Crostoli are sweet fried dough made during the carnival period that takes on different names depending on the Italian region, (chiacchiere, galani, crostoli) are the all same thing. The peasant families in Friuli often prepared them in the period from January until Ash Wednesday. They was a cheap pleasure. In […]
Green Tomatoes Two Ways, Fried & Pickled
The other day Andrea came home with the largest ziplock bag of green tomatoes I have ever seen. They were left over from the office garden that his boss lovingly attended all summer long when no one else was there due to Covid. My eyes lit up – you can […]