The new year has arrived, and our recent return to winter weather has given Tony a craving for a Tuscan soup specialty called acquacotta, which literally means “cooked water.” Acquacotta (pronounced ...

Italian penicillin soup, also known as pastina soup, is an Italian twist on classic chicken noodle soup. After softening vegetables in simmering chicken broth, they’re pureed to give the soup its ...

I love good vegetable soup at any time of year. But spring, which arrives Monday, feels especially perfect for making a soup full of all kinds of different vegetables. That’s one of the best ways I ...

"The Italian Vegetable Cookbook" by Michele Scicolone. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Michele Scicolone $30; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 328 pages In a nutshell: Some of the best Italian cooking is ...

In Italian cooking, nothing is thrown away — especially not the rind of Parmigiano-Reggiano, which is saved (throw it in the freezer when there’s no grate-able, slice-able cheese left on it) and added ...

Sometimes, all we need is a bowl of soup — to feed a family, to clean out the vegetable bin, to add warmth to a cold evening. Minestrone is a classic Italian vegetable soup. It has a tomato-infused ...

Have you ever tried wedding soup? The Italian version combines meatballs, vegetables, and pasta. To us, it is a love potion!

Here’s a quick, warm and inviting soup made with tender meatballs, vegetables and broken pieces of pasta – cooked in one pot. It’s a clever way to use up any leftover pasta in your pantry. The pasta ...

Despite the name, Italian wedding soup has nothing to do with nuptials. The name comes from “minestra maritata” (married soup) which refers to the marriage of meat and vegetables in a broth-based soup ...

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