Mustazzoli, mustazzoli, or mostaccioli are cookies, not to be confused with mostaccioli pasta. These cookies are traditionally served at Christmas time throughout southern Italy. The cookie …
Capers are flower buds that are either pickled in a brine solution or preserved in sea salt. If you’ve never had capers, they have a …
Consuming greens or green leafy vegetables is undisputedly beneficial to your health. Italians love greens (verdura), especially bitter greens like escarole (scarola), chicory, and curly …
Neither my husband nor I like turkey. I think it was standard protocol, back in the day, that a turkey had to be cooked for …
Last month I went to the farmer’s market and purchased several large pumpkins to decorate the front of our house with for the holiday season. …
Puttana, or buttana in Sicilian, means a slut or whore. The name of this pasta dish, “alla Puttanesca,” translates as pasta in the style of …
This rustic pie is made with pizza dough and filled with spinach, sausage, and …
Most children are finicky eaters and my sister and I were no exception. I remember many nights, of what seemed like torture, where our parents …
