Summer recipe

Summer is upon us and that means that tomato season is starting! Finally, we are starting to see real, juicy, sweet, succulent tomatoes… Yippee! If you love pasta with tomato and want a recipe that highlights fresh, ripe summer tomatoes, then read on about Spaghetti with Fresh Tomato, Potato & Basil. This lovely dish with barely cooked tomatoes, perfumed with fresh basil, and deliciously creamy from the potato is a winner. It’s light, economical, and absolutely delicious. It’s also a little bit out of the norm.

I have been eating these Calabrian Stuffed Eggplants, called Melanzane Ripiene alla Calabrese, my whole life. Frankly, I can think of no other dish that has so much meaning to me. As I was planning my Christmas menus this year, it occurred to me that I should probably write the recipe down once and for all, so that I could pass it on and share it with others. Up until now, I’ve been preparing the dish like an Italian, all by eye. Some people aren’t comfortable with that, so I tested the recipe twice last week to get it just…

It’s that wonderful time of year when all sorts of glorious vegetables are in season and at their peak. One such vegetable is that workhorse – zucchini. I feel like I could eat it almost every day and never tire of it. It’s so versatile, reasonable, and simple to prepare. Even though it’s available year-round, during summer it has much more flavor. Do you need a new way to prepare it? If so, try this classic dish from the Campania region called Zucchine alla Scapece.