sculpture above done by Ross when she attended liceo artistico Summer has arrived, and with it everyone’s favorite fruits – along with the desire to mangiare leggero (“eat light”) in the heat. At this time of year it’s not unusual to see mounds of cherries served as dessert, antipasto, or snack at parties and dinners.… Continue reading Italy’s Amazing Summer Fruits
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Italian Recipes: Torta di Pane (Bread Cake)
This is a good way to use old, dry bread. The recipe is more or less one that I scribbled down from a magazine in a waiting room. Cut/break 1/2 kilo of dry bread into smallish dice Soak it overnight (in the fridge) in about 1 liter of milk; I also add a few tablespoons… Continue reading Italian Recipes: Torta di Pane (Bread Cake)
Italian Recipes: Scrippelle
Saturday night we had scrippelle, a traditional treat from Abruzzo. You can think of them as crepes made without milk, or very, very thin omelettes. These had been home-made for us by family friends, Enrico brought them back carefully wrapped in layers of plastic with a wet dishtowel, storing them in fridges when he stopped… Continue reading Italian Recipes: Scrippelle
Italian Recipes: Panzanella
Today’s lunch was panzanella, another good thing to eat while tomatoes are in season. I more or less follow the recipe from The New Basics Cookbook, except that I didn’t have any of the herbs. Basically, you make home-made croutons by frying chunks of dry, old bread. …which is a great way to use up… Continue reading Italian Recipes: Panzanella