My first treatment of the shad gifted to me at the local food co-op was simple but good: I sauteed it in butter and gave it a squirt of lemon. For the second pound of shad, I wanted to try something a little more elegant. I had a leek in the refrigerator and a cup […]
An Italian frittata is like a big, open-faced omelette. Deriving from the verb “to fry,” a frittata is cooked more like a pie with eggs poured over all kinds of savory fillings. When finished, it’s cut into wedges that can be served for breakfast, as an hors d’oeuvres or next to a green salad. In […]
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The “carbonara” in this spaghetti dish is said to derive from the Italian word for “charcoal makers.” So I imagine those rough-hewn folk grabbing the simplest ingredients at hand–bacon, eggs, pasta and cheese–to make this classic hearty meal that cooks up in a hurry It sounds a little like an Italian version of breakfast for […]
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