summer Archives

Zucchine a fiammifero (Zucchini Matchsticks)

13 May 2022

As everyone knows, zucchini (aka courgettes) are a staple of modern Italian cookery. Italians have come up with a nearly […]

1 August 2020

Our Gelato: The Basic Recipe post is one of the most popular here on Memorie di Angelina, especially around this

3 August 2019

It might have been a mistake, but I happen to like a Negroni sbagliato, or “mistaken Nigroni”, even better than

19 August 2017

Pollo al mattone, which I would translate roughly as “chicken under a brick”, is an ingenuous way of grilling chicken.

29 July 2017

Bottarga—cured fish roe typical of Sardinian and Sicilian cookery—is an unusual but tasty treat. It has a unique flavor that reminds

29 July 2016

Sicilian Watermelon Pudding, or gelo di melone, is made from watermelon juice, perfumed with cinnamon and jasmine blossoms, thickened and mixed with

22 July 2016

Eggplants may be my favorite summer vegetable. Perhaps that’s because I have such fond food memories of my grandmother’s parmigiana

15 July 2016

Potato salad is a summer staple on American tables, but if you’re interested in a different take, here’s an idea

17 June 2016

Along with gelato, sorbetto is *the* classic Italian frozen dessert. And perhaps the most basic. Sorbetto di limone is essentially