As an Italian-American girl from New Jersey, I can confidently assert that my family and I take our meatballs seriously. When we have them for dinner, they are typically part of a Sunday Gravy, swimming around in thick red sauce along with their pals: sausage, spare ribs and braciole. Or it’s a Tuesday night, and […]
{Recipe} Italian-American Christmas Eve: Mom a la Mode’s Zuppa di Pesce
So this isn’t that post that gives you the history of “The Seven Fishes” or why Italian-Americans hold Christmas Eve as the feast of all feasts when it comes to seafood. That post can be found here. You’ve come to the right place, however, if you are looking for a recipe that I hold near […]
Holy Cannoli: Our Walking/Eating Adventure in Brooklyn
My Italian-American family has a penchant for good food. Cooking and eating isn’t just about survival or basic needs for us – it’s a way of life. An art, an obsession and an ongoing culinary journey. While we’ve taken numerous cooking classes as a group, we’ve never embarked upon a walking/eating excursion. But we’ve often […]