vegetable Archives

Risotto all’indivia belga (Belgian Endive Risotto)

14 February 2013

Risotto is one of my ‘go to’ dishes when I don’t feel like cooking anything elaborate. That may sound odd: […]

10 February 2013

Where would we be without onions, I ask you? The onion and other members of the allium family provide the

3 February 2013

“Wedding soup” is a popular Italian-American dish made with escarole and tiny meatballs simmered in chicken broth and adorned with

14 January 2013

I like to think that I have a good knowledge of Italian cookery but, every once in a while, I

10 January 2013

Pasta e fagioli, or pasta and beans, which goes by the amusing nickname ‘pasta fazool‘ in Italian-American slang, is one

7 January 2013

A sformato (the word literally means ‘unmolded’) is something like a soufflé without the puff: the main ingredient is mixed with a

9 December 2012

Braised carrots in milk are fine side dish for roasted or braised meats, and they’re a snap to make. Just

2 December 2012

One of things that most fascinates me about cooking is how a very slight change in technique, even using the

30 September 2012

One of the oldest nicknames for the people of Campania was mangiafoglie, or ‘leaf eaters’, because they were known for