Seasonal Recipes

Braises of beef have been stalwarts of Italian cuisine for hundreds of years.  Once the province of home cooks, these dishes are now making appearances in fine dining restaurants across the country.  Whether you use inexpensive chunks of beef stew …

Ingredients: Serves 4 1 Lb Spaghetti, 4 Oz Pancetta cubed, 1/2 Lb Shrimp (peeled and deveined), 5 Oz Baby Spinach, 1 Cup grated Parmigiano Cheese, 1/4 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil + 2 Tbsp, 3 Oz Walnuts, 3 Cloves Garlic, …

Whether it is the stone fruits of summer, such as peaches, apricots, even cherries, or that most glorious fruit of the colder months, the pear, poaching is a simple, age-old method of preparing the fruit.  Poaching is a simple technique. …

With holiday feasting over, we are all looking for lighter, yet nutritious food.  Take a look back into history and meet the humble cicerchie, Lathyrus sativus.  This hearty legume with a woodsy flavor has a tradition that can be traced …

Cookie exchanges. Four course meals. Seven (ok, make that nine) fishes. Prosecco parties.  The list goes on.  The glorious excesses of the holidays.  And now as the new year unfolds and finally the air begins to chill, I am most …

This is such a great way to put together a quick dessert and use all that Panettone that everyone has brought over! I usually have tons of my easy Custard cream leftover around the holidays, so I added that for …

There is plenty to ponder about the New Year. Some of it is pretty philosophical, like how to live a fulfilled life and how to treat your fellow man with kindness and respect. But there is a practical side too, …

Rossella and Nonna Cecilia DEBellis, from Mola di Bari, Italy, are making Bird’s Nests Cookies, Basket Cookies with chopped walnuts. Lovely and delicate cookies to be enjoyed at all the major holidays and at all the family parties.   Check …

Pandoro is an egg- and butter-rich bread baked in a traditional star-shaped pan. The biga helps keep it fresh right through the holidays!   Biga (Starter) 1 1/2 cups (6 1/4 ounces)    Unbleached All-Purpose Flour 1/2 cup (4 ounces) …

The Feast of the Seven Fishes is a big deal in our family. Although the origins of this feast are somewhat mired in controversy, it is a holiday that my Italian-American family celebrated each and every year with absolute gusto. …