Tag Archives: Italian cooking

Chicken with Potatoes and Peas

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Peter Bocchieri

This is once again a meal that grandma would cook. All made in one pan, all simple and fresh ingredients. All bursting with flavor. This dish hugs the heart and is one of many comfort foods we associate with our … Continue reading →

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Tomato Sauce with Fresh Tomatoes

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Peter Bocchieri

Most backyard gardeners have picked their last tomato by now. This time of year is when I love to make fresh tomato sauce using the Roma and plum tomatoes I grew myself and allowed to ripen on the vine. It’s … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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Orange Salad

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Peter Bocchieri

This dish is one of those “heavenly unions”. In this case, an unusual combination of ingredients that go very well together. I guess if you really think about it…olive oil and Italian bread go great with just about everything! In … Continue reading →

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