Entries tagged "Italian"

Marinated Roasted Red Peppers

Marinated Roasted Red Peppers. They are a staple of the Italian table, whether as a side dish or as part of an antipasto spread. This recipe is my favorite way to eat...

A Holiday Giveaway!

The giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Julie on winning the copies of Lidia Bastianich's books! Thank you to everyone who took the time to stop by to leave a comment.  I am...

Almond Torta with Chocolate Chips

This past weekend, I traded suburban life for country life. It was just what I needed. No chores. No errands. No busyness.  My in-law's have a country house in a small town just...

{Flavia's Favorites} Guest Post by Lori Dunbar :: Spinach & Spring Vegetable Frittata

We're off to California for a little vacation this week, so this month's Flavia's Favorites post is coming to you a day early.  I am happy to welcome Lori Dunbar of Marzipan, Inc.,...

Caramel Gelato

I swear I haven't been trying to torture you by making you wait for this post. My head has been in several different places lately. We're headed to San Diego at the...

Tortellini Pasta Salad

When Peter and I were first married and we started inviting friends and family over for dinners, cookouts and holidays, Peter was always perplexed at how I did much of the preparations...

Italian Pastry Ring

  Earlier this week, I got my copy of Dianne Jacob's Will Write for Food in the mail. I am a regular reader of her blog and enjoy her honest and thoughtful posts. I...

Apricot Crostata

First things first: I want to give a heartfelt Thank You to those of you who left thoughtful condolences about our Dutch here on Flavia's Flavors, Facebook and Twitter. Your kind words helped...

Lentil & Swiss Chard Soup

This soup isn't very pretty.  It's plain and homely looking.  It's murky-colored, and non-descript.  But what it lacks in looks, it more than makes up for in flavor.  Trust me, you want to...

Pasta Workshop at Sur La Table

This past Wednesday, Peter and I headed over to the newest location of Sur La Table for a Pasta Workshop cooking class.  This was my gift to Peter this past Christmas because Peter...

Parmesan-Black Pepper Biscotti

I first came across this recipe last year while browsing the archived posts on Smitten Kitchen and I promptly printed out the recipe, filed it away in my recipe binder and added it...

Baked Stuffed Tomatoes

I had all but forgotten about this dish until my Zia Franca made these baked stuffed tomatoes for us one night for dinner when we were in Italy back in September.  It had...

Pizza Margherita

Hi there.  Remember me?  I hope you do.  I promise I have not forgotten about you.  I hope you can cut me a little slack when I tell you that food blogging hasn't...

Pesto alla Genovese

Last week, my friend and next-door neighbor, Allie, called me to say hi and catch up.  While we were talking, she mentioned that her basil and other herbs were growing prolifically and that...

Pizzelle

Last year, I started a tradition of baking myself something sweet for my birthday.  As much as I love a good birthday cake, I think it's a lot more fun to make a...

Penne with Broccolini

Italians love their vegetables, especially greens.  For most Romans in particular, broccoli is a favorite.  There's the broccolo romanesco, a cauliflower-like type of broccoli with pointed chartreuse florets, and the well-known broccoletti, a...

Pizza di Pasqua

With Easter approaching, I thought it would be appropriate to share with you the recipe for a traditional Easter bread that I grew up eating: Pizza di Pasqua.  Despite it's name, this Easter bread...

Amatriciana Sauce

My maternal grandmother ("Nonna") Liliana was from Rome.  After WWII, she and my grandfather ("Nonno") Diego came to the United States, where they got married and settled in Washington, DC.  Although they lived...

Italian Wedding Soup

I couldn't have asked for a better start to 2010.  It was quiet, restful and a lot of fun.  Peter and I spent New Year's Eve at our friend's house next door,...

Pasta e Fagioli

Meet my favorite soup, Pasta e Fagioli.  I love many types of soups, but I adore Pasta e Fagioli.  When I make and eat this soup, I always think about my grandmothers, who...

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

Did you hear that?  That was me exhaling a sigh of utter exasperation.  You see, now that we've turned the clocks back one hour, it gets darker earlier, which means I have no...

Minestrone

So the weather has kinda, sorta cooperated and gotten a little cooler.  Which is reason enough for me to get into soup-making mode.  Actually, I've already made two other types of soups...

Asparagus Risotto

I'm not a food snob; really, I'm not.  But I do have standards and I think many times, it's interpreted as food snobbery. I was...

Cicerchiata

Making cicerchiata at the beginning of every year is a tradition in my family.  My maternal grandmother, Nonna Liliana, made it every year without fail and every year we looked forward to it...