Musings on la cucina povera by the late, great Neapolitan actor Eduardo De Filippo, recalled and written by his wife, Isabella Quarantotti, in 2001. For the past month I’ve been teaching a class in recession cooking, Italian-style of course, focusing on the philosophy of cucina povera cooking from Southern Italy (see my notice over on [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Calamari Stuffed with Spinach and Currants and Braised in Marsala
Posted in Skinny Guinea on May 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Women with Fish
Posted in Women with Fish on May 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Forgotten Horizon by Salvador Dalí ,1936.
Warm Farro and Artichokes with Dancing Ewe Farm Cheese
Posted in Skinny Guinea on May 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Recipe: Warm Farro Salad with Artichokes, Caciotta, and Spring Garlic I’m always on the lookout for Italian products made in this country by people who have the heart and dedication to follow artisanal Italian tradition. Dancing Ewe Farms, started in 2003, is a dairy and cheese maker in upstate New York that produces Tuscan-style cheeses [...]
My Recession Cooking Classes
Posted in Skinny Guinea on May 19, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Gemelli with Calamari and Pea Shoots
Posted in Skinny Guinea on May 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recipe: Gemelli with Calamari and Pea Shoots Something happens to my cats when I bring squid into the house. They revert into wild creatures. They howl like babies, clawing up my leg, sticking their warm black-and-white heads right under my ten-inch chef’s knife to steal away as much raw squid as they can. It’s a [...]
Watercress Salad with Strawberries, Chives, and Goat Cheese
Posted in Skinny Guinea on May 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Wind and rain Italian style, by Luca Signorelli. Recipe: Watercress Salad with Strawberries, Chives, and Warm Goat Cheese Rain and more rain, and not so warm either. That’s been May in Manhattan so far (April, too). I actually really love rain, especially dark rainy afternoons with lots of thunder, but I’m sick of cold. I [...]
Women with Fish
Posted in Women with Fish on May 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A 1979 Italian horror film directed by Sergio Martino and starring, of all people, Joseph Cotten.
Stuffed Artichokes
Posted in Skinny Guinea on May 7, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Rome’s annual artichoke festival, April 2008. Recipe: Artichokes Filled with Almonds, Anchovy, and Thyme Big, scary, painful globe artichokes. How do you deal with something so seemingly impenetrable? Frankly, they are a bit of an ordeal even for me, and I’ve been handling them for decades. They pierce your fingers, they turn your hands black, [...]
I Love You, Dom DeLuise
Posted in 2009 on May 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Dom DeLuise was a person I became infatuated with at an early age. I loved his ability to give himself up to the free form, Italian style humor that was so creepy, but so familiar to all Italian-Americans, and I loved his attachment to Southern Italian cooking. That was his heritage, as it was mine. [...]
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