Tag: tomato

  • Tagliatelle and Chickpeas (Ciceri e Tria)

    Tagliatelle and Chickpeas (Ciceri e Tria)

        I’m sure that right now you’re saying, either aloud and making all your work-mates turn to look at you, or more sensibly, in your head so that nobody knows that you’re not working, “What the heck is Ciceri e Tria??!!!”.  Well, that’s what I said when I first heard of these words when we…

  • Pasta al Ragù (Pasta With Meat Sauce)

    Pasta al Ragù (Pasta With Meat Sauce)

        Every now and then when I’m feeling especially energetic, I make a big batch of ragù and then freeze it in portions so that I have a impressive tasting, good-for-you pasta sauce to pull out of the freezer at the last minute if we have unexpected guests, or if I just don’t know…

  • Caponata: Eggplant Surprise From Sicily

    Caponata: Eggplant Surprise From Sicily

        All the good foods in Sicily Ahhhhhh…..Sicily, I miss you already, and I’ve only been home a day.  The food, the people, the food, the scenery, the food……..oh, and did I mention that the food was good?! I was amazed to find all sorts of specialties that I’d never even heard of, and…