Tag: recipes

An Italian Mother’s Day Menu

An Italian Mother’s Day Menu

If you grew up in a wonderful household full of love, warmth, and good food it was probably a direct result of your mother (sorry to all of the well rounded fathers out there).  In turn, your lovely mother deserves, at the very least, a home cooked An Italian Themed Mother’s Day Menu or meal.  Our selection includes easy to […]

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Scordo Pasta Challenge – #141 Tagliatelle with Tomato Sauce

Scordo Pasta Challenge – #141 Tagliatelle with Tomato Sauce

Wow, wow, and even more wow!  I was blown away by a dry pasta from the Italian pasta company Pastificio Vicidomini, specifically the Tagliatelle. The Tagliatelle shape has been around for a long period of time and originally comes from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.  The word Tagliatelle is derived from tagliare, meaning “to cut.”  Tagliatelle is similar to fettucine in shape and often made […]

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9 Healthy Italian Inspired Recipes

9 Healthy Italian Inspired Recipes

We covered lots of food here on Scordo, including some not so healthy, everyday type of, dishes or recipes (salami, cheese, fried rice balls, etc.).  In turn, I’ve searched the archives of the site and found 9 Healthy, Italian Inspired, Recipes that you can make every week and feel both satisfied and good about what you’re putting into your body (and […]

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Lazy Weekend Lunch: Radish and Fennel Salad, Bruschetta with Tuna in Olive Oil, and Avocado and Red Onion

Lazy Weekend Lunch: Radish and Fennel Salad, Bruschetta with Tuna in Olive Oil, and Avocado and Red Onion

(photo: fennel salad with radish and feta) By now most of you are well aware of my passion for lazy weekend lunches (see my tomato salad and sardine lunch and leftover salad).  Optimally, a lazy weekend lunch is consumed under a bit of shade (with temperatures in the mid 70’s), with a loving family, a beautiful bottle of wine (yes, […]

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Farro: History and Guide to the Ancient Grain

Farro: History and Guide to the Ancient Grain

Farro: History and Guide to the Ancient Grain The ancient whole wheat grain farro has a long and interesting history and for many years fed almost the entirety of the Mediterranean and Near East – hence our article Farro: History and Guide to the Ancient Grain.  Specifically, it fed the vast majority of Romans from 44BC to the collapse of the […]

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Interview with PBS Host Mary Ann Esposito and Ciao Italia

Interview with PBS Host Mary Ann Esposito and Ciao Italia

Interview with PBS Host Mary Ann Esposito and Ciao Italia Every big idea or theory has an associated sound bite.  The French philosopher Rene Descartes is remembered for his famous line, “I think, therefore I am.”, the chef Jacques Pepin loves to utter, “fast food my way”, and the chef, turned uber capitalist Lidia Bastianich (see the mega Italian Mall, […]

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Arancini Love or Rice Balls as Food Porn

Arancini Love or Rice Balls as Food Porn

Sometimes food photos are better than the actual food item.  I can wholeheartedly say, however, that when it comes to rice balls or Arancini the photos below look as good as they actually taste. You can find my recipe for Arancini here.  Enjoy a few photos of a recent rice ball extravaganza held in New Jersey and leave a comment […]

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Rice Balls (Arancini di Riso)

Rice Balls (Arancini di Riso)

Rice Balls Arancini Recipe One of my favorite dishes at a local trattoria in New Jersey is an appetizer consisting of potato croquets, mozzarella in Carrozza  (mozzarella sticks), calzoncini (friend pockets of dough), and arancini (rice balls).  All of the items in the dish, officially called frittura Napoletana, are expertly fried and generally well executed.  However, it’s the arancini that […]

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The Italian Farmer’s Table Book Giveaway and Interview: Authentic Recipes from Agriturismi

The Italian Farmer’s Table Book Giveaway and Interview: Authentic Recipes from Agriturismi

(photo: via the Italian Farmer’s Table, rye bread) (UPDATE 1/10/09: Contest is closed.  The winner is SimplyForties!  Thanks to everyone for participating.) If you’ve read any of my articles focused on Italian living and lifestyle over the last 6 months, then you’ve probably come to the conclusion that my Italian roots (and those of my parent’s) are firmly situated in […]

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In Defense of Making Your Own Food or Julia Child Was Right

In Defense of Making Your Own Food or Julia Child Was Right

How is it that we are so eager to watch other people browning beef cubes on screen but so much less eager to brown them ourselves? For the rise of Julia Child as a figure of cultural consequence — along with Alice Waters and Mario Batali and Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse and whoever is crowned the next Food Network […]

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