Tuscans love beans. They eat them as part of many of the famous Tuscan soups like ribollita, they eat them in a salad with tuna as an antipasto, and, of…
For a May Day Picnic: Fave e pecorino (Fava Beans and Pecorino)
…bit of oil, salt and pepper to make a salad. That is how I had this once in a tony restaurant in Florence. But personally I like the rustic informality…
Gnocchi al gorgonzola (Potato Gnocchi with Gorgonzola Sauce)
…is so substantial, in fact, that it can serve as a piatto unico followed by a green salad and a piece of fruit. Although the recipe is simplicity itself, there…
Agnello e patate al forno (Oven-Roasted Lamb and Potatoes)
…piatto unico, rounded out with just a salad and a piece of fruit. This dish was a great hit at a recent dinner at our place–even some finicky kids and…
Ham and lentil casserole
…sausages or bits of a roast or stew. This dish is almost a meal in itself—and definitely a piatto unico. Last night we followed it with a green salad, some…
Côtes d’agneau Champvallon (Lamb Chop and Potato Casserole)
…steel or copper. The dish makes a lovely piatto unico. Last night we followed it with a green salad, a delicious creamy cheese named Chaource and nice ripe pear. All…
Pollo fritto per Chanukà (Hanukkah Fried Chicken)
…salad. Notes The dish is not at all difficult to make and, aside from the overnight marination, is quite quick. For the really impatient, some recipes say that one hour’s…
Pan Roasted Quail with Chanterelles
…unico or one-dish meal. You can precede the dish with a rustic appetizer (a plate of affettati, for example) and follow with a winter green salad of escarole or curly…