Print Recipe Shrimp Fra Diavolo Fra Diavolo means “Brother Devil". In Italy, this refers to a dish that’s sprinkled heavily with black pepper and grilled. But...
Print Recipe GRILLED VEGETABLES Not only do these veggies look and taste great, but they cook quickly, there’s no mess, you can serve them at any...
Print Recipe SCAMPI ON COUSCOUS It may seem strange to have a dish using couscous (made of semolina flour) in an Italian cookbook, but couscous is...
Print Recipe EASY OSSO BUCO Osso buco is braised veal shanks. The fabulously flavorful veal shanks are cooked for a long time, making the meat so...
Print Recipe STUFFED TOMATOES I often serve these tomatoes at room temperature, and believe me, it’s a real relief to be able to serve a dish...
Print Recipe TURKEY TONNATO I freely admit that the tonnato preparation is an idea that takes some getting used to: It means that a meat, usually...
Print Recipe GRILLED SEAFOOD SALAD This is a beautiful dish, which I discovered on vacation with my family in Capri. Every year, we visit the same...
Print Recipe CLAMS OREGANATA This is an easy yet impressive appetizer—especially perfect for a romantic evening for two. While any type of clam would work in...
Print Recipe CHEESE TORTELLINI in Light Broth Tortellini means “tiny cakes”; they’re small pasta nuggets filled with ingredients that range from plain cheese and vegetables to...
Who said pancakes were only meant to be eaten for breakfast? And who said that the food could only be sweet and/or topped with fruits, syrups,...
Print Recipe TUNA AND TOMATO SAUCE This is another straight-from-the-pantry dish for days when there’s no time to cook. My mother relied on it very heavily...
Print Recipe ROASTED CHICKEN with Balsamic Vinaigrette If you’re bored with the same old roast chicken, try this one. The bird absorbs all the sweet and...
Print Recipe Beef and Cheese MANICOTTI A great one-dish meal in the tradition of the classic red-checkered-tablecloth, family-owned restaurant, this is Italian-American food at its best....
Print Recipe BRACIOLE The word braciola is used in different regions of Italy to describe different cuts of meat. But in southern Italy, braciola refers to...
Print Recipe STUFFED MUSHROOMS In Italy, one of the most popular recipes for stuffed mushrooms hails from Liguria, the northern region that stretches along the Mediterranean...
Print Recipe PENNE À LA CARBONARA There’s only one thing I can say about this dish: It’s so good you won’t believe it. Votes: 0 Rating:...
Print Recipe CHICKEN PARMESAN Perhaps the all-time number-one most popular Italian-American dish, Chicken Parmesan is often made of thickly breaded chicken cutlets topped with way too...
Print Recipe CHICKEN PICCATA This is the lightest of the cutlet recipes, with the bright, acidic lemon juice perfectly complemented by the briny capers and the...