Posts tagged “italian”

Grilled Radicchio & Grilled Radicchio and Arugula Salad with Parmesan Shavings

Radicchio and Knife

Treviso Radicchio and Knife (Click entry)

Radicchio drizzled with olive oil and grilled has lots of flavor and takes very little work. Grilling tames radicchio’s natural bitterness, and changes it into an ingredient that enhances everything with which it is paired.

The outer leaves of grilled radicchio are ...

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Love, Italian Style (with Recipe for Anchovy-stuffed Peppers Basilicata)

Dad

My Dad has had a long love affair with Italy.

It started with Giovanni, an Italian who lives in the Ligurian town of La Spezia and who worked in the same field as my Dad. When they met, the two hit it off immediately and, eventually, became fast friends. ...

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National Dish of Sicily: Pasta with Sardines and Fennel

Sicilian Pasta with Sardines and Fennel

 

After returning from language school in Taormina, Sicily, my sister continued to crave Sicilian food. She discovered a recipe for Sicilian Pasta with Sardines that was so good she ate it for dinner, and then for breakfast and lunch the next day.

Pasta with Sardines is one of Sicily’s classic dishes, ...

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