Picture the Platonic ideal of an Italian dinner. If it’s not a pepperoni pizza (which didn’t originate in Italy, by the way), you’ll probably think of a Lady And The Tramp-style bowl of meatballs and ...

One of the best known Italian dishes abroad, thanks also to the cartoon "Lady and the Tramp", today we prepare the most ...

Resourceful cooks are ever-vigilant about kitchen waste. Stale bread? There’s a use for that. Polpette casce e ovo is one of them. Essentially a dish of meatless meatballs made from stale bread, eggs ...

1. Combine the pork, veal, fennel seeds, egg, bread crumbs, salt and minced onion in a large mixing bowl. Stir or work with your hands until the mixture is homogenous. It will be very wet. 2. Heat the ...

When you think of Italian food, spaghetti with meatballs is probably one of the first dishes that comes to mind. Every Italian mother and grandmother has their signature polpette (meatball) recipe, ...

From “Italian Snacking” by Anna Francese Gass, who writes: “In the south of Italy, eggplants show up in many dishes, in many variations. In Puglia, eggplant meatballs are popular, with each home ...

Chances are, you’re already familiar with longtime chef, author, TV presenter, and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich. As the host of Lidia’s Italy, Lidia’s Italy in America, and Lidia’s Kitchen, she’s ...