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Sardinian Rabbit from Heirloom Kitchen

Sardinian Rabbit from Heirloom Kitchen

Yes, it’s rabbit. And people will tell you rabbit tastes just like chicken. In fact, author Anna Francese Gass of Heirloom Kitchen even says you can substitute chicken here if you are rabbit shy. [Today’s review of Heirloom Kitchen is right here.] Don’t...
Wicked Potato Salad with Dill from Happy Food

Wicked Potato Salad with Dill from Happy Food

  As soon as I saw this recipe, I jumped on it. Yeah, it is cold and snowing and potato salad is only for the heat of the Fourth of July but you want to taste this now. It’s not quite you Mom’s potato salad. There are lentils. And maple syrup and capers and...
Caponata: Picture from Palermo, Recipe from Alice Waters

Caponata: Picture from Palermo, Recipe from Alice Waters

  That picture is from the restaurant Buatta in Palermo. We ate there last year and truly enjoyed their version of caponata, the sweet-and-sour eggplant dish that is the trademark of Sicily. Every restaurant and every home has their own caponata recipe. We were...
Caponata Classica from Sicily by Phaidon

Caponata Classica from Sicily by Phaidon

We just enjoyed nine days in Italy, eight in Sicily and one in Milan [we broke up the trip home over two days and walked Milan for 20 hours!]. This was our first trip to Sicily and this dish was ubiquitous. You have water, you have bread, you have caponata. It’s a...