vegetable Archives

Troccoli con cime di rapa e cozze

29 April 2023

I’m just back from a two week trip to Italy, where we visited Rome, my old stomping grounds, and Puglia, […]

14 October 2022

This week we have an especially appealing dish for these chilly autumn evenings: spezzatino di maiale e zucca, or Pork

13 May 2022

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

27 November 2021

The people of the Campania region and its capital Naples are great lovers of leafy green vegetables. Even before they

11 September 2021

Back in the day, this was the time of year for putting up summer produce to be enjoyed during the

29 May 2021

These days you can find asparagus in the market all year round but, for me, they signify Spring. I enjoy

20 March 2021

Everyone who knows about the Italian food has surely had parmigiana di melanzane, or Eggplant Parmesan. And it’s a dish

15 August 2020

Those of you who know a bit about Italian cooking may recognize the name cacciucco. A speciality of Livorno in

20 June 2020

One of my favorite pastimes in the kitchen is finding ways to make underappreciated and undervalued ingredients shine. I love