Farrotto with Porcini
We are writing this post while beautiful February snow piles up on our warehouse windowsill. Just like risotto, farrotto is a perfect wintertime dish. But farrotto’s flavor …
How Healthy Are Chickpeas? The NYT Weighs In
Just how healthy are chickpeas, exactly? The New York Times set out to answer this question as more and more of us are looking to …
Marcella Hazan’s Bean & Barley Soup
Marcella Hazan always knows what we need, and these cold days it’s bean and barley soup! When we flipped through this recipe in “Marcella Cucina,” …
Risotto con Salsiccia e Fagioli Borlotti
We start eating this dish as soon as sweater season rolls around, and we don’t stop until spring flowers start popping up. It is a …
Mesciua – the Recipe, from Steve Maslow
Mesciua is a primo, a soup really, designed, we suspect, to show off the heady aroma, ilken texture and multi-stage flavor of your best olive …
Cicerchie – What Are They? If You Know, You Are Cool!
We love cicerchie and have been importing them for a long time. Frankly, it’s always a struggle to explain: what kind of beans they are; …
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