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Spaghetti alla Carbonara – Recommended Wine Pairing

This wine pairing post for Francesca’s mouth-watering Spaghetti alla Carbonara has been long overdue – apologies if it took me so long, but my Italian spumante series in view of the end-of-year...

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Daddy’s Sicilian-Style Stracotto

4/6 Servings I wish I could take credit for this recipe but…nope! Not even a teensy bit. This red, opulent dish comes straight from my dad’s childhood memories. When he visited us for the holidays...

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A catering event and Nemo: what more could you ask for?

Do you remember Nemo? No, not the adorable clownfish from the famous Disney movie but the major blizzard (with record amount of snowfall) that hit certain areas of the East Coast (including ours!) the...

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Pasta alla Norma: Finding a Good Grocer is Like Finding a Good Friend

4 Servings I usually welcome the spring season by cooking pasta alla norma. The reason? Spring brings fresh tomatoes, which are key to the success of this dish. If I close my eyes and dig into my...

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The artichoke quest and the marriage with saffron linguine

4 Servings Artichokes are my favorite vegetables. I would eat them from breakfast to dinner (sort of…)! When I moved to our neck of the woods, I started testing the quality of the local vegetables and...

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Mint and zucchini tagliatelle: Italian beauty!

2 Servings Hello everyone! :-) Let me thank a couple of people before I share this wonderful recipe with all of you. First: the photo setting. Do not get any fancy idea. The red roses are not from...

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Because spring is a state of mind: lemon tagliatelle

2 Servings That’s it! I can’t take it anymore and I’m officially putting the word “end” to this long, freezing winter. I hate winters. I know… I should not say the “H” word but here I’m saying it loud...

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A second chance: asparagus and pancetta baked pasta

8 Servings High school is over in our neck of the woods and last week we went to a graduation party of the son of one of our neighbors. High school graduation ceremonies, proms and parties are totally...

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From Italy to Iran with love: Pepper and Pancetta Tortiglioni

I have been fortunate enough to be asked by lovely Azita to write a guest post that she has published on her wonderful blog, Fig and Quince. If you don’t know Azita yet, do yourself a favor: go check...

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My goodbye to summer: tomato, olive and eggplant spaghetti

It is time for me to let it go. Summer is my favorite season. It is when I feel my best. Every day I pick a pretty dress (preferably with a floral pattern) and a pair of ballet flats (I … Continue...

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Those little “goodfellas”: Brussels Sprouts and Hot Sausage Tortiglioni…

2 Servings Brussels sprouts are not very popular in my country and they certainly weren’t on my family’s table. I don’t think I can recollect one time that I ate them in my house or anywhere else in...

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When celebrity chefs feel the need to reinvent the wheel: Carlo Cracco and...

Last month, the Italian culinary world has been shocked by the Amatriciana recipe suggested by one of our superstar chefs: Carlo Cracco. While attending an Italian TV show, the famous chef listed a...

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