When someone asks me “What do you like to cook?”, I almost invariably answer “Italian”. If pressed for detail, I sometimes answer “Mediterranean-style vegetable-focused cooking, with a strong preference towards […]
Every summer, the inevitable question arises: “What shall I do with all this zucchini?” Besides the usual zucchini bread, ratatouille and deep-fried fritters, I’ll often start stufato di verdure or […]
Zucchini “Pasta”, with Uncooked Tomato Sauce It’s not real pasta of course, hence the quotation marks. Zucchini “pasta” — Shave a medium-sized zucchini paper-thin with a vegetable peeler, then simmer […]
When I was growing up, Friday night dinner was typically “fish night”. One thing that we had every so often was linguine or spaghetti with white clam sauce. The way […]
Zucchine con acciughe e capperi (“zucchini with anchovy and capers”) — click here for a recipe from August 2012. Insalata di zucchine e pecorino (“shaved zucchini and pecorino cheese salad”) […]
Stufato di Verdure But what is it, you ask? Well, it’s typically vegetables that have been stewed in little more than olive oil and a tiny bit of water, along […]
A while ago, The New York Times ran a an article on the mainstreaming of veganism in the United States. Vegan and vegetarian diets have come a long way, helped […]
Fagiolini e zucchine, otherwise known as “string beans and zucchini” in English There is little in this world more beautiful and humble than a bowl of string beans. It’s one […]
