Sopa de Albondigas

Albondigas Soup Serves 6-8 Nutritious and comforting, hearty soups are cold weather staples throughout the world. For centuries, most of these soups were made from whatever meat was left on bones along with scraps of greens and root vegetables. They … Continue reading →

Tomato and Vodka Sauce with Pasta

Imagine a tiny Italian farm kitchen on a chilly winter night. On the wood burning stove a big cast iron pot heats water for pasta while the farmer’s wife reaches for a jar of tomatoes canned months before, goes outside … Continue reading →

Osso Bucco

Osso Bucco For solace during the torrential March rains and shivery nights I turn toward northern Italy where long, cold winters are expected, and people warm themselves with hearty, bone-warming soups and stews. Osso Bucco, a classic Real Food. Most … Continue reading →

Savory Bread Pudding

Bread pudding is a quintessential Real Food. At one time or another cooks of every culture that eat bread, eggs and milk have had a little of all of them left over, and one creative cook put them all together, … Continue reading →