…Jewish community. The Second World War put a brutal end to that community, but Machlin, daughter of the town’s rabbi, was able to survive by hiding out in nearby hills…
Timballo di pasta con melanzane
…they are sometimes marketed as “pasta rings”. If not available at your local supermarket, I found La Molisana brand anelletti (pictured at left) on Amazon.com, which proved to be an…
Baked Clams Oreganata
…juice and add it to the filling. You should get a fairly compact and moist mixture. Take care that none of the silt that may be lying at the bottom…
Zuppa di lenticchie e porri (Lentil and Leek Soup)
…The sweet, delicate taste of the leeks provides a delicious contrast and complement to the earthiness of the lentils. And not only that: zuppa di lenticchie e porri is an…
Bigoli in salsa
…buy your bigoli. Where I live, bigoli are basically impossible to find in stores. But I found the bigoli pictured at left from the Venetian pasta maker Borella on amazon.com….
Polenta con salsicce e spuntature (Polenta with Sausage and Spareribs)
Rome is not especially known for its love of polenta, perhaps because its winters are relatively mild compared with those up in true polenta country skirting the southern rim of…
Pizzetta fritta aka “montanara (Fried Pizza Rounds)
…golfball. You then flatten each ball out into small round, leaving a slight lip around its edges—or, as I mentioned in the post on calzoncini, you can use a tortilla…
Calzoncini napoletani (Neapolitan Miniature Calzones)
It probably won’t come as a surprise that Neapolitan cooks have come up with a vast variety of ways to fry and bake dough. Pizza is, by far, the most…
