Penna alla vodka (Penne with Vodka Sauce)

This 'exotic' variation on the traditional penne all'arrabbiata is always a crowd-pleaser!

Lemon Honey Curd

Warm Octopus w. Potato and Parsley

This is one of my favourite things year round, served lukewarm in winter or at room temperature in summer.…

Bollito and other boiled dinners

Some of our favorite Sunday meals during the cold weather months are boiled dinners. I usually make homemade…

Risotto alla crema di scampi (Risotto with Shrimp Cream)

As I have mentioned before, Rome is not really risotto country. But there is at least one risotto dish that…

Stracciatella alla romana

One usually associates Roman cooking with hearty and robustly flavored dishes and, by and large, the image holds true. But there are some exceptions…

Pappardelle with Seafood, Italian Parsley and Fresh Tomato

Chef Mario Frittoli of ________ offers us a new version of a traditional Italian seaside dish. Sounds delicious…

Spaghetti Carbonara with Roasted Garlic

Italian comfort food at its best, with a garlicky twist. See the original post with Italian travel tale at…

Pasta with Garlic Breadcrumbs (Pasta con pangrattato)

This thrifty pasta dish is from an era when clever home cooks had to feed large families and meat and cheese…

Mock «puntarelle» alla romana

One of the dishes I miss most from my Roman days is the winter salad known as le puntarelle. Puntarelle are a kind of chicory native to the…