Tag Archives: Zucchini

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 […]

Polpette con Funghi e Zucchini (Meatballs with Mushroom and Zucchini)

Polpette con Funghi e Zucchini (Meatballs with Mushroom and Zucchini) (8-10 servings) Ingredients and kitchen equipment 1 ½ pound champignon or any tasty wild mushrooms 1 clove of garlic reduced into a paste 1 medium sweet onion, finely chopped 10-12 small, very fresh zucchini (about 2 ½ pounds) 3 TB finely chopped fresh Italian parsley […]