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This food blog is inspired by the wonderful home cooking of my Italian grandmother, a native of a small town in Campania called Apice Vecchio. You'll find her recipes here, plus some of my favorite dishes from other parts of Italy, especially Rome, where I lived for ten memorable years.

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Recent Posts Tagged With 'Salads'

Aug 16

Insalata di riso

Mid-August, when the temperatures climb to tropical heights, is a time when even the enthusiasm of even the most avid cook can begin to wane. Italians often turn to easily prepared dishes that need minimal or no actually cooking. Salads are an obviou (read full article)

antipasti, buffet, primi piatti, Quick, Rice, Salads

Jun 18

Pico de gallo

I guess it's Mexico week here at Memorie di Angelina and why not? If you think of it, some of the foods that most typify Italian cooking—tomato, zucchini, peppers, pepperoncino, corn for polenta, just to take a few examples—all come from the New (read full article)

antipasti, mexican, Salads, sauces, summer, Vegan, vegetable, Vegetarian

Apr 23

Insalata di sardine e ceci

 One of the most delicious and satisfying antipasti in the Italian repertoire is also one of the simplest: tonno e fagioli, or tuna and beans. Well, the other day I was rummaging through my pantry, not really feeling like cooking—yes, it happ (read full article)

antipasti, Frank, Salads, Vegan, vegetable, Vegetarian

Dec 11

Mock «puntarelle» alla romana

One of the dishes I miss most from my Roman days is the winter salad known as le puntarelle. Puntarelle are a kind of chicory native to the countryside around Rome. In fact, the vegetable is sometimes called "Roman chicory" in English. The shoots are (read full article)

antipasti, contorno, Lazio, Salads, vegetable

Oct 10

Quick Note: Salade frisée à l'anchoiade

One of my favorite cold weather salads back in Rome were puntarelle, a kind of chicory typically dressed with a kind of garlic and anchovy vinaigrette. Fond memories...! This salad is a more refined French cousin, fit for elegant dinners but rustic e (read full article)

antipasti, Fall, french, Quick, Salads, winter

Sep 06

Salade frisée aux lardons

This rustic salad was one of my favorite starters when I lived in Paris. It is sheer simplicity to make: just brown some lardons slowly in a bit of oil (I like olive oil) until they have rendered their fat and are lightly crisp. While the lardons are (read full article)

antipasti, french, Salads

Aug 31

Fagiolini all'agro

This dish of green beans dressed with fresh lemon juice and olive oil, to my mind, typifies the simple elegance of Italian cuisine. Fagiolini all'agro, also known as fagiolini all'insalata, is austere in its simplicity but yet, when made with the fr (read full article)

contorno, Salads, vegetable

Jul 30

Pan-fried soft-shell crab and "Italian" cole slaw

One of the things I miss most about Italy is the wonderful Mediterranean seafood. But there is at least one area where North America may best the old country--soft-shell crab, especially here on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. It's soft-shell crab (read full article)

American, fish, Salads, secondi, summer, vegetable

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