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Author of Italian cookbooks 📚Recipe creator🍝Occasional small-group culinary tours in 🇮🇹 Weekly Substack newsletter called Buona Domenica sharing well-tested Italian recipes, stories & inspiration 🌟

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · Oct 27
FRIENDS: I’m delighted to share with you a first look at the COVER & ART from my forthcoming book ITALIAN COOKIES. Coming in April 2026!

Click on the link below to read about how the cover came together 💫

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ITALIAN COOKIES: Cover + Art
A First Look at My Latest Cookbook!
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In this week’s Buona Domenica, a Q & A w/the editors of The Talisman of Happiness, a new translation of Ada Boni’s compendium of Italian home cooking, first published in 1929. Plus recipes for Spaghetti con Cacio e Pepe, and Cabbage with Anchovy Sauce.

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On 'The Talisman of Happiness'
Q & A with the editors of a new, complete translation of Ada Boni's monumental book on Italian home cooking; plus, two recipes from the new English-language edition
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November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Maltagliati 💫
Been awhile since I’ve made a batch of fresh pasta 🫶
November 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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THANKSGIVING RECIPE ROUNDUP in this week’s Buona Domenica: appetizers, sides & desserts with an Italian accent 🇮🇹

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November 16, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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THANKSGIVING RECIPE ROUNDUP in this week’s Buona Domenica: appetizers, sides & desserts with an Italian accent 🇮🇹

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November 16, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Apples & Oranges
Two simple, stellar cakes in this week’s Buona Domenica: @doriegreenspan.bsky.social’s apple custard cake + olive oil orange cake via Gustiamo.

Plus a snippet of last night’s event with Dorie and Joe Yonan @boldforks.bsky.social

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November 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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@doriegreenspan.bsky.social’s apple custard cake in the autumn light 💫
November 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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FRIENDS: I’m delighted to share with you a first look at the COVER & ART from my forthcoming book ITALIAN COOKIES. Coming in April 2026!

Click on the link below to read about how the cover came together 💫

buonadomenica.substack.com/p/italian-co...
ITALIAN COOKIES: Cover + Art
A First Look at My Latest Cookbook!
buonadomenica.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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This week’s Buona Domenica: morning walks in my town in Abruzzo, plus a recipe for a savory winter squash and sage tart

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Art by Daniela Bracco 💫
October 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Cold pink oysters from the Po River delta; a seaside lunch on the Adriatic coast; fresh walnuts, and a recipe for roast peppers with piquant parsley sauce, a colorful fall appetizer from Piemonte. In this week’s newsletter.

With art from Daniela Bracco 💫

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October 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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October along the Adriatic coast (Le Marche)
October 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Some Italian Lake District colors to welcome October 🇮🇹💫
October 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Random question: can you command respect if you haven’t earned it? 🤔
September 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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“There she is, our heaven. She’s the only one we have.”

Brilliant performance by #DavidByrne & Co. @theanthemdc.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Spotted a pair of entwined walkingsticks on this morning’s walk
September 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Friends, if you need a break from doomscrolling, you might enjoy my Q&A with Beatrice Ughi of Gustiamo, Bronx-based importer & purveyor of top 🔝 quality Italian foods. Plus Gustiamo’s recipe for La Spaghettata di Mezzanotte (midnight spaghetti)
🌜🍝

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September 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Here’s the link 🥳

September’s quiet riot and three recipes as we transition from summer into fall:

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September 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Some veg-forward recipes to match this delicious transitional season coming in tomorrow’s Buona Domenica newsletter:
Eggplant and porcini polpette 🍆🍄‍🟫
Zucchini & potato polpettone 🥒🥔
Chocolate zucchini cake 🍫🥒
September 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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My weekly newsletter, Buona Domenica, is on summer break. But I’m still sending out weekly bonus recipes to my paid subscribers. This week’s is a late-summer entree: fresh cod sautéed with cherry tomatoes, olives & capers 👌

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August 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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New York ❤️
August 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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My newsletter Buona Domenica is on summer break. But I’m still sending out a weekly bonus recipe to paid subscribers as a thank you 🫶

This week’s recipe is a free-form fig and frangipane tart, made with figs from my little tree 🌳 in the #GardenOfNeglect

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August 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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This morning’s harvest 💜💕and lots more on the tree. Planning on jam and a fresh fig tart. What else should I use them for?
August 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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My newsletter Buona Domenica is on summer break. But I’m still sending out a weekly bonus recipe to my paid subscribers. This week’s is a recipe for savory ‘corn chowder’ quiche, with smoky bacon, sweet red pepper , and cream💫

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August 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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It’s the 🌟SUMMER ALL STARS🌟 edition of Buona Domenica ~ a roundup of my favorite recipes to make this month. Including:
🌟Eggplant and Rice Timballo
🌟Peperonata Bruschetta
🌟Brown Sugar Peach Crostata
🌟Red Wine & Fig No-Churn Gelato

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August 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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First fig of the season from my tree 💜
August 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Somewhat non-traditional tabouli, with less parsley than typically called for but the right ratio for me.
July 31, 2025 at 7:09 PM