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Orecchiette con le Cime di Rapa or Pasta with Broccoli Rabe

Orecchiette con le Cime di Rapa or Pasta with Broccoli Rabe

Ingredients Orecchiette pasta Olive oil Anchovies in olive oil (50g jar) Capers (50g jar) Garlic (1 or 2 cloves) Dried red pepper or flakes Pre...

Spaghetti alla Puttanesca

Ingredients Spaghetti Olive oil An onion Garlic Capers Olives (pitted) Jarred anchovies in oil Cheese if you want it Preparation Rinse the ca...

Mamma Luciana's Eggplant Parm

Ingredients Eggplants Mozzarella Marinara Bechamel sauce Egg Flour Oil for Frying Prosciutto cotto (sliced deli ham) Parmesan cheese Nutmeg Peppe...

Soffritto

Ingredients 1 carrot 1 white or yellow onion 1 rib of celery EVOO water Preparation Finely dice the onion Peel and finely dice the carrot Peel ...

Pasta e Fagioli alla Baroncini

Ingredients 1 carrot 1 or 2 ribs of celery 1 yellow onion Pancetta (or bacon) 1 c White wine 2 cloves of Garlic Crushed red chili flakes (to t...

Jamie O's Beautiful Mayo

Feeling snackish??? Us too. Why not whip us some of your own healthy, preservative free mayo to slather on all those veggies in your fridge. Try ...

Pancetta and Garlic Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Brussels Sprouts are that stinky, savory dish everyone scoffs at but do they deserve their reputation??? Absolutely not! These pancetta, garlic sp...

White Bean and Pomegranate Salad

Pomegranates grow allllll over the place here in the Mediterranean. I had only had them once or twice in my life before moving here. Now, they a...

EVOO and Mascarpone Mashed Potatoes

Since marrying into an olive grove I've tried to minimize my use of butter and see if I cant just make EVOO work in everything. Truth is, I kind ...

Tomato and Wild Mint Pasta

So, when I got to Rome a few years ago I quickly learned of local celebrity food journalist and cookbook author Katie Parla. She’s kind of a big d...

Lemony Arugula Cacio e Pepe

While we were in Milan a couple weeks ago we popped into this adorable little drogheria ('grocery' in Italian) called Radrizzani. They have tons ...

Roasted Rack of Lamb with Basil Goat Cheese Sauce

The Italian Easter favorite: a roasted rack of lamb. This recipe is adapted from Tieghan at Half Baked Harvest. It's so easy–too easy, really–and t...

Olive Oil & Sea Salt Brownies

Brownies aren’t a thing here in Italy. In my humble opinion, desserts in Italy are kind of a bummer. I miss the brownies, cakes and cookies of Am...