…aged cheese. Finally, a special thanks to my Mom for sharing Angelina’s old recipe, which she still makes from time to time. Without her good memory, so many of these…
Alici indorate e fritte (Fried Fresh Anchovies)
…flour and then in egg, and then quickly fried in olive oil until golden brown on each side. It’s a method very much like the one for making Angelina’s fried…
Asparagi all’agro (Asparagus with Lemon and Olive Oil)
…back in the early days of Memorie di Angelina, we showed you how to prepare green beans all’agro; spinach and Swiss chard are also classic choices, but really most vegetables…
Homemade Giardiniera
…can remember Angelina’s yearly day-long ritual of putting up summer tomatoes for the winter. The mason jars nearly filled one of the closets of her New York apartment. I haven’t covered…
Columbus Day Special: Chicken Scarpariello
Memorie di Angelina is a blog about the home cooking of continental Italy. But as our regular readers will know, every Columbus Day we feature an Italian-American favorite. This year…
Agnello in umido (Lamb in Tomato Sauce)
…find a good number lamb dishes here at Memorie di Angelina, whether it be grilled chops or skewers, or fried and breaded or baked with potatoes or pan roasted in the…
Zucchine cacio e uova (Zucchini with Egg and Cheese)
…more flavor. You can use the same cacio e uova sauce with other vegetables. Angelina used to make peas this way, but artichokes and asparagus are wonderful too. Meat stews…
Melanzane al cioccolato (Chocolate Eggplant)
…her melanzane al cioccolato the way Angelina made her parmigiana, dipping the eggplant slices in flour and egg before frying. But while Francesconi layers the eggplant slices in a baking…