Egg & Swiss Chard Italian Easter Pie

Egg & Swiss Chard Italian Easter Pie | Teaspoonofspice.com

Easter Ricotta Pie is a delicious Italian tradition. While there are many, many variations, the sweet version, Pastiera is usually made with arborio rice, wheat berries or farro, like my Easter Ricotta Rice Pie with Raspberry Glaze. The savory ricotta version, Torta Pasqualina is often made with eggs and cooked greens, which I made for the first time ever this week. For [...]

Braised Swiss Chard & Dried Cherries over Polenta

Rainbow Swiss Chard

So, I’m a few weeks into my CSA share (Community Supported Agriculture) and last week I scored some young rainbow Swiss Chard from Elm Tree Organics in Lancaster County, as May is its peak season here in the East. Swiss Chard is a dark leafy green, popular in European dishes and no surprise, is super nutritious – [...]

Smoky Shrimp Ribollita for #Soupapalooza

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A few weeks ago, I read about Tidy Mom’s and Dine & Dish’s second annual SoupaPalooza and knew I was in. Now just what to make? Veggie & bean? Italian bread soup? Seafood stew? In the end, I decided to do a mash up of all three based on a basic ribollita recipe. Ribollita is [...]