Ingredient: olive oil

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...

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....

Tomato and Ricotta Sauce

Tidbits...This simple sauce is full of flavor and has a very creamy texture and compliments the homemade gnocchi....

Caesar Salad

Tidbits...Caesar salad was a great food fad in the 1940's.  It was not named after Julius Caesar, but supposedly introduced by an Italian American restaurateur,...

Pizza with Agretti and Taleggio Cheese

Tidbits...Agretti is a healthy green vegetable that also goes by the name of Barba di Frate (Friar's Beard). Agretti is from the plant salsola soda...

Red Cabbage Risotto

Tidbits...it is cabbage magic.  Just a squirt of lemon juice and voilà- the violet colored purèe changes to a vivid "hot pink".   The purèe...