My good-luck pizza, ready to go into the oven. Recipe: Pizza in the Round with Pancetta, Onion, and Buffalo Mozzarella Every year on New Year’s Day I struggle with my superstitions and try to put together some sort of good-luck meal. As a kid I always heard from my family that we were supposed to [...]
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A Good-Luck Pizza for New Year’s Day
Posted in 2006 on December 29, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Lost Recipes Found: Penne with Broccoli, Shallots, and Emmenthaler
Posted in Lost Recipes Found on December 19, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Greg’s long-lost pasta dish. Recipe: Penne with Broccoli, Shallots, and Emmenthaler Dear Erica: When I was in Italy I had a tremendous dish, a penne with broccoli sauce. The sauce had no cream, jus an intense broccoli flavor, a little olive oil, and, I assume, some butter. The trick is how to get the intense [...]
My Winter Fruit of Choice, Part II
Posted in 2006 on December 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Braised tuna with marsala, mint, and black olives. Recipes: Winter Panzanella with Burst Cherry Tomatoes, Black Olives, and Caciocavallo Braised Tuna with Marsala, Mint, and Black Olives My black olive craving has really taken hold in this winter. At this time in my life just about everything tastes better with a few black olives thrown [...]
Lost Recipes Found: Cinnamon and Ricotta Ravioli with Basil
Posted in Lost Recipes Found on December 2, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Liti’s missing recipe. Recipe: Cinnamon and Ricotta Ravioli with Basil Dear Erica, Since you’ve started your “Lost Recipes Found” feature, I can’t stop thinking about the cinnamon and ricotta ravioli Mom has told us about but never actually cooked for us, mainly because she doesn’t know how to make it. I thought this would be [...]
My Winter Fruit of Choice
Posted in 2006 on November 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Olives at the market in Nice. Recipe: Papardelle with Black Olives, Lemon, and Cream I sometimes take naps on Saturday afternoons, and when I wake up from one I always seem to have a food craving. In the warm weather months I want something sweet, like a caramel or a swig of maple syrup; in [...]
Lost Recipes Found: Lagane e Ceci
Posted in Lost Recipes Found on November 2, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Joseph’s mother’s lagane e ceci. Recipe: Lagane e ceci Dear Erica, I’m very happy to read about your new website feature, “Lost Recipes Found.” One recipe in particular, something my mother made often, I really, really miss. It’s a pasta with chickpeas in a white sauce of some sort, and no tomatoes. I’ve tried making [...]
For the Love of Chicken Livers
Posted in 2006 on November 1, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Uncooked chicken livers and sage. Recipes: Lasgnette with Chicken Livers, Rosemary, and Leeks Chicken Liver Crostini with Fig and Fennel Salad Every fall I start thinking about how I’d love a nice plate of hot chicken livers. Creepy craving, you might think, but it’s one of my weather-and-food associations that surface every year with the [...]
The Luxury of Time
Posted in 2006 on October 1, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Squashes at the Greenmarket in early autumn. Recipes: Pàppa al Pomodoro with Marjoram Pesto Fall Minestrone with Veal Shank, Pumpkin, and Gremolata At some point during the first few months of my first restaurant cooking job, I was assigned to make the soup. Every day the chef would dump a load of vegetables at my [...]
My Little Italian Restaurant
Posted in 2006 on September 1, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Buddy examines a cauliflower torta. Recipes: Pappardelle with Cauliflower, Saucisson à l’Ail, and Basil Cauliflower Sautéed with Anchovies, Parsley, and Bread Crumbs Cauliflower Torta with Pecorino and Pine Nuts I am ill-equipped organizationally to run a restaurant, at least the type of restaurant that, in this country, could turn a profit-or stay in business for [...]
Lemon Verbena
Posted in 2006 on August 1, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Lemon verbena at the Union Square Greenmarket. Recipes: Roasted Peppers with Lemon Verbena Olive Oil Grilled Chicken with Lemon Verbena, Green Olives, and Summer Garlic Peaches with Lemon Verbena and White Wine Do yourself a favor and bring a big bunch of fresh lemon verbena into your kitchen. This is an herb that smells and [...]
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I am a chef, food writer, and teacher who specializes in Southern Italian cooking. I am the author of The Flavors of Southern Italy and Pasta Improvvisata, as well as Williams-Sonoma Pasta, which is available at Williams-Sonoma stores. A member of the Association of Culinary Professionals and the Italian-based International Slow Food Movement, I live in New York City. I offer private cooking classes, which you can learn about here.
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