Calamari Ripieni

Calamari Ripieni (serves 2 | 1.5 hours | medium) A delicious dish and the ultimate crowd pleaser! The prep takes a bit of time but once that’s done the cooking part is very straightforward, allowing you to do other things in the meantime. Serve by itself or with a...

Mamma’s Polpette

Mamma’s Polpette (serves 4 | 30 minutes | easy) The great thing about these polpette is that you can cook them in so many different ways: sautéed with a drop of olive oil, in tomato sauce, or in tomato sauce to them mix them with pasta—the more options the...

Nonitta’s Mondeghili

Nonitta’s Mondeghili (serves 4 | 30 minutes | easy) Mondeghili were first made in people’s homes, by using all the pieces of meat that didn’t make the cut for refined dishes, further demonstrating that most Milanese dishes which survived the test of time were...

Pork Gyoza

Pork Gyoza (serves 4 | 2 hours | medium) Hidden somewhere at home I have a bucket list I created years ago in which one of the things I wanted to do was eat Gyoza and nothing else for a whole week. I’ve yet to tick this off but hope to do so one day. They’re one of my...

Pallottine di Teramo

Pallottine di Teramo (serves 4 | 1.5 hours | easy) Le pallottine are teeny tiny veal meatballs from the city of Teramo, in the north of Abruzzo. It is in fact the original sauce meant to accompany spaghetti alla chitarra, which also originates from Teramo, a fact...

Peperonata Calabrese

Peperonata Calabrese (serves 4 | 1.5 hours | easy) A dish that belongs to the category of my favorite veggie dishes of all time: peperonata. Every region, town and family has its own peperonata recipe. Some people use peppers and nothing else, whereas others add tons...