Papa’s Zuppa di Pesce
“Zuppa di Pesce” = Soup of Fish My father, a native of Venezia, Italy, grew up in a household where the Mediterranean diet reigned as life’s golden rule. My nonna […]
Category Archives: Fall Dishes
Curly Sweet Potato Chips
This is just a basic recipe for fabulous crispy fried sweet potato chips, hand sliced in house. They’re great as a side, for a snack, or on the BenGusto™ recipe […]
“Bencake” & Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
In the dead of winter, amidst the trudging through thick frost on snowy evenings, it can be heartwarming to open up a cookbook just to take a peek at summer […]
Rosemary Onion Focaccia
Much of my childhood summers were spent running around my Nonna’s mountain village in Liguria, Italy, joining in squirt gun wars with Italian and German kids of the village. The […]
Tiramisù Oatmeal
If you ever have any leftover tiramisu or tiramisu cream lying around from last night’s dinner party, wouldn’t you try to turn it into breakfast oatmeal? That’s what I did. […]
BenGusto™ Thanksgiving Recipes – Apple Stuffing
Traditionally, I always left the stuffing under the command of my Grandma. Thanksgiving meal was always her show, and my brother and I were big fans of her stuffing, which […]
Dijon Branzino with Grilled Fennel
Branzino is one of the more popular choices of white fish in Italy. It is often baked whole in a crosta di sale (salt crust), and accompanied by roasted rosemary potatoes. Branzino […]