A lighter version of the Eggplant Parmesan: no eggs and no bread crumbs. Eggplants are sliced and grilled in the oven. Then you proceed according to the traditional recipe adding layers of tomato sauce and cheese.Still great flavor but less fat and less work. It will come as no surprise […]
I LOVE this food blogger! She’s absolutely my favorite! Her name is, Ada Parisi, a Sicilian journalist who lives between USA and Italy who daily posts and writes about the most amazing Italian food on her website and Instagram Most of her recipes are incredible although sometimes hard to make because of […]
We took this video a few summers ago in the country side of Vicenza while making tortellini with Zia Anna and Zio Bruno. MMMMhhhh those tortellini!!!! Zia Anna works also in a famous restaurant and she’s literally a tortellini-factory! I’m sharing also her fantastic filling recipe with 2 kinds of […]
Roasting a whole fish in a salt crust makes a very impressive presentation–cracking the crust is an event. And the technique results in a very moist fish that’s perfectly seasoned and not at all salty.photos coco zordan
Olive lovers: this is a great recipe to make when you have a couple of half-jars of olives languishing in your fridge (we all have them!). You can use whatever combination of olives you like—everything from pimento-stuffed little numbers to ultra-strong Kalamatas. Enjoy as is or with cheese or ham. photos […]
For this pasta dish, broccoli rabe and orecchiette are cooked in the same pot. You could stop there and simply finish with a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and some finely grated Pecorino or Parmigiano, but it’s exceptionally good tossed with capers, garlic, pesto, hot red chiles and tomatoes. photos […]
This dish is named in honor of the opera “Norma” by the 19th century Sicilian composer Vincenzo Bellini. photos coco zordan One story goes that the chef who invented the dish was so taken by the opera that he named it after Bellini’s work. Another story goes that a group of musicians, when presented with […]
Although it’s not often that we have leftover pasta, when this is the case a great way to use it is as a pasta frittata. All you do is mix your leftovers with eggs and grated cheese, perhaps some minced parsley/basil for color, and a bit of salt and pepper if it needs […]
Pasta with Tomato Sauce and Basil … The beauty of this simple tomato sauce is that it can dress just about any kind or shape of pasta, to suit your taste or what happens to be in your cupboard. The quality of the tomatoes is important, if you didn’t make […]
Stuffed zucchini are a wonderful main dish in the summer months, and these, which have a ham filling, will also work for an elegant meal. I usually use the round zucchini, but also the regular ones, easier to find year-round, can be used. For vegetarians: you can eliminate the ham […]