Jewish Italy
Fluffy Honey and Orange Cake
In Italy, “Miele” (honey), is classified as compulsively as cheeses and olive oil - by area of origins, type of flower, and depending on whether pieces of honeycomb were included… we have strawberry-tree (corbezzolo) and Eucalyptus honeys from Sardinia, chestnut honey from Piedmont, millefiori (thousand flowers) from Tuscany, orange blossom from Sicily, acacia from the Pre-Alps, [...]
Quince Paste for Rosh HaShana
Quinces are from the same family as apples and pears. They are much uglier than both, and they taste horrible when eaten raw (I tried!). Feed them to the geese? Think again: as usual, our great-great-great grandmothers were able to turn even this ugly-duckling of a fruit into a delicious treat. So delicious, in fact, [...]
Why Kosher Italian Food ?
Because it’s true home cooking and not elaborate chef-inspired Fusion cuisine. Because Jews have been in Italy since the second century B.C.E. and have had two thousand years to develop mouth-watering recipes using a variety of delicious local ingredients, now easy to find in our grocery stores. Because it’s healthy, simply elegant and colorful. Because [...]
Dinner in Venice
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