Risotto Funghi Porcini

Porcini are tossed with pasta, risotto, grilled with herbs, as a salad, sautéd with olive oil & herbs, baked, on pizza & pasta and marinated in…

Roast Leg of Lamb with Vino Cotto (Vincotto) Sauce

A simple yet absolutely scrumptious way to prepare lamb--moist with plenty of flavor!

Spicy Stuffed Artichokes

This is a vegetable that many people don’t know how to prepare and find a little daunting

ROASTED garlic Balsamic TOMATOES

Tantalize your palate with slow roasted Italian tomatoes halves. A splash of Balsamic accompanies crushed…

Strozzapreti ai funghi ('Priest-strangler' pasta with mushrooms)

This mushroom sauce may be the simplest sauce for pasta of all.

Tonnarelli cacio e pepe

Cacio e pepe, literally 'cheese and pepper', is a very typical Roman dish, usually made with spaghetti, bucatini or—for the ne plus ultra version of…

MUSSEL fennel Sambuca ROQUEFORT

FRANCE and ITALY do the hustle with fresh cultured MUSSELS. A rustic culinary sophistication was achieved by a few unexpected twists. The flavours…

Ricotta & Spinach Fritters

Beef Braciole with Sunday Sugo Rosso

This is a tasty braised beef dish. I used top round only because it was on sale. Flank steak or skirt steak…

Penne ai funghi (Penne with Mushroom and Tomato Sauce)

Fall is my favorite season, and one of the best reasons to love the Fall is all the wonderful food you get to…