Here’s the sad story of my baby lamb: When we first got our list of recipes last spring, I looked ahead to see if I had anything that I better be looking ahead that might need seasonal ingredients. “Baby lamb. … Continue reading →
Marcella herself says this recipe is simple—simple and delicious, I say! It reiterates to me how the simplicity of technique can make big flavors. I found a 2 and a half pound, organic lamb shoulder through our local Golden Acres … Continue reading →
Okay, it’s time for Bollito Misto. If you’ve never heard of it, you’re probably not alone. This is dissapearing very quickly from restaurants. You still might be able to find it in a few restaurants in Northern Italy. Evidently, it … Continue reading →
Moist and tender, with the enriching flavors of anchovies and mozzarella, these beef patties deserve to be eaten with a fork and knife, not on a bun. The milk soaked bread & the egg added just the right amount of … Continue reading →
I was so looking forward to this recipe. Over the years, I have tried many different meatball recipes and am always on the lookout for another one. Most of them start with a mix of meats and then add bread, … Continue reading →
(there we go, the long awaited photo of this delicious stew!) I write this post from the poolside deck of my fellow Pomodori, Palma. It’s gorgeous here in the Desert – 76, sunny, clear blue skies. Ahhh Back home it … Continue reading →
This is a special recipe from ‘The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking’… at first I thought it didn’t sound like anything special, but once we sat down to dinner~ we realized how really special it was. The secret ingredient is … Continue reading →
The past two days you’ve read about two wonderful-sounding beef roast recipes from Marcella. The first was cooked in Red Wine (Deborah used a Barolo) and yesterday Doug used an Amorone. Beef and red wine make such a great pairing. … Continue reading →
Victor’s wine note on this recipe advises that “an ideal rendition of it would call for Barolo in the pot as well as Barolo in your glass.” And so, because we had been holding onto a single bottle of 2001 … Continue reading →
I work weekends in a retail store. This weekend gave me a sampling of the busy shopping season that is coming in the weeks ahead. It is Sunday night and I am tired. As I settled into my fuzzy slippers … Continue reading →
My first thought when I went to look at my recipe this week was, hurry, hurry and google what braciole means. I was convinced that I had somehow skipped ahead to the variety meats section, but no it only means … Continue reading →
I’ve been looking forward to this one! Beef, fontina and prosciutto all together? What’s not to love? When I first saw my list of recipes several months ago, and saw the word, “braciole”, I thought of my mom’s braciole, and … Continue reading →
Can you believe we are more than half way through our cooking adventure? We started in March of 2009 and have been cooking our way through ‘The Essentials of Italian Cooking’. If you are looking for a Christmas gift… this … Continue reading →
You’ve now seen two posts from the Beef Chapter, but this is my first. It’s always exciting to move on to a new chapter. I like beef, but I don’t eat it often. As I’ve mentioned in other posts, my … Continue reading →
