Garlic Chicken in Little Italy When we lived in New Jersey we would frequently zip over to Little Italy in Manhattan for dinner. Our most favorite restaurant was this little place on Mulberry Street called the Grotto Azzurra -The Blue Gratto in English. It was opened in 1908 by a family of Italian immigrants and […]
Sautéed Garlic Chicken with Fettuccine Aglio e Olio Sautéed Garlic Chicken with Fettuccine Aglio e Olio. It sounds complicated. But it it is actually very quick and easy. I promise. Like 25 minutes max. Legend has it that Spaghetti Aglio e Olio originated in Rome in the early 1800s. Then spread all over Italy with other provinces […]
Chicken Philly Cheesesteak Chicken Philly Cheesesteak is a spinoff of the original Philly Cheesesteak -made with beef – that started in the 1930’s in the Italian section of Philadelphia. Then spread into New Jersey and some of the Italian sub shops started to include them on their menus. I grew up in Jersey (Gammy say’s […]
Lemon Rosemary Chicken I found this Lemon Rosemary Chicken Scallopini recipe in one of our favorite cookbooks, Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan. The simple combination of the lemon and rosemary flavors makes this one a definite keeper. It always gets rave reviews when we serve it to guests. Just about all of […]