Seasonal Recipes

Spring is synonymous with artichokes for me.  And with the days finally turning a bit warmer here, spring cannot arrive fast enough.  I grow ridiculously restless this time of year – restless to be outside turning the garden soil or …

Carnevale in Italy is a farewell to winter and a delirious celebration of Spring and all things delicious and forbidden. Every city or town has its own emblematic festival foods that are imbued with symbolic meaning. Naples is devoted to …

  Ingredients 2 Dz Little Neck clams, 1 Cup Plain bread crumbs, 1 Tbs Grated Pecorino cheese, 4 Cloves garlic, 2 Tbs Fresh parsley, 4 Tbs EV olive oil, Salt & pepper   Directions/Steps   Wash the clams under fresh water, shuck them  and leave the …

EGGPLANT croquettes This is a delicious recipe, which can be used for different occasions. It can be a starter, It can be a party snack or part of a main course when served as side dish. Ingredients: 5 Large eggplants …

In Italy men give yellow mimosas to women to celebrate Women’s Day, March 8th, an occasion for men to express love to women, like mothers, wives, girlfriends, daughters, colleagues.   INGREDIENTS:   Sponge Cake: 2 ½ oz all-purpose flour, 2 …

Graffe Napoletane are special Neapolitan doughnuts which were once prepared only for Carnival. Nevertheless they became part of the local tradition, especially for breakfast.   Ingredients: 1 ¾ cups of Flour, 1 ½ cups of cooked Potatoes, 1 Egg, 2 …

I’m constantly amazed at how a few ultra-fresh ingredients, simply prepared, can make such a flavorful Italian dish. Today, I picked lemons from our backyard lemon tree, and bought chicken from one of the poultry vendors at the famous Third-and-Fairfax …

Once a year, on January 17, Rosario Scarpato, Neapolitan-born gastronome, writer, and television producer makes a global appeal for the preservation of genuine Italian cooking. The adventure, dubbed International Day of Italian Cuisine (IDIC) began in 2008 with a plea …

Spring is here, and how about greeting it with a Meringata? This simple dessert is composed of two disks of ethereal meringue, baked to a delicate crispiness, and filled with a layer of sweetened, chocolate-flecked whipped cream. The technique is …

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and if you are like me, your preference is a quiet candlelit dinner at home, preferably near a toasty little fire with a nice bottle of bubbly prosecco to kick things off.  Treat …