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Author Archives: Peter Bocchieri
Polpette di Melanzane – Eggplant Patties
Many Italian families on my block had fig trees in their back yards. And as kids, when we discovered them, we would go on a marauding fig feast, raiding every one’s back yard that had figs. There was nothing quite as … Continue reading
Grandma Verga’s Meatballs and Sunday Gravy
I really don’t want to get into the tomato sauce/gravy thing. But I guess I have to. Here is my definition. Any other day of the week it’s tomato sauce. When you make it on Sunday, with all the beef, … Continue reading
Sicilain Fried Peppers
When I see red peppers at the market I think of roasting them over an open fire. The aroma that comes from roasting peppers is heaven. In an earlier blog I gave you a recipe for roasted pepper salad. Pick … Continue reading
Pork Chops with Vinegar Peppers and Potatoes
The aroma that goes through the house when you cook this dish will have them come running for dinner before the dish is done! The best kind of pepper to use for this dish are hot cherry peppers in vinegar. For … Continue reading
Apple Pie
It’s the middle of September, the air is crisp and getting cooler outside. Must mean one thing…..IT’S APPLE PIE SEASON!!!!!! Neither my mom or grandmother ever made apple pie. It became an acquired taste for me later on in years. When … Continue reading
Pollo Oreganato – Grilled Oregano Chicken
Protection – Italian Style Do you remember the scene in the 1967 film The Graduate, when Dustin Hoffman was at his graduation party and a friend of the family walks up to him and says: Mr. McGuire: I just want to say … Continue reading
Penne alla Vodka
BON-BONS Bon-Bons was a candy store on New Utrecht Ave and 77 Street in Brooklyn, about two blocks from where I used to live. New Utrecht Avenue was always in the shadow of the El that ran above it. The El … Continue reading
Nonna's Zucchini Fritters 2.0
OK, so I stand corrected. After posting zucchini fritters on my blog, paying tribute to Grandma Isabella, I heard from my son Michael. I got it all wrong. I’m only human! I formulated her fritters from how I recalled she made it. … Continue reading
Pesto With Sun Dried Tomatoes
One Christmas Eve when my Uncle Benny arrived at the house with my Aunt Angie and Johnny and Ralph, he was holding a container wrapped in a plastic bag. He walked over to me and said, “Do you know what I … Continue reading
Posted in Pasta
Tagged basil, Pasta, pesto, pesto with sun dried tomatoes, Sun dried tomatoes
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Grilled Fillet of Salmon with Citrus Green Sauce
Fresh ingredients is the hallmark of good Sicilian cooking. And when it comes to seafood, the Sicilians are second to non. My grandmother used to make this fresh sauce and top many different kinds of fish with it. What ever … Continue reading
Posted in Seafood
Tagged grilled fillet of salmon with citrus green sauce, grilled salmon, salmon
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