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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 8h

The second installment of my Ode to Spaghetti series is posted! Featuring a recipe for Spaghetti alla Ventricina ~ an Abruzzese riff on Amatriciana 🌶️ buonadomenica.substack.com/p/ode-to-spa...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Benvenuto Ottobre ✨ 🔥PASTA AL FORNO🔥 season is officially here. This is my classic version with ragù di carne and béchamel. It’s a great make-ahead dish. Find my ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ recipe on The Mediterranean Dish👇 Photos 🔥 by Loren Runion for TMD www.themediterraneandish.com/pasta-al-for...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A Taste of Molise: Campobasso, the region’s capital & surroundings, including Roman ruins where you can wander freely without crowds. Plus a recipe for Caponata Molisana, a rich and colorful composed salad spooned over crunchy bread rings. buonadomenica.substack.com/p/a-taste-of...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

BISCOTTI DA INZUPPO! Classic Italian dunking cookies, in this week’s Buona Domenica. Crispy, thirsty & perfect for dunking in your morning coffee ☕️ buonadomenica.substack.com/p/d-is-for-d...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Dispatch from Penne, Abruzzo, where the views are ✨🙌 Plus a recipe for paid subscribers for the accidentally vegan soup I made from a bag of chickpeas I found in the pantry upon my return. With art by @Daniela Bracco ✨ buonadomenica.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Filtering the Nocino that we started in June and using the spent green (now black!) walnuts to make Nociato, a sort of fortified wine/vermouth. One version with red wine, one with white. Delicious and refreshing served chilled. Recipe for Nocino is linked: buonadomenica.substack.com/p/nocino-wal...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Highly recommend a subscription to Jack’s newsletter, in which he shares delicious, meticulously tested vegan recipe. Lots of inspiration to be found!

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Buon Ferragosto, Maine edition 🌲🌊🦪🦞🍩☀️

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

This week’s Buona Domenica features a lovely jam-filled buckwheat hazelnut cake from Alto Adige. The recipe comes from Martin Sorge’s new book GREAT BAKES: Classic Modern Recipes from the Midwest ✨ buonadomenica.substack.com/p/slow-downa...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

It’s hot, but not too hot to make pasta. This week’s newsletter features a triangular shaped cornmeal pasta from Abruzzo called patellette. I’ve given it a summery sauce of cherry tomatoes, pancetta, and sweet corn. Graphic art by Daniela Bracco ✨ buonadomenica.substack.com/p/abruzzo-in...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

If mint is taking over your garden, use it to make a batch of fresh mint syrup. Then use that to make Gino’s Mint Chocolate Chip Cake. A refreshing summer dessert, in this week’s Buona Domenica: buonadomenica.substack.com/p/mint-condi...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Ode to Spaghetti 🍝 With a recipe for glossy, saucy shrimp spaghetti 🦐🍝 ART by Daniela Bracco 💛🩵💜🤎 buonadomenica.substack.com/p/ode-to-spa...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I just had to toss an entire honeydew melon in the bin. Sliced into it and it was perfectly ripe and juicy. Took a bite: no flavor. None. I even had the farmer choose it for me yesterday. Why is it so hard to find good melon in Virginia? 😭

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

✨MENÙ ESTIVO✨ Three midsummer menus and wines to go with them in this week’s BUONA DOMENICA 🇮🇹 (Scroll for pics of some of the featured dishes) Art by @daniela.bracc 💙 buonadomenica.substack.com/p/luglio-thr...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Two savory summer sauces to beat the heat and revive a wilting appetite: Ligurian-style herb sauce with olives and walnuts, and salsa tonnata spiked with a little Dijon mustard: buonadomenica.substack.com/p/two-savory...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Random shots from a few days in NYC

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

HOMEMADE NOCINO! ‘Green’ walnut liqueur with intriguing lore to accompany it. Recipe and story in this week’s Buona Domenica. With art by Daniela Bracco ✨ buonadomenica.substack.com/p/homemade-n...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

In this week’s Buona Domenica: a cookie story from Scanno, a mountain town in Abruzzo. Meet Ilario, who owns what might be Italy’s smallest cookie bakery. His freshly baked amaretti, moretti, mostaccioli and other rustic cookies are worth the trip: buonadomenica.substack.com/p/the-biker-...

