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Seriously Italian: Broccoli Romanesco

[Photographs: Gina DePalma] Previously Chestnut Honey » All Seriously Italian recipes » Oh, Broccoli Romanesco, how I love you. You're delicious and creepy and weird, like an alien vegetable. I know you are misunderstood, but that's only to people...

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Seriously Italian: Fig and Almond Cookies

[Photographs: Gina DePalma] Previously Zuppa di Farro » All Seriously Italian recipes » As wonderful as it is to bite into the tender, juicy fresh figs that are in season right this minute, I'm still devoted to the dried...

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Seriously Italian: Zuppa di Farro

"Like pasta, farro absorbs and unifies with whatever flavors you add to it." [Photographs: Gina DePalma, unless otherwise noted.] Previously Punctuating Flavors with Ricotta Salata » All Seriously Italian recipes » The onset of chilly, blustery days is the perfect...

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Seriously Italian: Walnut Bread from Umbria

Previously Lavender Honey Spice Cake » All Seriously Italian recipes » Few things fill me with more satisfaction than baking a loaf or two of my own bread. Mind you, I'm not an expert, but I've got a stable...

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Seriously Italian: Lavender Honey Spice Cake

[Photograph: Diana Baur] Previously Escarole and Walnut Salad with Anchovy Dressing » All Seriously Italian recipes » Hold the phone, you may be thinking to yourself. Isn't lavender a French Provençal thing? Pazienza, I say—let me explain. Lavender, or...

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Seriously Italian: Escarole and Walnut Salad with Anchovy Dressing

Previously A Tale of Beef, Three Ways » All Seriously Italian recipes » In Rome, my favorite fall vegetable is always puntarella, a type of wild chicory particular to the region of Lazio and eagerly anticipated in Roman kitchens....

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Seriously Italian: A Tale of Beef, Three Ways

Pull up a chair and read a story, about one cut of meat, one pot, a few vegetables and entirely delicious results—three tasty, varied dishes that span the north and south of Italy, making the most of a tight...

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Seriously Italian: Zabaione, My Way

After over a decade at Babbo, I've made a helluva lot of zabaione. Enough to fill Fiat Cinquecento, I'd say, and I never grow tired of it. Zabaione, or its alternate spelling of Zabaglione, is a marvel of a...

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Seriously Italian: Farfalle with Zucchini and Gorgonzola

"Here, the cheese melts into a silky veil of nutty, buttery flavor over the pasta, and its more assertive flavors mellow softly in the background." The question of what to do with piles of zucchini always arises in the month...

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Seriously Italian: Breadcrumb-Stuffed Vegetables

"Besides being cheap and accessible, breadcrumbs are truly a blank canvas for individual creativity." Verdure Ripieni, or stuffed vegetables, are popular in many of Italy's regions, with varying nods to local ingredients and traditions. Through the ages Italians have always...

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