Panecotto

Panecotto translates to “cooked bread,” and from the time I was a child, it was the dish always made the night after my grandmother, my mother, or, later, my mother-in-law made her Escarole e Fagioli. It’s made using leftover bread, some vegetables you might have on hand, and your leftover soup. We never wasted good food, and this was a delicious way to make another healthy meal with what you had on hand. Serve it as your entree or as a side dish to a frittata; either way, it’