The ancient Romans had grown asparagus since 200 BC. They were always present in the sumptuous meals of the Roman patricians. Apicius and Pliny described...
Granny Anna was the grandmother of my mother. She was a woman that everyone described as strong but sweet: maybe because she made excellent desserts!...
Another perfect recipe of Roman-Jewish cuisine. During Easter, the Jews cannot take leavened dishes and this sweet recipe does not include the use of yeast...
My mother has an extraordinary passion for pumpkin flowers especially when they are fried with stringy mozzarella inside! No wonder then that one of the...
The vegetable sellers of the surrounding area who came to Rome to sell their wares in Roman dialect were called “vignaroli.” This purely vegetarian dish...
