructed Pasta Al’Amatriciana and Broccoli with Onions
I learned to make pasta al’amatriciana from my neighbor, Beppi. He sautes pancetta, lots of sliced onion, then adds canned tomatoes and simmers for about 20 minutes. He adds a bit of parsley and basil at the end. The … Continue reading
White Bean and Broccoli Stem Soup
As we get pounded by blizzard after blizzard, I’ll keep making soups and stews–there’s just nothing I’d rather eat after shoveling snow for two hours! This soup makes use of a vastly underutilized vegetable–or I should say an underutilized … Continue reading
Butternut Squash Risotto
I’m still eating local butternut squash from the fall (not frozen–just kept in a cold basement). It seems to get sweeter as it sits and the flavor concentrates. I know it will not keep indefinitely, so one of these days, I’ll … Continue reading
Dinner for One – Skillet Potatoes and Sausage
There are many times when I make dinner for one (me) and I always look forward to them. Because I try never to throw food away, I usually have several little baggies of this or that in my freezer which can be … Continue reading
Pollo col Polenta
Polenta is the ultimate Italian comfort food–creamy and soft. It can be served with a variety of accompaniments: some sausages in red wine sauce (my mother’s way of serving it); alongside calves liver alla Veneziana (one of my neighbor … Continue reading
Olive Oil Poached Tuna with Roasted Pepper and Anchovy Salad
I love fine imported Italian tuna packed in olive oil and I always use it in my salade nicoise during the summer, when tomatoes and green beans are at their peak. A few years ago, I started making my own … Continue reading
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