All posts

Eggplant Tarte Tatin with Sun Dried Tomatoes and Pine Nuts
This eggplant tarte tatin (aka upside-down tart) with Sun Dried Tomatoes and Pine Nuts is a real show-stopper. Soft layers of eggplant shallow fried in …

Pasta Sauce that is Independent
We’re still recovering from the news that Campbell (yes the Andy Warhol’s soup peeps) just put out $2.7 billion to get Rao’s tomato sauce in …

Salt from the Sicilian Sea
“It’s the most inexpensive way to step up your cooking, a true secret weapon.” From Samin Nosrat to Stanley Tucci, the Trapani sea salt fan club reaches …

Testa Conserve in the New York Times
Absolute food authority Florence Fabricant gave Testa Conserve’s sgombro and sugarello sott’olio a wonderful write up in her Front Burner column in the New York …

Pasta alla Norma
Don’t let summer pass you by without making pasta alla norma at least once. This classic Sicilian dish stars the Queen of summer produce: Eggplant. …

Yes, you can (and should) fry in Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Frying in extra virgin olive oil gets a bad rap. A myth persists that other frying oils are somehow superior. Those EVOO skeptics couldn’t be …