vegetable Archives

Taccole con pancetta e pomodoro

16 May 2020

Snap peas, called taccole or piselli mangiatutto in Italian, are one of spring’s most delightful vegetables. Sweet, crisp and toothsome, […]

14 March 2020

Artichokes and eggs get along very nicely, don’t they? Artichokes are a classic filling for frittata and if you’ve ever

23 November 2019

Properly prepared, Brussels sprouts are a lovely vegetable. Called cavolini di Bruxelles or ‘little cabbages of Brussels’ in Italian, these

7 September 2019

Lucky me! I found some zucchini blossoms at our local market this week, for the first time in at least

8 June 2019

Asparagus generally doesn’t spring to mind when we think about Neapolitan cookery, but here’s an example that challenges our preconceived

23 February 2019

Cardoons are one of my favorite vegetables, but they’re frustratingly hard to find here in the US. So whenever I

13 October 2018

Long time readers will know that, although Memorie di Angelina is a blog about the cuisine of Italy, around this

2 August 2018

In Neapolitan cookery, the term scapece generally refers to an ancient method for preserving fish or vegetables. The main ingredient is

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