Fried Calamari with Vinegar Pepper Confetti
Calamari fritti (fried squid) takes about 5 minutes to make and you are rewarded with the fresh, clean taste of the sea.
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Free Recipe: Semolina Bread with Sesame Seeds
I recently spent a delightful evening with my friend Viola Buitoni, a wonderful Umbrian cook and teacher, and Carol Field, the San Francisco author of the just reissued classic, The Italian Baker. Viola hosts the wonderful Italian gastronomy series at the Italian Cultural Institute. The presentations …
Ditali Pasta with Peas & Onions
Ditali with peas and onions is a great easy recipe ready in the time that it takes to cook the pasta.
A Post-Thanksgiving Melting Pot Dinner
Two branches of the family gathered in northern Jersey to enjoy a great Italian-American meal with a Syrian twist.
A Jersey Thanksgiving
We’re all gathered in northern Jersey for our Italian-American Thanksgiving dinner, 3 generations in the kitchen today. My sister Rose and her daughter Wendy are in charge, I’m just the sous chef. RoRo has been rocking in the kitchen since 7 this morning and barking …
NYC’s Real Little Italy
I’m interested in the health of Italian-American communities across the country so I travelled from Manhattan to the outer borough of the Bronx to check out a neighborhood I’ve heard about for a long time but never visited. Arthur Avenue is a vibrant Italian community …
Free Recipe: Salsa Verde (Green Herb Sauce)
A really versatile condiment that you can serve with vegetables, fish or meat.
Italian-American Thanksgiving – Roasted Turkey, Chestnut-Sausage Stuffing, and Gravy
Recipes for Italian-American roasted turkey, chestnut and sausage stuffing and turkey gravy.
Giardiniera (Pickled Vegetables)
Giardiniera, flavorful marinated vegetables, is a staple in the Italian kitchen. Make up a batch. Great on sandwiches or on an antipasti platter. It’s versatile!
Pickled Peppers
Here’s a really simple recipe to capture the bell pepper bounty in a jar for your winter pantry. Just slice the peppers into strips, make the vinegar brine and put everything in a jar. Pickled peppers, or “vinegar peppers” as my family calls them, keep in …
400 Food Bloggers in SF
The Foodbuzz Food Blogger Festival was in town. I met some great people and learned a lot.
Village News: Pulcinella, Garchik, Foodbuzz Bloggers & NPR
It’s just been 2 weeks since we saved the severely damaged Song of Pulcinella restoration and rolled it across Columbus Avenue to a safe haven. It’s been a week since I brought the San Francesco statue to Emerald Tablet gallery to oversee the restoration. …
Cavati (Cavatelli) with Vodka Sauce & with Broccoli Rabe
Rhode Island friends are in town and we we’re making 2 classic Italian-American pasta dishes. Carol brought a cavati pasta machine all the way from Little Rhody. I’ve never seen this contraption and I was anxious to try it out. You say cavati, I say …
Is North Beach Shrinking?
I was worried about the south side of Vallejo Street between Columbus and Stockton. There was an even mix of Italian and Chinese stores on that block. Then Pulcinella Pizzeria closed and I heard that Victoria Pastry (est. 1914) on the corner was moving to …