May 17th, 2024 Polpette Al Sugo This Calabrian recipe uses a simple mix for the meatballs, and they are cooked in the sauce gently and slowly. Portions are flexible. Use your judgement on how much to fold in for the polpette—meatballs. We made this on Tuesday and served it Wednesday night after placing it in…
May 3rd, 2024 Hunter Style Chicken I came across a variation of this dish in the digital cloud somewhere years ago and modified it to make it easier and frankly tastier for a wide range of palates. This uses as a base Marcella Hazans Basic Tomato Sauce recipe. Ingredients: Basic Tomato Sauce- see previous postings-…
April 26th, 2024 Traditional Italian Frittata This dish is rumored to be the result of chefs using leftovers to create the ultimate egg dish. It can be infused with whatever you want to use as long as it is in balance. My favorite serves 2-3, or only one of my obese relatives Ingredients: 6-8 eggs…
April 19th, 2024 Panzanella Ingredients: Ripe tomatoes (Roma quartered or good large cherry tomatoes halved) Red onion Italian country bread (hard crust with soft center) The best olive oil you can afford Sea salt Good Red wine vinegar Fresh basil Optional… halved artichoke hearts, drained canned chickpeas (ceci) or quality mozzarella rounds. Preparation: Prepare and…
April 12th, 2024 Tomato Sauce Recipe Ingredients: 2 cups tomatoes, in addition to their juices (for example, a 28-ounce can of San Marzano whole peeled tomatoes) 5 tablespoons butter 1 onion, peeled and cut in half Salt Preparation: This is Marcella Hazan’s excellent basic tomato sauce recipe that I modified. Add a couple cloves of…