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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Figs Stuffed with Gorgonzola Dolce & Walnuts – Fichi ripieni di Gorgonzola Dolce & Noci
Summer’s end is often bittersweet for me, a time when I begin to look forward to crisp autumn fruit yet must say good-by to those luscious end of summer berries and stone fruits; fresh figs are a favorite and certainly fall into that end of summer category. Fig season seems to come and go suddenly, so I try…
Zucchini Stuffed with Pesto – Zucchini Ripiene di Pesto
Isn’t it annoying this time of year when friends are moaning about the abundant zucchini crop and preparing zucchini bread as if it is the only dish worthy of this delicate squash? Of course if you wait until what was a tender young zucchini turns dramatically into a baseball bat sized lethal weapon overnight, the choices may…
Eggplant Polpette / Eggplant Meatballs – Polpette di Melanzane
Eggplant Polpette poorly translated into English as Eggplant “Meatballs” is actually a vegetarian dish. The word polpette commonly refers to meat patties cleverly enhanced with herbs, cheese and bread to extend whatever meat is on hand. Over the years, the word seems to have become synonymous with any type of meatball. Polpette is also used when referring to Italian vegetable based patties; Eggplant Polpette are…
Plum Torte – Torta di Prugna
Sometimes something is so simple yet in it’s simplicity so absolutely perfect that it should be recognized over and over again. Plum Torte, an iconic recipe originally from Marion Burros via her friend & collaborator Lois Levine, is without a doubt one of those recipes. Initially published in the New York Times in 1983, Plum Torte was republished annually…
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