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Category Archives: vegetable
Roasted Peppers
There are many ways you can roast peppers. While in Italy, we used to build a wood fire in a fire pit and allow the embers to burn down white hot. We would then place the whole red peppers directly … Continue reading
Posted in Antipasto, vegetable
Tagged red peppers, roasted peppers, sweet red bell peppers
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Eggplant With Mint Recipe
Keep Your Hands Off Of My Eggplant! My mother Rose would make this eggplant dish in the summer, when mint was growing plentiful in the garden. She didn’t grill the eggplant. Usually she would fry the slices till golden or … Continue reading
Escarole and Broiled Lamb Chops
Grandma’s Medicine This personally is my ultimate comfort food. Whenever I was sick as a child my Grandmother would bring me a bowl of escarole and plate of broiled lamb chops from my grandfather’s butcher shop. She would make the … Continue reading
Mpanata Ragusana – Filling #1
Time Honored Pies This dish is a specialty from my father’s town of Ragusa, Sicily. Ragusa is close to the southern most point of Sicily. The origins of Ragusa can be traced back to the 2nd century BC. Over the century’s … Continue reading
Posted in pizza, Pork, vegetable
Tagged broccoli rape, caciocavallo cheese, Italian food, Italian recipes, Italian sausage, pizza
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Stuffed Artichokes
Unintended Consequences “Hello Peeta…..this is your mother”. This is the way my mother starts her conversation when she calls me on the telephone and leaves a message on my answering machine. How many children are out there that would not … Continue reading
Posted in vegetable
Tagged Artichokes, bread crumbs, Stuffed artichokes, the best stuffed artichokes
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Caponata/Caponatina
Honoring Tradition I always thought that there should be a place where family recipes can be shared. What’s old is new again and over time the dishes and recipes of our grandparents and parents have become lost in our busy … Continue reading
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