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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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Jul 11
If you've been reading this blog lately you may be wondering if we've been switching themes on you. Well, it's true that summer somehow brings out the experimental side of my otherwise rather staid culinary character. But, fear not, gentle reader, Me (read full article)
antipasti, fish, Lombardia, Meat, piemonte, Pork, secondi, summer
Jan 24
Polenta is one of the most emblematic dishes of the northern Italian cuisines from the Veneto to Lombardia to Piemonte. It is also one of the oldest foods eaten in Italy, dating back at least to 990 BCE. In its original form, polenta—known to the a (read full article)
Campania, Lazio, Lombardia, Nana, Pasta, piatti unici, piemonte, reference, Veneto
Dec 27
Here's a wonderful way to 'recycle' leftover brasato or other pot roast—as a filling for stuffed pasta: Prepare the filling by finely chopping the leftover roast in a food processor together with an egg or two, lots of grated parmesan cheese and, i (read full article)
Fall, Meat, Pasta, piemonte, primi piatti, winter
Dec 21
There's nothing like a good pot roast on a cold winter's day! Though it may come as a surprise to some, Italians also make pot roast, which is known variously as brasato or stracotto, but with a 'continental' twist: the favorite cooking medium for It (read full article)
beef, Lombardia, Meat, piemonte, secondi
Nov 07
Here's a neat idea for a really quick and savory pasta whenever you happen to roast veal, chicken, beef or pork. Save the drippings and use them as a sauce for pasta—a sugo d'arrosto. It's that simple. If your roasting pan is flameproof, you (read full article)
Meat, Pasta, piemonte