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This is one variation of Southern Italian dish "Parmigiana", which is made with shallow-fried eggplants slices topped with tomato sauce and cheese. It is then baked until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Some recipes use hard grated cheeses such (read full article)
The orto, our garden, is producing and life is good. Our store-bought produce has dwindled to lemons and oranges. If we could figure out a way to bring lemon or better yet, lime trees, inside for the winter, then life would be just about perfect. (read full article)
OK, I feel it's time we have a serious talk about this dish. I've heard people overseas call it "Eggplant Parmesan," and learned that there are variations of it, the most popular of these involving breaded meat cutlets, named "Veal Parmesan." This pa (read full article)
The kind people at Girard's set me a sample of four of their gourmet salad dressings! So difficult to choose which one to try first. I do have a little swag for you too! Click here for a $2.00 coupon for one of Girard (read full article)
We Magpies were looking for a cool place for dinner that was trendy (without trying to be) with good food and wine to impress some of our West Coast friends. When one Magpie suggested Uva, on Second Avenue between 77th and 78th Streets, we all agre (read full article)
Making fresh pasta is, I think, the most fun of all cooking tasks. I also really enjoy rolling out cookie dough and cutting shapes. And, strangely, I find using my cherry pitter and having the pits shoot out of each little fruit to be an entertaining (read full article)
Cantina Mamma Lucia1350 Dorsey RdHanover, MD 21076(410)-684-2900http://www.mammalucia.com/Hidden a few minutes from the busy Arundel Mills Mall is probably one of the best Italian restaurants in the area. The reason I go there is a $7.49 buffet. The (read full article)
How can I write a risotto recipe that starts with “Roast 1 flock of chickens? Reserve juices.”?? I recently had to roast a lot of chickens, actually an entire flock of them, and as they cooled, there was all t (read full article)
This crock pot recipe is a version of the classic Chicken Parmigiana originating in southern Italy. What You Need: 4 chicken breast halves, skinless, boneless 1 egg 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1 cup dry bread crumbs, Italian seasoned if possible 1/2 (read full article)
I've never entered a challenge before but this seemed to be just the right time for me to jump in. This weekend I made grilled polenta parmigiana and it is very easy, fast, and delicious -- and it's also a great vegetarian side dish. So I'm enterin (read full article)