The Basics: Tomato Sauce
One of those basic recipes that you’ll go back to over and again for a rich tomato sauce that comes together easily and is just as special for weekends as it is easy for weekday meals.
Tag: Italian food
Strawberry Semolina Cake
Summer in cake form. A rich buttery cake scented with the intense orange-vanilla essence of Fiori di Sicilia with the slight crunch of semolina covered with an entire pound of fresh strawberries baked into jammy puddles.
Lucy Vitiello Polvinale’s Biscotti Recipe
My Old Nonnie’s recipe for crisp anise and vanilla scented biscotti chockful of almonds ready for dunking in coffee, milk or vin santo.
Baked Rigatoni with Roasted Butternut Squash, Sausage and Rapini
A robust pasta bake that hits all the flavor spots with juicy pork sausages, sweet roasted butternut squash, creamy-salty cheeses and just the right bitter bite from the rappini.
Video Demonstration – Nonnie’s Biscotti
Video series: Biscotti Making with Aunt Dot. All the secrets to making a perfect batch (or six if you are Aunt Dot) of Nonnie’s biscotti.
Old Nonnie’s Classic Minestrone with Croutons
Old Nonnie’s classic minestrone with croutons is a rich chicken soup with meatballs, pasta, escarole, pecorino and crisp cheesy croutons.