Most folks are familiar with the layered pasta dish known as lasagna. Sometimes made with tomato sauce, meat and cheese, and other times with vegetables, it’s been a favorite form of Italian comfort ...

This eggplant cake-like thing has just enough cheese to add umami without being heavy and a sweet-acid tomato sauce to balance the fried eggplant. An alternative to eggplant Parmesan, it is unexpected ...

Rice timbale is this dish that folks in Southern Italy just love. I mean, it’s really rich and makes everything feel so ...

2. Lay slices on baking pan and season both sides with salt and pepper. With a brush, brush olive oil onto both sides. 3. Make an "x" to the top and bottom of each tomato. Boil for 2-3 min or until ...

1. Set the oven at 350 degrees. Oil a 9-inch springform pan. 2. On a lightly floured counter, roll the dough into a 14-inch round. If it’s springy, cover it with a towel and let it relax for a few ...

by-2-inch-tall to 3-inch-in-diameter-by-2 1 / 2-inch-tall timbale molds.*** In a small skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Add the leeks, reduce heat to low and saute 10 minutes ...

I’ve had two eggplant epiphanies in my life. The first was in the Sicilian town of Taormina in the late 1970s, when I was introduced to the prodigious variety of eggplant dishes. The second was in my ...

One of food writer Marcelle Bienvenu's favorite asparagus dishes is this timbale. A timbale is sometimes gelatin-based, but it also can be custard-based. This is one she pinched from Julia Child. It's ...

First introduced to America courtesy of Julia Child's corn timbale in Julia Child & Company (1978), timbales (pronounced "timbles" or "tim-ball-lay") have French roots. Locally, Commander's Palace's ...