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Spaghetti alla colatura di alici

4 September 2015

If you’ve ever had occasion to read the 4th century Roman cookbook De Re Coquinaria, popularly known as Apicius, you will have […]

14 August 2015

Italian cookery can be confusing. As we’ve talked about before, it’s highly regional and even local, so much so that

20 February 2015

Here’s a sweet that’s so simple you could almost describe it as a non-recipe: Chocolate Covered Figs—dried figs stuffed with

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.

13 October 2014

Memorie di Angelina is dedicated to continental Italian cookery, but as long time readers will know, every Columbus Day we

26 September 2014

Acqua pazza, or ‘crazy water’ is the humorous term for a really easy but very tasty Neapolitan method for poaching fish.

15 June 2014

Swordfish is well liked here in the States and elsewhere for its mild taste and meaty texture. And the fish’s enormous size means that

26 January 2014

Pasta and ricotta make for a perfect impromptu meal or weekend dinner. The mellow flavor combination of tomato, ricotta and

24 February 2013

As regular readers will know, I’m the traditionalist when it comes to Italian food. By and large, I stick with