New Ideas For Winter Vegetables
Look for these winter vegetables at farmers’ markets (if you’re lucky enough to have year-round markets near you) and in produce departments for the best flavor and greatest value in season. Specific...
View ArticleCooking With Winter Fruits
Winter is a great time to experiment with fruits like the kumquat, which can be added to a salad for a low-calorie, high-vitamin option. You can also try star fruits, which are great for heart health,...
View ArticleCrab Italian Style
There are around 5,000 different species of crab, which can be found all over the world. 4,500 of these species are said to be “true” crabs, while the other 500 are made up of different species of...
View ArticleItalian Spring Salads
Salads are no longer the bowls of lettuce and tomatoes of yesterday. Today’s modern salads are full of zest and flavor and are often served as meals in and of themselves. Some of the most diverse...
View ArticleLow Carb Italian – Really !
Your body uses carbohydrates as its main fuel source. Sugars and starches are broken down into simple sugars during digestion. They’re then absorbed into your bloodstream, where they’re also known as...
View ArticleCooking With Radishes
Radishes are members of the Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage) family. The root is related to kale, broccoli, cauliflower and horseradish, among others. In the horseradish family, radishes are related...
View ArticleSummer Bean Salads
Think beans are just for cold weather? Think again. In a crispy cool bean salad, beans are lighter, yet still as filling. This side-dish favorite can be prepared in countless ways. So pick your bean...
View ArticleNo Cook Dinner
For easy summer meals, visit a local farm stand or farmers’ market and build your menu around what’s available right now, starting with tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers or melons. They can make delicious...
View ArticleSan Francisco’s Italian Community
The images above on the Italian Heritage Mural are part of the life work of Italian immigrant Gino Sbrana, who started his American life in San Francisco as a vegetable peddler. By 1911, he had...
View ArticleSeattle’s Italian Community
Original Lake Washington Floating Bridge Most Italian immigrants crowded into cities on the eastern seaboard. Only a small fraction made it to Washington, which in 1910 had less than one per cent of...
View ArticleCooking With Italian Herbs – Sage
The Italian word for sage, salvia, derives from the Latin salus, which means health, safety or wellbeing. Sage was sought, studied and used for medicinal purposes long before it was used in the...
View ArticleA Fall Neapolitan Style Dinner
A Neapolitan Market by Attilio Pratella Neapolitan cuisine has ancient historical roots that date back to the Greco-Roman period, which was enriched over the centuries by the influence of the different...
View ArticleCooking With Italian Spices – Nutmeg
Botanically known as Myristica fragrans, the nutmeg tree originated in Banda, the largest of the Molucca Spice Islands of Indonesia. In the first century A.D., Roman author Pliny speaks of a tree...
View ArticlePork Italian Style
Since the history of Italian food is so rooted in the regional cultures, it is interesting to take a look at the main regions of the country and what kinds of food products and dishes each one is...
View ArticlePass The Prosciutto – Holiday Appetizers
This Parma Ham sponsored post is about helping you with some holiday entertaining ideas. What does “entertaining” mean to you? Take a moment and think of what comes to mind. The best advice I have is...
View ArticleItalian American Culture – The Art Of Inventing
Jacuzzi Hot Tub The Jacuzzi hot tub and spa were invented by the Jacuzzi family, whose family of seven sons and six daughters came to America in 1907. In 1915, they formed the Jacuzzi Brothers...
View ArticleRomantic New Year’s Eve Dinner
In many countries, new year celebrations begin on the evening of December 31—New Year’s Eve—and continue into the early hours of January 1. On this day revelers often enjoy foods that are thought to...
View ArticleItalian Culture – Protecting Italian Brands
Italian cuisine prides itself on simple delicious combinations of the finest, freshest ingredients available. For example, fresh ricotta, mozzarella di bufala and prosciutto. Each Italian region and...
View ArticleMaking Crostini
Crostini is just another name for slices of bread that have been brushed with oil and baked until golden brown. Crostini make for an endless variety of near-instant hors d’oeuvres. Just spoon on your...
View ArticleCarnevale/Mardi Gras
Carnevale, also known as Mardi Gras, is celebrated in Italy and many places around the world 40 days before Easter, a final party before Ash Wednesday and the restrictions of Lent. The Carnival of...
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