by Admin | Jan 22, 2020 | Breakfast, Salads & Dressings
Broiled Tomato and Blue Cheese Salad MAKES: 4 servings TIME: About 30 minutes Though fresh plum tomatoes are acceptable even in the off-season, they’re decidedly improved by being broiled for a couple minutes. Add blue cheese (or virtually any other kind of grated...
by Admin | Jan 21, 2020 | Soups
Cauliflower Soup, Italian Style MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 40 minutes This is how many people cook vegetables in Italy, a technique that can then turn the vegetable into a soup or pasta sauce in a sec. Garlic, pepper, and oil are the distinguishing characteristics, and...
by Admin | Jan 21, 2020 | Breakfast
Bread Soup Zuppa di Pane MAKES: 4 servings TIME: At least 1 hour Not literally bread soup but bean and vegetable soup with bread. When I first ate this in Tuscany, it was served with 2 condiments extra virgin olive oil and chopped onion and I’ve made it that way...
by Admin | Jan 21, 2020 | Breakfast
Bitter Greens and Herbs Strong-flavored greens make great salads, and there’s a long tradition of using bitter greens, herbs, and flowers as accompaniments to blander foods. The recipes here build on that concept by combining these pungent power-houses with other...
by Admin | Jan 21, 2020 | Breakfast
Balsamic Strawberries with Arugula MAKES: 4 to 6 servings TIME: 15 minutes In the original How to Cook Everything, I featured these strawberries as a peppery, slightly sweet compote in the fruit chapter. In Italy, where balsamic vinegar originated, strawberries with...
