Lamb and abbacchio: the Italian distinction, explained.
What the traditional name means and how to buy a suitable cut at an American butcher counter.
Food knowledge.
From store to kitchen.
Holiday cooking fails on logistics far more often than on technique. Plan an Italian Easter lunch your kitchen can handle. starts with guests, oven space and refrigerator room, then builds a menu with one centerpiece and an asparagus and pea side that needs no oven at all. Italian Easter desserts: choose one, make it well. separates colomba from pastiera as two different projects, explains what to check when you buy rather than bake, and insists on decorations sold as edible. Five Easter ideas with ready-made puff pastry. covers the appetizers, and Lamb and abbacchio: the Italian distinction, explained. handles the roast.
Holiday cooking fails on logistics far more often than on technique. Plan an Italian Easter lunch your kitchen can handle. starts with guests, oven space and refrigerator room, then builds a menu with one centerpiece and an asparagus and pea side that needs no oven at all. Italian Easter desserts: choose one, make it well. separates colomba from pastiera as two different projects, explains what to check when you buy rather than bake, and insists on decorations sold as edible. Five Easter ideas with ready-made puff pastry. covers the appetizers, and Lamb and abbacchio: the Italian distinction, explained. handles the roast.
What the traditional name means and how to buy a suitable cut at an American butcher counter.
A seasonal menu, one useful vegetable dish and a schedule that leaves room to enjoy the table.
Colomba, pastiera and simple decorations, with a clearer plan for ingredients and storage.
Small, practical recipes for a spring table, with store-bought pastry doing the time-consuming work.