Polpettone in Crosta. An Italian take on Meatloaf takes the dish to another level! “Meatloaf” never looked more spectacular or tasted anything quite like Sofia’s Polpettone. Its crunchy shell of puff pastry revealed a richly seasoned pork and veal mixture greatly enhanced a handful of…

A perfect “Pasta Night” recipe. Unlike Meatless Monday or Taco Tuesday, Pasta Night is our own creation.  It’s the night when nothing is more comforting than a bowl of pasta with a really terrific sauce.  Inspired by Premio Sausages 1 lb. packages that mix both…

Pasta once a week is a staple at our house.   We love the endless possibilities pasta presents.  With over 50 distinct types—even more when you add in the different sizes– that number goes even higher.  Today’s recipe is a riff on one in this…

Memorial Day Weekend is just days away…here’s what to cook: These incredible Ribs are what their creator, Nicole Ponseca, calls ‘an homage to American Southern-style, slow-cooked ribs’ revved up with Filipino flavors.  You don’t even have to have an outdoor grill to enjoy them.  The…

I was tempted to call this Maiale all Milanese Tonnato. Or Tonkatsu Tonnato. This creamy-rich tonnato sauce, flavored with premium tuna filets, creates a wonderful balance to its richness with fresh lemon and pickled caperberries. The luxurious sauce instantly elevates the dish with a perfect…

Today, March 9th, the gods of whoever invents National Fill-In-the-Blank Days has declared in favor of the Meatball.  Who could think of a better day for Chewing The Fat to present our most popular meatballs ever?  In the past ten years, meatballs have been a…

There are now over 42,000 Instagram Posts hashtagged #SheetPanDinner And after I publish this, there will be one more. It’s a riff on one of the 20 recipes the New York Times put together last month. Melissa Clark had roasted thick bone-in pork chops covered…

What’s in a name?  Plenty! Drunken Pork Stew Proves it. I have to admit, it was its picture in Fine Cooking–and not its name– that made me want to cook this extraordinarily easy-to-make stew.  Tony Rosenfeld, who wrote “Savory Pork Stews”, says it’s “a quick…

Sausage and Peppers, New York’s most famous Street Food, comes indoors. All Fall, New York City blocks are turned into bazaars selling everything from handicrafts to hot dogs. The most famous of these is in celebration of the Feast of San Gennaro, the Patron Saint…

Make these glorious Pork Chops and surprising salad once…and it won’t be the last time. Guaranteed. What a wonderful surprise this recipe is! Gorgeous, big, bone-in Pork Chops are butter-basted and emerge from a cast-iron skillet looking like Porterhouse steaks. They’re accompanied by a crisp…

A Passion for Asian Flavors takes us to…Australia! Ever since I went to Vietnam two years ago, through Singapore and Hong Kong, I’ve been on the lookout for Asian recipes.  I love the combination of flavors, the ease of a stir-fry and the speed with…

A new cookbook celebrates the contribution of African-American Chefs to America’s Culinary heritage. Toni Tipton-Martin has collected almost 400 cookbooks with a singular focus. Every one of them was written by or for African-American cooks.  When she had collected over 150 of these cookbooks, she…

A new take on Baked Ziti, an Italian Classic from Recipe Developer Extraordinaire Alison Roman If you’ve ever cooked a recipe from Alison Roman, you’ll be mightily impressed by the spin she puts on Classics.  And this dish is a classic.  Ziti al forno, which…

This Portuguese Classic was worth the wait…and the time to make it. I’ve waited for months to cook this recipe.  I first saw it on our trip to Portugal in July.  We actually never tasted the dish while we were there.  Now that we have,…