…few. Today I’d like to show you one of my personal favorites, from Puglia’s capital city Bari: focaccia barese, also known as focaccia pugliese. Much simpler to make at home…
The Italian Pantry
…Liguria, Tuscany, Puglia and Sicily. If you want to maintain an Italian kitchen, you simply cannot do without olive oil. And really only extra virgin olive oil will do for…
Tiella di patate, cipolle e pomodori (Potato, Onion and Tomato Casserole)
I really like the tiella, the iconic baked casserole dish of the Puglia region of Italy. You can assemble a tiella at your leisure, then pop them in the oven…
Patate alla lucana (Basilicata Potato Casserole)
…but included parts of Campania, Puglia and Calabria as well. Lucano is often used today to refer to modern day Basilicata. The dish is also known as patate arraganate or patate…
Fave e cicoria (Fava Bean Purée with Chicory)
…something ‘fancier’. Fave e cicoria—Fava Bean Purée with Chicory—is a dish from my grandfather Lorenzo’s native Puglia. It epitomizes, for me at least, the whole cucina povera concept. It is…
Pasta con la mollica (Pasta with Breadcrumbs)
…Pasta with breadcrumbs, or pasta con la mollica, is a specialty of Puglia, Calabria and perhaps most famously, Sicily, where they call it pasta ca’ muddicca. Spaghetti is the most…
Melanzane sott’olio (Eggplant Cured in Oil)
…you can find and afford. Personally I prefer fruity southern Italian oils from Puglia and Sicily for this dish, but again, what I had on hand was a milder oil…
Lampi e tuoni (Neapolitan Style Pasta and Chickpeas)
…the best know ancient Roman cookbook, Apicius. So much for the story that Marco Polo brought pasta to Italy… Lagane are is still widely enjoyed today in southern Italy—Campania, Puglia,…
