http://italianfood.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Italian Food GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-10-03T04:21:31Z Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:21:31 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://italianfood.about.com/b/2008/10/06/an-italian-meal-for-the-week-4.htm We're in squash season now, and though you will meet members of the elder generation who won't have anything to do with it -- for some reason it was one... http://italianfood.about.com/b/2008/10/06/an-italian-meal-for-the-week-4.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:45:55 +0000 2008-10-06T04:45:55Z http://italianfood.about.com/b/2008/10/03/some-creamy-nippy-weather-pasta-sauces.htm It has gotten blustery in our part of Italy, and the weather people forecast rain for most of the Peninsula. But it's not yet cold enough to make a long,... http://italianfood.about.com/b/2008/10/03/some-creamy-nippy-weather-pasta-sauces.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:21:31 +0000 2008-10-03T04:21:31Z http://italianfood.about.com/b/2008/10/01/an-italian-meal-for-the-week-3.htm It has become nippy in Central Italy, with temperatures falling off drastically at night, and clouds rolling by. No rain, which is something we desperately need, but very much fall... http://italianfood.about.com/b/2008/10/01/an-italian-meal-for-the-week-3.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:12:29 +0000 2008-10-01T04:12:29Z http://italianfood.about.com/b/2008/09/29/a-visit-to-pratos-biscottificio-mattei.htm It's strange to think that the popularity of biscotti -- the flat twice-cooked almond cookies that have taken the world by storm in recent decades -- can be traced to... http://italianfood.about.com/b/2008/09/29/a-visit-to-pratos-biscottificio-mattei.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:54:09 +0000 2008-09-29T12:54:09Z http://italianfood.about.com/b/2008/09/26/alessio-pesuccis-ricotta-gnocchi-with-squash-blossom-sauce.htm This is more of a summer than a winter dish, but I did see squash blossoms in the market the other day. And this leads us to: Mention gnocchi and... http://italianfood.about.com/b/2008/09/26/alessio-pesuccis-ricotta-gnocchi-with-squash-blossom-sauce.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:23:51 +0000 2008-09-26T03:23:51Z http://italianfood.about.com/b/2008/09/24/an-italian-meal-for-the-week-2.htm Though the air is nippy early in the morning now, it's not cold enough yet for slow-cooking dishes whose preparation will heat the kitchen if not the house. But something... http://italianfood.about.com/b/2008/09/24/an-italian-meal-for-the-week-2.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:39:13 +0000 2008-09-24T05:39:13Z http://italianfood.about.com/b/2008/09/21/wedding-soup-anyone.htm It's not really about getting married. What it is is a combination of greens and meat, and one of the ways to say that the two go very well indeed... http://italianfood.about.com/b/2008/09/21/wedding-soup-anyone.htm Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:00:23 +0000 2008-09-21T01:00:23Z http://italianfood.about.com/b/2008/09/19/schiacciata-con-luva-illustrated.htm One of the nicest things about autumn in Tuscany is Schiacciata con l'Uva, an astonishingly rich, sinfully juicy wine grape pie whose country roots are clearly revealed by the dough... http://italianfood.about.com/b/2008/09/19/schiacciata-con-luva-illustrated.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:00:29 +0000 2008-09-19T11:00:29Z http://italianfood.about.com/b/2008/09/17/an-italian-meal-for-the-week.htm Well, we've had quite a bit of rain since last week, which makes the mushrooms I hoped for then a lot more likely. What to do this time? The rains... http://italianfood.about.com/b/2008/09/17/an-italian-meal-for-the-week.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:59:05 +0000 2008-09-17T23:59:05Z http://italianfood.about.com/b/2008/09/17/a-proposito-di-peperoni-thinking-about-bell-peppers.htm A reader recently wrote to ask, "I am harvesting my Asti peppers and want to make peperonata. I have several recipes, including yours, that use tomatoes. Are there any without... http://italianfood.about.com/b/2008/09/17/a-proposito-di-peperoni-thinking-about-bell-peppers.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:44:11 +0000 2008-09-17T05:44:11Z