Potato salads go well with just about any kind of grilled meat, which makes it an ideal side dish for summer picnics or family gatherings. This simple vinegar (vinaigrette) based potato salad is a light refreshing change from the more common mayo-based potato salad. Be sure to use new potatoes …
What could be better than having fried chicken for a summer time picnic or get together? Leftovers are also great the next day, if not better. This southern Italian fried chicken is about as southern as it got in our family growing up. Sorry, I couldn’t resist that one. This …
Cassata Gelato is a frozen dessert made with frozen custard (gelato ice cream) and whipped cream. Real Cassata Gelato is a rare treat. It requires making two to three different flavors of ice cream and is really labor intensive, unless you have a decent electric ice cream maker. This simple …
My grandmother Vincenza would make this delicious baked ziti dish for special family occasions. The ziti is combined with a tomato sauce ragú made with pork, currants, and pine nuts and then layered with slices of fried eggplant. It’s a great dish you can make ahead of time and heat …
Mafalda is a durum wheat based bread. The name also refers to its classic serpentine shape. This rustic sesame seed encrusted bread can be formed into other shapes as well, such as baguettes (bastone) or the popular scrolled eyes of Saint Lucy (occhi di Santa Lucia). You can make the …
There was some outstanding tuna at the market this week so I decided to make Tuna alla Ghiotta. Making this dish brought back memories of living in Sicily. I remember the local fishmonger would have a huge fresh-caught swordfish or tuna sitting on a butcher block from which he would …
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