Roasting potatoes for soup and a trip down the rabbit hole: is it a soup? is it a chowder? is it a stew? or is it a bisque?

Pigs in blankets (hotdogs in crescent rolls) are great for parties and kids of all ages

No one should wait 50 years to experience guanciale like I did. It's not difficult to cure it at home.

Winter or summer, this tun tare tare and BBQ shrimp are a perfect combination.

Antipasto is the perfect first course of any meal and so much fun to create.

Mozzarella e Carrozza is both simple and elegant with so many options to serve along side it.

My family celebrated the Feast of the Seven Fishes without ever calling it that. Where did it start? You might be surprised.

When masked potatoes are part of another recipe, starch content matters and boiling isn't the best method.

Ceviche is one of those great summer dishes that doesn't require you to heat up the house to prepare it -- that is unless it sends you...

Mussels steamed over marinara sauce.... Yummmmm!!

Italian meatballs that are simple to make, versatile with many uses, and delicious.