Grilled Steak with Herb Sauce (Bistecca con salsa delle erbe)

Grilled Steak with Herb Sauce (Bistecca con salsa delle erbe)

Want a fast weekday evening meal? You can have this flavorful steak on your table in less than 15 minutes. Ribeye, strip or porterhouse steaks work well. Cook the steaks on an outdoor grill or in a grill pan on top of the stove. I was 

Veal Roast with Spinach Stuffing

Veal Roast with Spinach Stuffing

North Beach’s Little City Meats was an inspiration for my New Year’s Eve dinner. A boneless leg of veal caught my eye. Mike trimmed it up for me to make a stuffed roast. This is a butterflied roast. Lay it down flat, spread on a 

Braised Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Braised Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Cabbage stuffed with rice and flavorful browned ground beef braised in San Marzano tomatoes is a comfort food that helps me transition to early fall. I don’t give up late summer easily. Stuffed cabbage is easy to prepare and packs a ton of texture and 

Italian Wedding Soup: Chicken and Escarole Soup with Veal Meatballs

Italian Wedding Soup: Chicken and Escarole Soup with Veal Meatballs

Chicken and escarole soup with tiny veal meatballs is an Italian-American classic often called the Italian Wedding Soup. It’s easy to make and it’s delicious.

Sausage and Peppers

Sausage and Peppers

I used hot and mild sausage from North Beach’s Little City Meats.

2012 The Year of the Meatloaf?

2012 The Year of the Meatloaf?

So says The Chronicle’s Paolo Lucchesi, meatloaf along with pickles will be hot in 2012. Maybe I’m ahead of the curve on the pickle front. Try my pickled vinegar peppers and my giardiniera (pickled vegetables) that I posted late last year. My Mom’s meatloaf or 

Free Recipe: Roast Beef Studded with Garlic and Parsley

Free Recipe: Roast Beef Studded with Garlic and Parsley

Roast Beef studded with garlic and parsley is a zesty roast that you can make in about an hour. You’ll be happy if you have any left over for sandwiches.

Sunday Recipe: Quick Beef Stew (Stufato di Manzo)

Sunday Recipe: Quick Beef Stew (Stufato di Manzo)

The beef is fall-apart tender and the vegetables are soft with vibrant flavor all embraced by a sweet tomato gravy.

Friday Recipe: One-Pan Pork Chops with Potatoes and Sweet Cherry Peppers

Friday Recipe: One-Pan Pork Chops with Potatoes and Sweet Cherry Peppers

Tired at the end of a long day? You can make this full-flavored dish in one pan in less than 30 minutes. Easy to make and an easy clean-up too.

Village News: North Beach Labor Day & Gianni’s Best Burger

Village News: North Beach Labor Day & Gianni’s Best Burger

The purple fingerling potatoes are for a salad and the heirloom, cuke and onion for another. Sweet white corn may end up on the Labor Day table.

Hotness Challenge – Macaroni with a Baby Back Rib Sauce

Hotness Challenge – Macaroni with a Baby Back Rib Sauce

Calabrians love hot peppers that make their food zesty and memorable. How many drops can you take?

Little Scaloppine Bundles

Little Scaloppine Bundles

These little bundles are sometimes called scaloppine “rollatini” (little rolls with a filling) or scaloppine “ripieni” (stuffed).

10 for 1 – Super Versatile Scallopine

10 for 1 – Super Versatile Scallopine

At least 10 different dish variations are possible from this one veal cutlet recipe.

Bistecca alla Pizzaiola (Steak in a Spicy Tomato Sauce)

Bistecca alla Pizzaiola (Steak in a Spicy Tomato Sauce)

Rib-eye, San Marzanos, roasted potatoes, and escarole, in one hour.

Cotechino: Traditional New Year’s Dish

Cotechino: Traditional New Year’s Dish

Today, I’m making a traditional New Year’s dish, cotechino (a spicy fat boiled sausage from Italia) served over lentils. If you can’t get a cotechino you can use any Italian sausage. To poor southern Italians the lentils symbolized all the coins they hoped to amass