Celebrating summer vegetables – Emilia-Romagna style!!
The farmer’s markets in Los Angeles are finally filling up with summer vegetables. Summer squash of all shapes and colors, Italian and Japanese eggplant, bell …
Pasta with saffron and cauliflower (Pasta con i broccoli rimestati)
Sicily’s cuisine is vastly different from the rest of Italy and heavily influenced by its Mediterranean neighbors. The classic sweet and sour flavor palette, along …
Roasted Cauliflower with Pancetta and Capers
I arrived home from a business trip this week to find a copy of the latest addition to my cookbook collection, Cooking with Italian Grandmothers, on the …
Pasta with Cauliflower, Pancetta and Anchovies
Another cold and snowy week here in Pennsylvania! But alas, I know spring is around the corner because my gardening catalogs have begun to arrive …
Pasta con Cavolfliore e Pangrattato (Pasta with Cauliflower and Breadcrumbs)
Snowy, snowy day here in Pennsylvania! Blizzard conditions with over a foot of snow outside! Hmmm, what to make for lunch to hold me over …
Sformato di Cavolfiore: Cauliflower Sformato
I first saw a recipe for a ‘sformata’ over the summer in an Italian cooking magazine and have been dying to try one. ‘Sformata’ basically …