When my mother was growing up in Calabria most families made their own bread because they simply couldn’t afford to buy it. What they also did was share yeast in a very creative way. After making the dough, they would put a small piece aside (that already included yeast) and they would use it to [...]
Italians like crusty bread and the end piece of a good loaf of bread. There is always a battle for the end piece (la tozza) in my house. I used to laugh when I would hear “PB and J with the crust cut off” … cut the crust off? why would you do that? I [...]
Once a month Italyville.com will post “Homemade” – authentic homemade Italian recipes. Since this is the first homemade post, well….. we’re going to have to start at the beginning; one of the foundations of the Italian culinary experience, something Italians simply CAN NOT eat without. Pane = Bread. If I had a [...]