As it is with chocolate chip cookies and chocolate cake, the search for the perfect brownie recipe goes on ad infinitum. Fudgy, cakey, with nuts, without nuts, caramel, mint-flavored, cappuccino, mocha, salted (the latest craze)—which, oh which one, should I try next? Despite a bulging manila folder and “bulging” Word file, I happily keep collecting [...]
I know it’s redundant, but I am an Italian foodie. My two sisters and I grew up in a thoroughly Italian household with a Sicilian mom and a Neopolitan dad—both equally good cooks. My dad and uncle owned a small Italian restaurant together, and it was the place to go for great home style Italian food, including wonderful homemade pizza. My dad has passed on; but, to this day, even if my 80-plus-year-old mom doesn’t know you’re coming, she’ll pull a 5-course meal out of the fridge in no time flat.
