zucchini – The Spamwise Chronicles

Zucchine Alla Parmigiana

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 […]

cooking

Zucchini alla Scapece

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 […]

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Saturday Snapshot

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 […]

cooking

Spaghetti con Vongole e Zucchine

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 […]

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Zucchini Snapshots

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”) […]

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Stufato Snapshot

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 […]

autumn

An Almost Vegetarian Thanksgiving, Part 2

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 […]

cooking

Minestra di Zucchine e Scarola

Minestra di zucchine e scarola — “zucchini and escarole soup”

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Fagiolini e Zucchine

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 […]

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Insalata di Zucchini e Pomodoro

The thing that I love most about Italian salads is that at its heart, it’s a celebration of a small handful of ingredients. They’re prepared in such a way that […]

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The Zucchini Problem

Every summer, every person I know who has a garden has a bumper crop of zucchini. Then as now, the inevitable question arises as in ‘What ever shall I do […]

cooking

Three Small Plates

It’s no secret that I love to cook. I often think what might have been if I had gone to culinary school straight out of high school, instead of joining […]

cooking

Sunday Snapshots

This post is a day late, but I figure that the wait will have been worth it. There’s no question that beets are one of my favorite vegetables, especially since […]

American cuisine

Saturday Snapshots

When you have a fabulous farmer’s market such as the one at Union Square Greenmarket, sometimes you have to make it your life’s mission to celebrate all of its myriad […]

cooking

Stufato di Verdure

Summer is when I temporarily become a part-time vegetarian. There are so many tasty vegetables that are suddenly available at our Greenmarkets that it almost seems a crime to not […]

food

Summer Vegetable Tian

A tian is a type of gratin that traditionally does not have a bread crumb or cheese topping. A tian can also refer to a shallow earthenware casserole. Originally from […]

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