Culinary Dictionary: Occhi di Bue
Occhi di Bue, which means “ox eyes”, are shortbread cookies sandwiched with jam, usually apricot or blackberry. This name alludes to their shape resembling the large round eye of an ox.
The Perfect Pantry: Pasta Martelli
Famiglia Martelli has been producing pasta in Lari, near Pisa, since 1926. Pasta Martelli is handmade and dried at low temperatures for about fifty hours. It comes in five different shapes: penne classiche, spaghettini, maccheroni di Toscana, fusilli di Pisa and spaghetti, my favorite.