Dawna in the Kitchen

This recipe was partly inspired by the fact that I had a can of artichoke bottoms to use up, and partly inspired by the fantastic smoked du...

Chicken Parmigiana is a bit of a process, but it doesn't have to be an ordeal to make at home. Moreover, there's one truly excellen...

Arancini means "little oranges", and you can find them in many parts of Italy, often as a bar snack. They can be served hot, or a...

Risotto (alla) Milanese, also sometimes called Risotto Giallo Zafferano, is a luxurious dish. It is not cheap to make, nor is it vegetarian...

Late summer through fall is chanterelle season here in Germany. You will see market stalls piled high with Pfifferlinge , as they are calle...

This was inspired by Nigella Lawson's recipe for Risotto Bolognese from her book Kitchen, but to be honest, I didn't really follow...

Sometimes really great dishes come simply out of the desire to avoid wasting food. I can't remember quite what I was cooking last week,...

This is the traditional Hallowe'en dinner in our household, but really, you can make it all winter long when the winter squashes are ch...

So! We've found a place to live, and will be moving in on November 1. My kitchen should be arriving shortly thereafter, and I am anxiou...

There is a wonderful, medieval attraction to the notion of tearing apart a roasted chicken with one's bare hands, and this dish can be ...

Technically, not new recipes, simply a serving suggestion: the meatballs are my all-beef Italian-seasoned version of these meatballs here , ...

This pasta dish is almost blindingly simple, to the point of being a little...incomplete, shall we say, on its own. But oh, how tasty! I r...

For a while, it seemed like the default vegetarian option at any pre-set or group menu at restaurants in this town was vegetarian lasagna. ...

These two dishes make excellent friends. The starch of the polenta creates a filling sense of satisfaction, and its creamy solidness plays c...

Ah, the special treats of summer that truly are still seasonal! Seize them when you can, or wait a full year for another taste. I encounte...

I make a very lemony risotto. Oh. Hello, there. Is it the end of March already? I'd ask where the time has gone, except that I know ...

Oh, how I do love my pizza. We have it at least once a month, sometimes more, and we always make it from scratch. Palle is especially fon...

I had some sage that needed using. A friend had uprooted a monstrous sage bush from his yard, and I became the beneficiary of a whole lot ...

Winter, particularly its snowy, rainy, and slushy bits, is the weather for enjoying a good steaming bowl or mug of soup. I like soup. I e...

I love soup. I cannot think of a culture that does not have some sort of soup. It can be an eloquent, evocative way to capture a sense of ...