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Spaghetti alla puveriello (Poor Man’s Spaghetti)

13 June 2020

The ultimate cucina povera dish, Spaghetti alla puveriello, or Poor Man’s Spaghetti, was invented in the desperate days of post-World […]

24 February 2018

What would the world be without onions? Along with their close cousins garlic and shallots, they seem to make their

4 December 2015

When you’re in a real hurry or just too tired to cook anything too elaborate, here’s a great solution: cacio

13 March 2015

To many people the idea of pairing pasta and potatoes comes as a shock. Carbs with carbs? And in these

27 February 2013

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

10 September 2011

Eggplant isn’t the only vegetable that you can make alla parmigiana, fried and baked in layers with a light tomato

7 November 2010

Not sure about you, but the weather here has crossed the line from pleasantly crisp to downright cold at night.

3 August 2010

A staple of summer picnics and tavole calde, pomodori ripieni di riso, or Baked Tomatoes with Rice, make for a simple

21 February 2010

One of the guilty pleasures that I have never, up to now, revealed to a living soul is my penchant