Fried Eggs My Father’s Way
Every once in a while when I was growing up in Jersey my father asked my mother to make a simple Friday night dinner – eggs fried in olive oil. It was one of my favorite meals.
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Friday Recipe: Halibut Roasted in Parchment
A simple healthy dish that can be made in a jiffy any time of the year.
Village News: Is It Fall Yet? North Beach Festa Italiana & Pizza
Saturday’s annual SF Italian Athletic Club’s Festa Coloniale Italiana on North Beach’s Washington Square was quite an event–food stalls, wine tastings, live music, even a fountain temporarily installed in the Club’s ballroom.
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.
Tulare Giant Plum Crostata
We’re nearing the end of summer and the plums have been superb. I wanted a final plum celebration to tide me over until next season.
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.
Friday Recipe: Tomato & Onion Focaccia
The tiny tomatoes glistened like jewels. They inspired a gift to celebrate late August in San Francisco–a red and gold cherry tomato and young onion focaccia.
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?
Village News–More New North Beach Restos & Shops
It’s an exciting time to be in North Beach–lots of new places opening in the Village.
Friday Recipe: Belly-Button Ricotta Gnocchi in a Sage Burnt Butter Sauce
The rising popularity of the potato gnocchi video promtped me to share a simpler gnocchi recipe using ricotta to make the dough instead of potato.
Little Scaloppine Bundles
These little bundles are sometimes called scaloppine “rollatini” (little rolls with a filling) or scaloppine “ripieni” (stuffed).
North Beach Sunday Farmer’s Market
Sunday was a chilly, foggy morning and the Village was still abuzz. North Beach denizens flocked to the Farmer’s Market near the library (Columbus/Mason).
Spaghetti Pie
So I had some spaghetti with basil pesto left over from last night’s dinner. Boy-oh-boy the next day it’s breakfast–a spaghetti pie.
Basil Pesto–The Genoa Way?
Just a few ingredients and you’ve got this pesto in 10 minutes. Use it to dress fettuccine as they do in Genoa (they call the dish trenette) or with spaghetti as I did this time.
Exhibit: Rare North Beach History
A private collection of North Beach’s Italian cultural and political memorabilia, ephemera and photos from the 1800s to present.