Softened, sweet, and sour peppers are served over whipped feta toasts for an impressive yet simple appetizer. Paige Grandjean is a food editor, recipe developer, and food stylist with over seven years ...

Judith and I went to Italy for the first time almost 30 years ago. She’s Italian American, and she’d always dreamed of seeing the country that shaped her childhood. My only connection to Italy was ...

Our new columnist will dispatch weekly from her Roman kitchen, where a seasonal ingredient is worked into an easy, everyday delight that you can adapt in your own way. This week: peppers for ...

Coat a large sauté pan with olive oil, add the onions and red pepper, season with salt, and bring to medium heat. Cook the onions until soft and aromatic, 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to ...

1 clove garlic, halved 11/2 cups fresh ricotta, drained if necessary, at room temperature Kosher salt 2 cups peperonata (recipe follows). 1. Make the bruschette: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Brush ...

Peperonata is an Italian side dish of stewy sweet peppers, onion, and garlic, often flavored with oregano and basil. Here it becomes the base of a speedy weeknight-friendly dinner with the help of a ...

Peperonata is already bursting with sweet peppers and rich Mediterranean flavor but there’s one simple trick I always use to take it to the next level. This easy addition transforms it from a great ...

A slow-cooked, summery, tomato-and-pepper stew that’s just made to be served at room temperature with fat pork sausages Stored well, some seeds can last centuries, apparently. I am certain that ...

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Back in the old days, we’re talking 10 or 15 years ago, this time of year was something special. As soon as the weather started to turn, we’d go down to the specialty produce guy and put in an order ...