Crostata di Ricotta & Viscioli – Ricotta & Sour Cherry Tart
Each time we visit Rome, one of our last stops before the airport is Boccione, the kosher bakery on the Via del Portico d’ Octavia in the heart of Rome’s Ghetto. Taking home some of their Pizza Ebraica or Jewish Pizza is a must; a burnt cookie slab of sorts filled with almonds & candied fruit. The tiny Boccione is one of the ghetto’s historic sights, dating back to 1815, continuously run by the Limentani Family. Grazilla, the family matriarch runs the shop with the help of her granddaughters and niece.
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Veal Meatloaf – Polpettone di Vitello
The word polpottone translates into English as “big meatball”, the suffix one in Italian signifies largeness. Most people do not associate meatloaf as an Italian dish, yet it is often served as a humble one pan family dinner. As the name polpettone suggests, the ingredients are a mixture very much like what is used in polpette or meatballs. A favorite Italian food blog, Memory…
Escarole & Bean Soup – Scarola & Fagioli
Scarola & Beans, Escarole & Beans no matter what you call it this humble soup has had a prominent place on every Italian American stove throughout the generations. Escarole & Bean soup was a nutritious and inexpensive way to feed a family when stretching the food budget was absolutely essential. It is a wonderful make ahead meal…
Crostini with Lemon & Sheep’s Milk Cheese -Crostini con Limone e Pecorino
Winter storms come and go and despite the flooding, mudslides, and traffic incidents – let’s face it we have been experiencing a serious drought here and need the rain. The driving rain plays havoc on my citrus trees, bringing to the ground lemons & oranges that often do not weather the fall. Anytime there is a…
Chicken Vegetable Soup – Zuppa di Vedure con Il Pollo
Chicken Vegetable Soup, a hearty soup yes but actually more like a stufato or stew of sorts. This is one of those dishes that you prepare on the weekend to reheat during the week; and who doesn’t want to come home after a long day and not think about dinner? Chicken Vegetable Soup is a chunky assortment…
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