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Lisa’s Peperonata

Many years ago, I had peperonata in Tuscany around a family table over a rich plate of pasta. Based on cucina povera, or an Italian tradition of using poor-man’s ingredients to fill up and create hearty meals, peperonata is a recipe I love! You get all your veggies with the
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Lisa’s Sunday Gravy

Most Italian-Americans emigrated from the southern regions of Italy: Campania, Basilicata, Reggio-Calabria, and Sicily. My family was no exception! My mother’s family is from Campania and Sicily, while my father’s family is from Campania. Regardless of the region of
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