The Best Italian & Italian-American Recipes on the Internet
I’ll do The Scranton Times Tribune a huge favor and refrain from telling any Dunder Mifflin jokes in this post. It’s the least I can do, since this article they ran explains how the fabulous one-pot alternative to the traditional Christmas Eve 7-fish meal that …
A great story, a great tradition, and a great recipe. Nana’s sauce clearly rocks and goes back to the early days of Italian immigration to San Francisco. But, 1000 ravioli? I had a hard time making a dozen and a half for dinner last Sunday. …
Remember Stars? The Public Library exhibit San Francisco Eats opened Saturday with a great panel who recounted the last 25 years of San Francisco food, including that Jeremiah Tower landmark restaurant. The highlight of the discussion In 1995, San Franciscans didn’t know what they had. …
Every time I go to Italia, I learn more rules. If you’re gonna go – and I naturally recommend you do – keep some things in mind… Rule #1: Bring a Swim Suit After the long flight I find it important to rest and recharge …
Wow, the Public Library opens the San Francisco Eats exhibit on Saturday, food history from the Gold Rush to Slow Food. I’m going. Lots of photos, old menus and the like and a discussion with some Bay Area food personalities. Look at my post for …
It’s not a huge deal, I know, but it’s really convenient for some folks to be able to have the videos automatically downloaded to their mobile devices, so we’re excited to be able to offer this option now. Please consider visiting my video podcast page …
New Joe’s Restaurant, 1941, North Beach. Image courtesy of SF Public Library The SF Public Library is hosting a new exhibit called San Francisco Eats, and it’s all about the unique food history of our fair city: San Francisco Eats showcases the culinary delights that …
I’m organizing my first live cooking event, and it’s pretty special. It’s by limited RSVP, so if you’re gonna be in San Francisco on Saturday, December 18th, get your request into us early. Here’s the event page. Buy Best Cisco 300-085 Practice Test CCNP Collaboration …
Hand-crushed tomatoes, and meats galore. The traditional, long-cooked pasta sauce from Campania.
A surprising combination of flavors merge in this great white pizza recipe.
Some sauces call for a fresh pasta and some for a dried pasta. Most dried pasta is a durum wheat or semolina pasta. The best is from Italy.
Updated for 2011: Turkey, stuffing and gravy recipe. I’m first generation Italian-American. Most of my friends were second generation and were more Americanized than my family. In my early years we celebrated this American holiday Thanksgiving but the meal was really Italian. As my …
Photo by Miles Grant I was in NYC when Dungeness crab season opened last week, and couldn’t get them out of my mind. The reports were that the harvest was bountiful and the crab were big and meaty. I couldn’t wait to get back home. …
I Love Rome. Probably getting close to 20 times I’ve been. Bernini’s sculpture, Michelangelo everywhere, Baroque over the top, beautiful people, the Caravaggio triptych in San Liuigi dei Francesi church, the wonderful food and romantic outdoor meals, Santa Maria in Trestevere, potato pizza with rosemary …
YouTube Videos Replace Cookbooks
So says The Atlantic. Do you use YouTube videos to help you cook? (I know you’re gonna give the right answer!) I don’t think videos will entirely replace cookbooks, which is why I include text recipes with my videos. And some folks think videos aren’t …