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Andrew Janjigian @wordloaf.org · 04/06/2026

Sourdough gochujang taralli. Recipe assist from the Italian cookie queen, @domenicacooks.bsky.social.

An overhead shot of a rectangular plate containing a bunch of ring-shaped, orange-colored crackers, sitting on an antique wooden cutting board

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Cookie mystery solved! This made my day 🍋🙌

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

A piquant appetizer to spark your appetite for summer: ciliegine mozzarella with roasted cherry tomatoes and olives 🇮🇹 Art by Daniela Bracco buonadomenica.substack.com/p/summers-he...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

If you are in/around Portland, ME, here are the cookies we’ll be tasting at tomorrow’s ITALIAN COOKIES event at Print Bookstore. Join us! printbookstore.com/event/2026-0...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

This week’s Buona Domenica is graced with a hand-drawn illustration by Daniela Bracco, evoking spring ✨ Fennel pollen pistachio cake is the featured recipe: buonadomenica.substack.com/p/a-spring-c...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

DIPPING INTO MOLISE: a look at an overlooked and underrated region of Italy, with a recipe for U Funnateglie ~ a hearty dish of sausage, peppers & eggs buonadomenica.substack.com/p/dipping-in...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Chewy amaretti always hit the spot 👌

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Recipe for polpette in Swiss chard tomato sauce in this week’s Buona Domenica. Plus I’m giving away 2 ✌️ copies of ITALIAN COOKIES buonadomenica.substack.com/p/maggio-hel...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

For chilly spring evenings: polpette in Swiss chard-tomato sauce. Recipe coming in tomorrow’s Buona Domenica 🇮🇹 Subscribe here: buonadomenica.substack.com

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Splendid Table @splendidtable.org · 23/04/2026

"Also known as torta sbrisolona, the name of this cookie roughly translates to 'crumbly cake,'" @domenicacooks.bsky.social writes in her new cookbook, ITALIAN COOKIES. "It was eaten as a snack to revive [farmers] after a long morning of work." Get the full recipe: bit.ly/3OOWg6Y

photograph of prepared sbrisolona, aka "crumbly cake," from Domenica Marchetti's cookbook ITALIAN COOKIES

book cover for Domenica Marchetti's cookbook ITALIAN COOKIES

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

MORE VEGETABLES, PLEASE In this week’s BUONA DOMENICA, Im taking a break from Italian cookie content to share two recipes from Giulia Scarpaleggia’s new book, Vegetables the Italian Way 🇮🇹 buonadomenica.substack.com/p/more-veget...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Grab a mixing bowl and a wooden spoon and preheat your oven. ITALIAN COOKIES is out today! I’m hitting the road. Come say hi, get a book signed and eat Italian cookies! 🇮🇹🍪🌟 More 👇 buonadomenica.substack.com/p/italian-co...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Art, Conflict & Cookies. This week’s Buona Domenica features a Q & A with Daniela Bracco, whose graphic art graces my weekly newsletter as well as the pages of ITALIAN COOKIES. Plus a recipe for a classic wine cookie that both Daniela and I love. buonadomenica.substack.com/p/art-confli...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Baking for upcoming ITALIAN COOKIES events 🇮🇹🍪🥳

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Recipe for Frollini al Farro, from Italian Cookies. Perfect for dipping in your morning coffee or tea. Thanks to @wordloaf.org for sharing it.

