summer Archives

Insalata di cozze (Mussels Salad)

26 May 2014

It’s hard to think of an easier way to prepare mussels than this one. The mussels are steamed in white […]

25 August 2013

Don’t let the name of this dish fool you, there are no mushrooms in melanzane a funghetto, also known by

18 August 2013

After last week’s look at gnocchi alla sorrentina, Sorrento’s classic gnocchi dish, let’s travel across the Bay of Naples to

11 August 2013

Potato gnocchi are pretty filling, the kind of food you may associate with the cooler weather. But, in fact, you

4 August 2013

Bruschetta is a dish of such astonishing simplicity that you might say it’s not even worth blogging about. After all,

9 September 2012

Summer may be drawing to a close here in the Northern Hemisphere, but there’s still time to get in some

19 August 2012

Rabbit is one of the most under-appreciated types of “fowl”. Many people have a visceral negative reaction to eating rabbit, since in

12 August 2012

It seems I can’t get enough of grilled seafood! We’ve already featured grilled fish, grilled mollusk and grilled cephalopod, so

5 August 2012

I don’t know about you, but even for an inveterate cooking enthusiast like myself, the dog days of summer take