Author Archives: Peter Bocchieri

About Peter Bocchieri

Peter was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and is a second generation Italian-American. He has a degree in Journalism from Long Island University and is an avid photographer, gardener and pet owner. Now that Peter is retired, he is relaxing at his home in North East Pennsylvania and cooking for his sons, Michael and Joseph, family and friends. Peter's passion for food was inspired by his Mother's and Grandmother's cooking, but at the age of 10 Peter felt he could do it better himself, so he did.

Baked Clams Oreganata

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Peter Bocchieri

I could never get enough of baked clams. They are the perfect starter to an Italian meal or part of a hot antipasti platter. Garnished with just a lemon wedge, baked clams are an all time favorite. Whenever I’m out … Continue reading →

Posted in Antipasto, Seafood | Tagged baked clams, baked clams oreganato, baked stuffed clams, clams, clams oreganato, stuffed clams | 33 Comments

Fettucine with Pink Lobster Sauce

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Peter Bocchieri

Arthur’s Legacy My grandmother never made anything pink. Certainly not her sauce. This dish has a more northern Italian influence. We rarely ever ate lobster in our house either. Well, until Arthur came into the family. Arthur was from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Pasta, Seafood | Tagged cream sauce, lobster, lobster with pink sauce, pasta with lobster cream sauce, pasta with pink lobster sauce, seafood pasta | 19 Comments

Ziti al Forno – Baked Ziti

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Peter Bocchieri

Hurricane Ziti I can’t think of a better comfort food to make during bad weather than a baked ziti. And maybe for the occasion I’ll add little meatballs to it. Hurricane Irene is barreling down on us, we are less than 12 … Continue reading →

Posted in Pasta | Tagged Baked ziti, macaroni, Pasta, ziti al forno | 9 Comments

Veal Scaloppine Marsala

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Peter Bocchieri

“Try the VEAL, it’s the best in the City”. One of the many memorable quotes from the movie “The Godfather “. “Leave the gun, take the cannoli”, another one of my favorites. The year was 1972 and the movie The Godfather was … Continue reading →

Posted in Veal | Tagged cella luna, cooking italian comfort food, Italian recipes, Loew's Oriental, Luca Brasi, mushrooms, Robert Di Mauro, sicilian heritage, the godfather, the godfather part 2, veal, veal marsala, veal scaloppine, veal scaloppine marsala | 8 Comments

Southern Fried Chicken (Southern Italy Fried Chicken)

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Peter Bocchieri

Who doesn’t like fried chicken? Especially done right. I know southerners in the USA claim this as their own. But us southern Italians have just as much a right to fry up some chicken and consider it great “Italian Comfort … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicken | Tagged fried chicken, Italian cooking, Italian food, Italian recipes, southern fried chicken, southern Italy fried chicken, traditional italian cooking, traditional italian recipes | 7 Comments

Cucuzza

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Peter Bocchieri

You rarely find this vegetable in the supermarkets, if at all. But if you lived in Brooklyn or any Italian neighborhood you could find cucuzza growing in just about everyone’s garden. It was as much a part of summer as the … Continue reading →

Posted in vegetable | Tagged cooking Italian food, cucuzza, Italian cooking, Italian food, Italian recipes, italian squash, squash, traditional italian cooking, Traditional Italian food, traditional italian recipes | 46 Comments

Mom’s Chick Pea Salad

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Peter Bocchieri

OK…here’s my rant! Whatever happened to the friendly local merchant? I’m not talking about the large national retail stores like Macy’s or Target where the sales associate couldn’t give a rat’s behind whether or not you bought from them or … Continue reading →

Posted in Antipasto, Salad | Tagged chick pea salad, garbonzo beans | 4 Comments

Linguine with Clams

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Peter Bocchieri

This has to be one of my all time favorite pasta dishes. There is nothing quite like Linguine made with a fresh clam sauce. Back in the 70’s there was a place in Little Italy in New York City called … Continue reading →

Posted in Pasta, Seafood | Tagged Linguine with Clams | 3 Comments

Tonno a la Stemperata – Tuna in Vinegar

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Peter Bocchieri

This dish is well-known in my father’s town of Ragusa. It is served cold or at room temperature. The tuna can be broken in pieces and served with the accompanying olives, capers and celery. In the tradition of a caponata, Tonno a la … Continue reading →

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Smoked Barbecue Pork Ribs

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Peter Bocchieri

I know I’m straying again. But I happen to love good barbecue. My sons got me a Char-Broil Offset Smoker American Gourmet Deluxe Charcoal Grill for father’s day a number of years ago and I’ve been smoking ribs, salmon, brisket and … Continue reading →

Posted in Pork | Tagged barbecue, barbecue pork ribs, barbecue ribs, bbq, bbq ribs, smoked pork ribs, smoking pork ribs | 6 Comments