1 post published by A FOOD OBSESSION during July 2025| A FOOD OBSESSION
Summer is here and there’s tomatoes and zucchini in abundance. Here’s a great Pasta dish that helps you highlight some of those ingredients!! Orecchiette are a pasta shape from Puglia, …| A FOOD OBSESSION
PASTA E CECI…Three Italian words that mean PASTA WITH CHICK PEAS, or MACARONI AND CHICK PEAS. Long Story Short, there’s regional varieties of this dish all over Italy, especially in the Southern Regions. April 2 is the FESTA DI SAN FRANCESCO DI PAOLA (Feast of St. Francis of Paola) who is patron of countless regions, […]| A FOOD OBSESSION
WELCOME BACK TO MY A FOOD OBSESSION KITCHEN!! Today I’ll be blogging for you one of my favorite heritage dishes, CHICKEN SCARPARIELLO. Let me give you a brief “what’s this dish al…| A FOOD OBSESSION
STUFFING….a cornerstone of our Thanksgiving or Holiday meals. Stuffings can be found in all cuisines but today let’s discuss the delicious type that finds its way into a roast during those end of the year Holiday. Thanksgiving for example. There’s no right or wrong way. Some regions refer to it as dressing. Some will not […]| A FOOD OBSESSION
Do I love Spaghetti? Let me count the ways. Wait, the ways are countless. I have some favorites but basically I love Spaghetti in any way you make it, provided it’s a nice “condimento” that you’re pairing it with. A Condimento is whatever you’re dressing the pasta with. There’s a big world of Italian and […]| A FOOD OBSESSION
POLLO ALL’ACETO AL FORNO Fall has arrived and while you don’t have to wait till the cooler weather to make this dish i actually is more satisfying when there’s a bit of a chill in the air. POLLO ALL’ACETO AL FORNO is Italian for Baked Chicken Cooked with Vinegar. If you GOOGLE that you’ll find […]| A FOOD OBSESSION
PASTA ALLA NORCINA AL MODO MIO I’m taking some liberties here with this classic Central Italian Pasta dish. From the Porkcentric historical city of NORCIA in the region of UMBRIA comes this dish with, as is so often the case with Italian dish origins, debated over as there are 2 said “original versions”. One involves […]| A FOOD OBSESSION
FRITTERS….Crispy treats that are Fried and can be sweet or savory. I’d like to introduce you to one that I first had on a trip to the beautiful Greek island of SANTORINI. They are called DOMATOKEFTEDES, or TOMATOKEFTEDES, or SANTORINI TOMATO FRITTERS. The end of the tomato season is the best time to make these […]| A FOOD OBSESSION
CHICKEN NUGGETS….don’t let those words scare you into thinking it’s only a fast food type of dish. At their core, a chicken nugget is simply a small cut piece of chicken breaded o…| A FOOD OBSESSION
This is a simple style of cooking fresh Mussels based on an iconic Summer season dish in Napoli, Italy. By now you all know my love affair with the city of Naples and its traditions and cuisine. Ma…| A FOOD OBSESSION