I have a cousin, Elsa, who likes chicken livers so much, she eats them raw. This is pretty extreme even for a country kid like me, but it...

I'm not a big believer in dieting, so I surprised myself when I came up with this dish for some waist-watching clients and liked it even ...

Until recently in Italy, you never could have found an orange and fennel salad outside of Sicily, where sweet and sour is a local passion...

Cod found an early proponent in Italy in the sixteenth-century pontiff, Pope Pius V, father of the city of Pienza. Once Pius's favorite r...

Although a handful of American restaurants have discovered farro, it is not so easy to find this ancient grain outside of Lucca, where I ...

You can either soak the beans overnight or use the quick-cook method. There are instructions below for both ways. If you want to freeze s...

When tomatoes first made their way to Sicily in the 1830s, locals used them to update traditional dishes like caponata (a Sicilian salad ...

In Tuscany, someone in a cacciucco is in a real muddle. Perhaps this soup is a fish muddle, just one with great, deep flavors. Cacciucco ...

This recipe is about flexibility Italian style. Though fish and potatoes define the dish, it's the "accent" vegetable that reflects the s...

Get in line if you think fried chicken originated in the American South. As close as I can figure, fried chicken came to Italy before it ...

I was in Texas recently and laughed when I saw chicken-fried pork chop on the menu. It sounded so southern American but was, in fact, exa...

You can make this up to an hour ahead of time. Keep the polenta warm in a covered bain marie over low heat.

The next time you plan a dinner party, end the meal on the right note by whipping up this Meyer Lemon Panna Cotta. The delightful lemon dessert recipe checks all the boxes for the busy home cook. This lemon panna cotta recipe is easy to make, has fewer than 10 ingredients, can be made in advance, and is a no-bake dessert, too. Your guests will love being served this lemon panna cotta after a heavy meal, they will love a dessert that's both understated and full of flavor.

You find recipes for fried dough in many cultures—in Germany, it's krapfen, in Spain, churros—and I know why: Fried dough is deliciously ...