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Polpettone di fagiolini e patate

10 September 2022

Potatoes and green beans are a classic combination in Italian cookery and most especially in the cooking of the region […]

30 July 2022

When temperatures reach astronomical highs as they have done lately, I often turn to salads for sustenance. To me, they’re

13 May 2022

As everyone knows, zucchini (aka courgettes) are a staple of modern Italian cookery. Italians have come up with a nearly

27 November 2021

The people of the Campania region and its capital Naples are great lovers of leafy green vegetables. Even before they

21 August 2021

Eggplant might just be my favorite summer vegetable, and we’ve prepared it every which way on this blog: grilled, sautéed,

20 March 2021

Everyone who knows about the Italian food has surely had parmigiana di melanzane, or Eggplant Parmesan. And it’s a dish

12 December 2020

Have you ever tried a cardoon? It’s a unique vegetable that looks like an overgrown celery stalk but tastes like

8 August 2020

As we enter into late summer, it’s once again the traditional time of year for putting up the season’s bountiful

16 May 2020

Snap peas, called taccole or piselli mangiatutto in Italian, are one of spring’s most delightful vegetables. Sweet, crisp and toothsome,