Italian Passover – Ferrara Style
The Jewish community of Ferrara is the only one in Emilia-Romagna with a continuous presence from the Middle Ages to the present day. It played an important role while the Duke Ercole I d’Este was in...
View ArticleFall Pizza
If the chill in the air has you wanting to make some heartier pizzas, look no further for inspiration than the fall farmers’ market. Apples, butternut squash, sage, kale, mushrooms, cauliflower,...
View ArticleEasy Cooking with Root Vegetables
“Root vegetable” is a relatively generic description of vegetables, including starchy ones, that grow underground. To make matters more confusing, root vegetables aren’t always roots. Some are...
View ArticleCook on Sunday for the Week
I find if I wash, chop and dry Romaine lettuce in the salad spinner it keeps wonderfully for 5 days or so in zip lock bags with a few paper towel. This can make the weeknight meal prep shorter. Just...
View ArticleWarming Winter Salads
This is not the season for cold potato salad or any other cold salad when you are trying to warm up. Then again, forget any memory of overcooked, withered spinach salads adorned with hard-boiled eggs...
View ArticleCooking With Fall Produce
Fall is the time when we feel we can get back to spending some time cooking. Luckily, the cooler weather also brings a whole new group of seasonal produce to cook with, from apples and pears to hearty...
View ArticlePizza Tonight
Fall brings us lots of hearty, nourishing toppings for pizza. If the chill in the air has you wanting to turn out some cool weather pizzas, think apples, butternut squash, sage, kale, mushrooms,...
View ArticleItalian Chicken And Sausage Casserole
Italian Chicken Bake Serve with Italian bread to dip into the sauce and a green salad. Ingredients Serves 4-5 5-6 bone-in chicken thighs, skin and fat removed Salt and pepper 1 tablespoon olive oil 1...
View ArticleQuiche And Soup For Dinner
Potato-Crusted Quiche The Roasted Root Vegetable recipe can be found here. Ingredients 4 cups shredded russet potatoes 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, melted 4 large eggs, beaten 1 cup half-and-half...
View ArticleChicken Bake For Dinner
Serve with a green vegetable or a salad to complete the menu. Serves 2-4 Zest of 1 orange 3 tablespoons extra-virgin oil 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more as needed 1/4 teaspoon dried chile flakes 2...
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