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Pizzetta fritta aka “montanara (Fried Pizza Rounds)

19 September 2012

I’ve said before and I’ll say it again: is there anything more primally satisfying than fried pizza dough? If there […]

8 July 2012

I love potato salad in summer but, variety being the spice of life, I like to shake things up a

11 February 2012

When we were living in Rome, there was a great little roadside restaurant close by called “Il Cantuccio”. They made

24 July 2011

I don’t know about you, but when temperatures rise into triple-digits (on the Fahrenheit scale) as they have lately in

21 May 2011

The scaloppina (in the plural, scaloppine) and its manifold variations may be the most common secondo in Italian cooking. To

17 May 2011

Here’s a really quick note on a combination that may surprise you but was simply meant to be: ananas alla

28 November 2010

‘Tis the season for soups! When the temperatures dive, there is simply nothing that takes the chill off like soup.

29 August 2010

La pizzaiola is one of the pillars of everyday Neapolitan cuisine. This simple dish is a great solution for times

15 August 2010

Mid-August, when the temperatures climb to tropical heights, is a time when even the enthusiasm of even the most avid