Tag Archives: Italian cuisine

January 06

Beef Tripe Milanese Style, Trippa alla Milanese

Beef Tripe Milanese Style, Trippa alla Milanese (serves 4)  A note on beef tripe: Beef tripe alla Milanese is one of my favorite dishes ever.  My grandmother made this dish on special occasions, and I never eat it outside of my house or a family member’s house.  This is because improperly cleaned or prepared tripe […]

Aunt Marilú’s Unparalleled Portafoglios, aka Italian Chicken Cordon Bleu

Aunt Marilú’s Unparalleled Portafoglios, aka Italian Chicken Cordon Bleu (Serves 4-6)  Ingredients 6 chicken or veal cutlets 6 slices of mozzarella cheese 6 slices of ham 2 eggs 4 Tbs. Parmesan cheese 1 cup breadcrumbs Salt 3 Tbs. butter 3 Tbs. Vegetable oil Wooden toothpicks Preparation: Place a cutlet on a board; making sure that […]

October 17

Recipes from my year in Rome

About 10 years ago I moved to Rome for a year.  While there, I took a cooking lesson with a lovely young woman whose name I can’t for the life of me remember.  She was fantastic, fun, and 8 months pregnant.  She would pick me up in her Vespa and we would ride to the […]