Angeletti, also known as anisette cookies, are a staple at any big Italian celebration. Cakey, with a little heft, they share similarities with a scone or a biscuit. To achieve...
Cauliflower doesn’t just stand in for mashed potatoes. This shape-shifter of a vegetable also approximates cooked white rice surprisingly well, providing a neutral-flavored but more nutrient-dense companion to all sorts...
Most experienced cooks will admit that the key to silky mashed potatoes involves loads of butter and cream. To create a similarly creamy, equally versatile puree without all the saturated...
Glazed carrots are a dinnertime staple, but the carrots often simmer in what amounts to a simple syrup, and they tend to wind up overcooked and mushy. We wanted to...
There’s an Italian restaurant in our neighborhood that serves the most delicious dipping oil with bread upon arrival. I’m always analyzing it to death, dunking and dipping to determine all...
Festooned with glacé fruits and nuts, this exquisite honey-sweetened Italian Christmas cake is jam-packed with fragrant and exotic things. This recipe, a little altered, comes from cakeophile Alison Finch’s informative...