A type of endive and member of the chicory family, escarole is a sturdy, leafy green that is common in traditional Italian cooking. Prized for its grassy, gently bitter flavor, escarole is delicious ...

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Escarole and radicchio are added to this rustic soup at the very end, for a splash of glorious color. (Vicki Brett-Gach ) Last night I made this delicious springtime Italian Escarole and Potato Soup, ...

Q Ronzoni doesn’t have orzo anymore, which had a wonderful recipe for Italian wedding soup on the box. Is it possible to get it? — Kay Knoll, Boca Raton A. Perhaps Kay’s local grocer doesn’t carry ...

Adapted from Evan Funke of Felix, Venice, Calif. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove inner core of escarole leaves. Heat 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil in a medium sauté pan over high heat.

Another day, another dumpling. I realize I made a dumpling last week too, but honestly, I could eat dumplings every day! You could have them every week for a year and never have a repeat — dumplings ...

These are good days for the lettuce-obsessed. Salad greens used to be something to dress up -- with smoked salmon, candied nuts, goat cheese, cherry tomatoes. A salad would no sooner be seen without ...

The melting pot, once a staple of the social-studies classroom, has been retired. And a good thing too. Our regional cuisines, stewed together, would yield a mess. Better to dine at the Great ...