Casarecce with Squid and Shrimp
There are many Italian Americans traditionally celebrate Christmas Eve with the Feast of Seven Fishes. Cooking seven seafood dishes can be an onerous task, especially …
Linguine with Red Clam Sauce
It’s customary in my family to prepare seafood for Christmas Eve dinner. Not quite the traditional seven courses but I make around three or four …
Baked Cod a la Pizzaiola
Pizzaiola sauce is basically a marinara sauce seasoned with dried oregano. The Italian term “a la pizzaiola” refers to any dish that is made with …
Sicilian Grilled Breaded Swordfish: Swordfish all Palermitana
Most of the time when I grill swordfish, I simply coat it with olive oil and sprinkle it with some salt and pepper. Sometimes I …
Octopus and Potato Salad
While visiting my daughters in the Washington, D.C. area, I made a trip to the local seafood market. Really fresh seafood is hard to come …
Tuna alla Ghiotta (Tonno alla Ghiotta)
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 …
Grilled Swordfish Rolls – Involtini di Pesce Spada
Involtini di Pesce Spada are swordfish rolls. Involtini (rolls) are made using meat, poultry, fish, eggplant, and just about anything you can think of to …
Linguine with Crab Sauce
There are times when I get tired of eating meat and really crave a good dish of pasta. This is one of my favorite pasta …
Stuffed Calamari
Italians love calamari (squid) and there are so many ways to prepare them – in salads, pasta sauces, grilled, fried, or baked and stuffed. As …