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Andrew Janjigian @wordloaf.org · 08/04/2026

I've formalized my baking book roundups, recommendations, and excerpts into what I am calling the 'Wordloaf Book Fold', starting with today's post, which covers new and highly recommended books from Maureen Abood, Tanya Bush, Tara Jensen, Ifrah Ahmed, Marie Frank, and @domenicacooks.bsky.social.

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Introducing The Wordloaf Book Fold

On baking books

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

“Stuffed eggs have a special appeal. There they sit on their platter, full and fat, ready to be plucked with thumb and forefinger and dispatched in one or two delicious bites.” Giardiniera-Stuffed Eggs www.domenicacooks.com/blog/2017/05...

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Giardiniera-Stuffed Eggs — Domenica Cooks

Once upon a time when I was a girl I dreamed of opening an egg-themed restaurant. It would be called "EggSquisite" and every item on the menu would feature eggs in some way. The doorway would be egg-s...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

A freshly baked batch of biscotti della nonna, deceptively plain looking, spiked with orange zest and lightly coated in sugar. Perfect for dunking in your morning coffee ☕️ p. 92 #italiancookies

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Less than two ✌️weeks till the release of ITALIAN COOKIES! Here are a few iPhone pics I took during the recipe testing phase to whet your appetite: 1. Canestrelletti 2. Frollini al Farro 3. Girandole 4. Amarettus www.domenicacooks.com/cookbooks/it...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

ITALIAN COOKIES is just two ✌️weeks away from publication. Please join me for an online class with 177 Milk Street on 4/15 to celebrate my new baby! LET’S BAKE COOKIES! 🇮🇹🍪

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Buongiorno e buona domenica 🐇 In this week’s newsletter I share a recipe for my mom’s giant Easter bunny cookies using the old wax paper pattern I found in her recipe file💖 buonadomenica.substack.com/p/from-the-f...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Ravioli Dolci di Ricotta, an unusual dish from Abruzzo’s Teramo province that pairs sweet ricotta-filled pasta with a savory sauce: buonadomenica.substack.com/p/abruzzo-in...

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Abruzzo in Tavola: Ricotta Ravioli with a Renaissance Twist

This unusual stuffed pasta from Teramo pairs a sweet ricotta filling with a savory sauce

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

FRIENDS: to celebrate my new book ITALIAN COOKIES, I’m teaching an online class with 177 Milk Street on April 15. We’ll make 3 cookies from the book, and I’ll be giving away copies to 2 people who sign up & attend in real time. Use the code COOKIES15 at checkout! www.eventbrite.com/e/the-cookie...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Not your everyday cheese ravioli. Recipe coming in Sunday’s Buona Domenica newsletter ✨ buonadomenica.substack.com

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Not your everyday cheese ravioli. Recipe coming in Sunday’s Buona Domenica newsletter ✨ buonadomenica.substack.com

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Giving carrots 🥕 some love. Recipes for Pork Roast with Carrot Sauce and Carrot-Almond Cakelets. Plus carrot trivia and a poem about carrots. And news about my forthcoming book ITALIAN COOKIES (in which there are no carrots). Art 🥕 by @daniela.bracc buonadomenica.substack.com/p/carrots-fo...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Thursday 3 pm ❄️ Thursday 5 pm ☀️

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

It’s Choux Time 👐 Recipe for Sfince di San Giuseppe, a celebration of the return of spring, is in this week’s Buona Domenica. Fried bignè filled and frosted with sweet ricotta cream. Sicily’s answer to Neapolitan zeppole. 🇮🇹 Art by Daniela Bracco 💫 buonadomenica.substack.com/p/its-choux-...

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

I don’t know why I haven’t roasted beets and butternut squash together before. It’s a great end-of-winter combination. (Pardon the garish lighting)

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domenicacooks @domenicacooks.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Sicily’s answer to Neapolitan zeppole di San Giuseppe is SFINCE ~ fried choux puffs filled & frosted with ricotta cream. Recipe for these bejeweled beauties coming in tomorrow’s Buona Domenica ✨🇮🇹

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