La Buona Tavola

Sicilian Caponata, a delicious appetizer or side dish loved by all sicilians and now also loved by everyone around the world. Join Rossella and Nonna Angelina Purpura from Carini (Palermo, Sicily), Ingredients 2 Medium sized eggplant, 3 Stalks of celery chopped in …

Learn about this ancient frozen treat and about the biggest granita festival in Italy!

Enjoy this special parfati made with Italian amaretto cookies and strawberries! Ingredients: 3 Cups Easy Custard Cream (LINK HERE) cooled to room temperature; 2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream; 2 Tbsp Confectioners Sugar; 1 Cup Sliced Strawberries; 4-5 Amaretti Cookies crushed   Directions: Place a …

Sicilian sauce, pasta and eggplant parmesan on this episode of “You, Me & Sicily!” All past episodes are at www.evazmediagroup.com  

There is something deeply satisfying to me about the changing of the seasons.  Perhaps it is the shedding of the old and now familiar; the awakening of new colors, new aromas and the magnificent light. The cooler weather ushers in …

At market in Massachusetts this fall there are a variety of apples on sale that I have never seen before including Golden Russets, Freedoms, Spitzen-bergs, and Red Stayman Winesaps. It was the same in the New York Hudson Valley last …

Stir, stir, without fear…. You have to continue with that blessed bastone (wooden paddle), at least a half hour after you think the polenta is done. And do you know why? Because this extra cooking, these additional rotations in the …

I’m trying to figure out why it took me so long to make garganelli. I think it was because a cookbook I have said to make it on a clean men’s hair comb, which just sounded like a bad idea. …

Nonna Says… the best Health Insurance is to eat healthy foods! That’s why we make Almond Ravioli… delicate cookies filled with Almond Paste! Ingredients: Filling: 1  1/2 Lb Almond paste, 3 Egg whites, 1 1/2 Cups Powdered sugar, 1/2 Cup Granulated sugar, 1/4 Cup Mini …

When it comes to holiday sweets, each region in Italy has its specialty, from cakes to torrone, from panettone to nougat. And although nowadays most of this sweet treats can be bought in supermarkets and grocery stores, most Italians still …