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Posts tagged “Italian cooking”

Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes by Lidia Bastianich
Book Reviews 2009

Paging through Lidia Bastianich's new book, Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes (Knopf), it's obvious that the notion of a locavore is not a trend but rather a given i...

Recipe: Slow-Roasted Tomato Sauce

A friend of mine shared with me this yummy recipe for slow-roasted tomato sauce. It's a rich, delicious sauce that has one full head of garlic in it! The preparation work is very minimal; even thoug...

Secrets From My Tuscan Kitchen by Judy Witts Francini
Book Review 2009

Earlier this summer, I spent a day in Florence with Judy Witts Francini, an American who moved to Italy in 1984, married an Italian, and stayed put. She leads tours, teaches hands-on cooking classes, ...

Word of Mouth: Porchetta

Porchetta, noun: A Southern Italian dish of roasted suckling pig stuffed with wild fennel and garlic Friends of ours who have traveled in Italy come back singing praises about this iconic Italian dis...

What's the Deal with Lardo?

Have you ever heard of lardo? We've seen this product cropping up lately in food articles and classy recipes, so we thought we'd do a little research to find out more about it......

Cooking By Feel: Italian Ingredients and Flavors

As we work to become better at cooking without recipes, we're taking a tour of world cuisines, looking at flavors and ingredients in each that play well together. Yesterday it was flavors in Asian and...