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You know it’s summer when your Italian family starts sharing pictures of their Baked Stuffed Zucchini in the family group text! There are lots of ways to make this delicious dish, depending on what you have on hand. This week I used garden zucchini and …
Traditional Italian red sauce was a weekly staple in our home. Sundays were for pasta, and my parents would start the sauce early in the morning. The sauce simmered on the stove for hours, and we served it at one o’clock pm for “Sunday Dinner”. …
The Pizzelle is a classic Italian cookie originally from the the Abruzzo region of Italy. Pronounced “pit-zale”, this crisp flat cookie is often served at Christmas, Easter, weddings, and other special occasions. You only need a few basic ingredients (flour, sugar, eggs, butter/vegetable oil, baking …
The rest of the world calls this dish Pizza Rustica, but in our Italian American family, it is simply known as Easter Pizza. It is a special treat made just once a year, and once we cut into it, we allow ourselves to indulge in …
What to do with a bumper crop of basil? Make basil pesto! This is one of our very favorite ways to appreciate the freshness of home grown basil. At the end of our basil season, we usually make a triple batch and freeze it in …