When it comes to essential foods, few people would think of breasts. Specifically female breasts. An Italian photographer would like to change that notion. ' "Breasts are the first food for everyone," she wrote recently. "It's ancestral." Living in Rome and...
Thanksgiving is over, but with chestnuts and pumpkin still in my larder, I invited my friend Domenico to come over and create an Italian spin for the thanks. Not to blow our own bugle but can I? We created a fall pasta suite that transformed this holiday harvest...
While I like Colombian food from home style restaurants, especially the carnivore dishes, quite often you're gonna get a ropa vieja ("old rope"), basically chewy meat of unknown origins! Better to go at it in your own kitchen using a good cut of...
Candied zest is a delicious addition to most anything baked from stollen to panettone. Unfortunately, most people will buy rather than make it. I've been making my own now for some time, and recently I tried pomelo, the fruit that eats like a grapefruit. The zest? Oye...
With a Tiramisu planned for a workplace party, I realized we had none of the requisite mascarpone, that wonderful triple-creme Italian cheese. But like ricotta, mascarpone is not difficult to make. So I put together a batch in my kitchen. The process reminded me of...
Nothing beats home-made spaghetti and meatballs. Usually I satiate any cravings for it by cooking my mother's version, a dish she seasons with parsley, garlic, onions, and bread crumbs soaked in milk along with egg. Sometimes I like to mix pork, beef and veal in the...
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