Category: Italian Recipes

Agretti Nests with Deviled Eggs

Tidbits...Agretti is one of my favorite spring vegetables.  It can be eaten raw as a salad or simply served with olive oil, lemon and freshly...

Crêpes with Asparagus and Ham

Tidbits...Serve as a first course or as a light lunch.  The Crêpes can be made ahead of time and baked just long enough to melt...

Cannolicche Gratin (Razor Clams)

Tidbits... Cannolicchi are a tubular type of clam. They are harvested from the sea bottom and are usually full of sand, so the cleansing is...

Asparagus Flan

Tidbits... My addiction these days is picking wild asparagus from the hills near my home. My daily walk which should take an hour sometimes turns...

Split Pea and Smoked Ham Soup

Tidbits...My mom always told me that peas are good for you but I hated them nonetheless.  When I was a child I never would have...

Ciuffetti (pasta purses) with arugula and speck

Tidbits...these little pasta purses lightly coated with extravirgine olive oil and served on a bed of pesto are elegant and so simple....