Erica De Mane

Recipes: Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto and Ricotta Bruschetta Linguine with Anchovies, Parsley, and Sweet Bread Crumbs Lobster with Tomato and Brandy Sweet Orange Salad with Pomegranate and Orange Liqueur I love Christmas Eve for its sense of drama, and lacking much religious conviction I find drama for its own sake a wonderful thing. I have a [...]

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Recipes: Roasted Beet Salad with Candied Lemon and Pistachios Green Fig Salad with Pepato, Celery, and Basil Potato and Sweet Pepper Torta Calabrian Style Pizza di Scarola with Gaeta Olives and Caciocavallo Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe, Prosciutto, and White Wine Sausages and Italian Frying Peppers with Sage and Fennel Salad I’m now working on a [...]

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Recipes: Sautéed Cherry Tomatoes with Buffalo Mozzarella Bocconcini Grilled Skirt Steak with Salmoriglio Sauce Broccoli Rabe with Hot Chili and Cumin Amaretto-Marinated Cherries This meal is admittedly a little substanial for a serious dieter. It just might be more appropriate when you’re at the maintenance stage. Sautéed Cherry Tomatoes with Buffalo Mozzarella Bocconcini I’ve been [...]

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Recipes: Puréed Zucchini Soup with Basil Oil and Ricotta Sautéed Shrimp with Celery, Fennel Seeds, and Hot Chilies Peaches in White Wine and Caramel Puréed Zucchini Soup with Basil Oil and Ricotta Zucchini is a subtle vegetable whose taste can become muted when it’s mixed with other vegetables. When I cook it I usually cook [...]

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Recipes: Zuppa di Pesce with Marjoram Pesto Arugula, Dandelion, and Cherry Tomato Salad with Olive Oil and Sea Salt I always find a dish of fresh seafood followed by a salad of summer greens to be a most satisfying meal. I usually prefer my seafood tossed with pasta, but this zuppa di pesce is loaded [...]

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Recipes: Cauliflower Salad with Saffron, Raisins, and Pine Nuts Preserved Tuna with Tomatoes, Black Olives, and Red Onion Cantaloupe with Marsala This menus is filled with all the sweet and sharp flavors of Southern Italy. Cauliflower Salad with Saffron, Raisins, and Pine Nuts Pasta with cauliflower, raisins, and pine nuts is a classic Sicilian dish [...]

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Summer in Manhattan always feels a little too tight and closed in, and if that isn’t irritating enough, just about everyone I know feels too heavy then too. So I’ve dedicated my summer Web site to diet menus. They’re admittedly not the hardest thing to pull off in July and August, when the greenmarkets are [...]

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You’ll want to avoid using too many strawberries in this, as they can intrude on the rhubarb’s pleasant mustiness. Just include enough to provide depth and sweetness. With the recipe as a starting point, judge the sweetness or sourness of your fruit, and balance the rhubarb-to-strawberry ratio accordingly.(Serves 4, or 6 if you spoon it [...]

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Costoletto alla Milanese is a famous Italian dish of pounded veal rib chops, trimmed so the long bone extends halfway off the plate. The veal is breaded and fried and served with a small salad on top. I love this mix of crispy, oily veal with a slightly astringent salad. I’ve given this dish a [...]

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This spring lamb stew, flavored with garlic, anchovies, vinegar, and rosemary, is an example of Southern Italy’s ingenious way of blending together strong flavors for a subtle, mellow result. I like adding fresh fava beans, but you can use spring peas, which are a lot less work, or you can leave out the vegetables altogether [...]

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