Preview in new tab Pasta with swordfish, or Pasta con Pesce Spada, is a quickly made pasta dish popular throughout southern Italy. It takes about 30 minutes to prepare. Pasta con Pesce Spada is typically a one skillet dish in which the swordfish is cooked along with the sauce. I …
Pignolata is a Sicilian pastry made of small fried balls of dough that are usually covered in a honey syrup. I will go as far as to say that strufoli, an Italian pastry that hails from Naples, is the same dish. The dish is kind of like sfinci, a type …
I’ll often ask people of different nationalities what they stuff their turkeys with. You would be amazed at the responses I get. For instance, my family always used rice stuffing with chestnuts. My son-in law’s family from Mexico stuffs their turkey with potatoes and small olives. Many Americans of different …
Tripe (trippa in Italian) is a popular dish in many parts of Europe and Mexico. Tripe is the edible stomach lining of ruminant animals. The most popular is beef tripe. It is high in protein, rich in vitamins and minerals, and low in carbohydrates. Many cultures value tripe as a …
Bones of the Dead (Ossi di Morti in Italian) cookies are traditionally served on All Soul’s Day in Sicily. They are given to children as a treat from departed loved ones. They are also known as Muscardini. These cookies are hard and brittle and do resemble bones. However, I think …
While cooking rice for dinner last night, Nonna Serafina’s tomato basil rice came to mind. I haven’t made her rice dish in years, but I recalled those large nutty grains of arborio rice, chunks of tomatoes, and an explosion of basil flavor in every mouthful. I had to restrain myself …
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