Soups Archives

Peas and Eggs (Piselli cacio e uova)

9 October 2015

Columbus Day is right around the corner, and as regular readers know, that’s the occasion each year for us to […]

9 January 2015

I love lentils. My favorite pasta when I was growing up was the pasta e lenticchie (Pasta and Lentils) Angelina made.

28 November 2014

A humble soup in the cucina povera tradition, zuppa pavese from the Lombardy city of Pavia has a regal history behind it.

20 April 2014

Le virtù, literally meaning “the virtues”, is the signature Spring dish from the town of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of

12 January 2014

Carabaccia is an ancient Tuscan onion soup, going back to the Renaissance. They say it was a favorite of Leonardo da Vinci—and

27 February 2013

Chicory (cicoria in Italian) is one of my very favorite greens. It brings back memories of Angelina for whom cicoria

10 January 2013

Pasta e fagioli, or pasta and beans, which goes by the amusing nickname ‘pasta fazool‘ in Italian-American slang, is one

20 December 2011

Among the dizzying variety of stuffed pastas in the Italian repertoire, perhaps none—with the exception of ravioli—is more famous than

9 October 2011

As regular readers will know, this blog is focused on authentic Italian home cooking, the kind that you might eat