The holidays are a great time to make Meatballs! If you want to entertain royally this year, consider the meatball. Made well ahead of time, these bite-sized hors d’oeuvres are a perfect addition to your repertoire.  As a center of the plate item for dinner…

This 40-minute recipe blends crisp romaine, a savory Caesar-inspired dressing, and golden-crusted salmon for a perfect weeknight meal If you’re looking for a flavorful weeknight dinner, this Parmesan-Crusted Salmon Caesar Salad hits all the right notes. Andrew adored this dish and, in a very rare…

Hearty Italian Lamb Ragu: A Recipe for Rich, Earthy Flavors This hearty ground lamb ragu from Chef Michael Mina is the perfect pairing for Strozzapreti pasta. Its rich, deep, and earthy aromas make it a must-try for lovers of bold flavors. While ground lamb may…

IN ITALIAN, THIS SUPERB ALMOND AND JAM CONFECTION IS CALLED A ‘FREGOLOTTA’.  ANDREW CALLS IT ONE OF THE EASIEST TARTS HE EVER BAKED. That’s today’s recipe. As long as you’ve got butter, sugar, and flour, you can toss whatever jams or nuts you have in…

You can craft Chef Antonia Lofaso’s delicate Spring Pea Ravioli in less time than you think. Jazzed up with a hint of Chili Oil, lemon zest, and parmesan, this Spring Ravioli is filled with a minty pea and ricotta filling. It’s surprisingly easy to make—especially…

HERE’S A ONE-POT PASTA DISH THAT TAKES ALL OF 25 MINUTES FROM START TO FINISH. This quick dinner dish stars store-bought cheese tortellini in a lemony cream sauce. For a punch of smoky flavor, we added crumbled thick-cut bacon. To top it all off, sweet…

 Celebrate Marcella Hazan’s 100th Birthday with a Treasury of her recipes and tips. April 15th would have been Marchella Hazan’s 100th Birthday. And what a celebration that would have been on Chewing The Fat!  I was traveling and missed toasting Marcella Hazan, a woman who…

We cut the cooking time for Marcella Hazan’s robust Minestrone down from 3 hours to 1 by using our 6-quart Instant Pot. Minestrone, literally translated from Italian, means “Big Soup”.  This recipe lives up to its name.  It’s hearty, flavorful, and loaded with vegetables. While…

THIS IS THE WORLD’S BEST LASAGNA. A symbol of Italian cuisine, this layering of an intensely flavored meaty Bolognese sauce with a silky-rich bechamel sauce, and a restrained sprinkling of cheese has made it our best lasagna recipe for years. It bears very little resemblance…

THIS RAGÙ BRINGS A TRUE TASTE OF TUSCANY TO YOUR TABLE IN NO TIME. A Ragù is a hearty meat sauce–in this case, the meat is veal– and carrots, tomatoes, and onions all cooked together in wine and stock. Every Tuscan cook has his own…

From Stanley Tucci’s “Searching for Italy” Season 2. In Chapter 3 of the current season, Stanley made his way to Sardegna.  The first words he spoke about the place are shown here.  Sardinia has many charms. Stanley explored its bitter honey, its Pecorino cheese, its…

Crispy, spicy, and deeply tomato-ey flavor from a whole new technique for cooking Spaghetti. Our lead visual may look like an ordinary bowl of spaghetti but it is most certainly not. This is spaghetti cooked in an entirely different way. In Italian, it’s called the…

  This Sheet Pan Recipe Lets You Choose between Vegetarian or Sausage Versions Mushrooms are a favorite way for Vegetarians to swap out meat.  And the meaty Portobella is our favorite way to do it.  We were delighted to go back to Hetty Mckinnon’s 1994…

Our first Stanley Tucci Recipe of the Season: Bucatini alla Calabrese Stanley Tucci’s “Searching for Italy” is back and it’s as irresistible as ever.  The season opener found Stanley and his parents in their native Calabria.  The toe on “the boot”, both Stanley’s maternal and…