Essential Recipes Archives

Focaccia genovese

5 October 2019

Back in the day, one of our favorite places for a nice affordable meal close by the apartment in central […]

7 July 2018

Nothing says summer like and insalata di pomodori, or Italian Tomato Salad. It’s a simple dish. So simple, in fact, you

19 August 2016

There are many ways in Italian cookery to put up food, relics of the days before refrigeration and freezing and

17 June 2016

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

27 August 2014

Passata di pomodoro (or passata for short) is the multi-purpose tomato purée that every aspiring Italian cook should learn how to make.

14 August 2014

If you’re like me, you probably slice peppers in half lengthwise through the core, and proceed to trim out the

11 August 2013

Potato gnocchi are one of the easier types of ‘pasta’ to make at home and are most definitely worth the effort.

28 July 2012

Mayonnaise may have been invented by the Spanish and popularized by the French, but Italians make maionese, too. The Italian method

22 April 2012

I’m all for convenience when it actually makes life simpler. But it’s always been a mystery to me why