I tend to be boring when it comes to salad dressings. Whenever I make or order salad dressings, 95% of the time it’s an Italian dressing. What can I say? I grew up on fresh oil and vinegar dressings. Every now and then, though, I’ll break out of my mold and have some blue cheese [...]
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.
