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ACQUA COTTA - Speciality of Tuscany

For 6 servings:

  • ½ pound escarole
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 2 cups finely diced onions
  • 2 cups fin ...

AGNOLOTTI NEAPOLITAN STYLE - Pasta - Speciality from Naples

For 4-6 servings:

  • 400 g agnolotti
  • For the filling
  • 300 g ricotta cheese
  • 2 eggs
  • ...

BRUSCHETTA - Speciality with tomatoes of Naples

For 2 servings:

  • 4 slices italian bread
  • 1 lg. tomato, diced
  • 1/4 tsp. Kosher salt
  • 3 tbs ...

BUCATINI ALL'AMATRICIANA - Pasta - Speciality with meat from Rome

For 4-6 servings:

  • 400 g bucatini
  • 200 g streaky bacon
  • 300 g ripe
  • firm tomatoes
  • ...

FILLED CALAMARI - Speciality of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia

For 4 servings:

  • Salt
  • 2 pounds relatively large squid, cleaned and the body and tentacles left whole
  • ...

MINIATURE SICILIAN CANNOLI - Speciality from Sicily

For 4 servings:

  • Cannoliche shells:
  • 300g plain flour
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • Pinch gr ...

CANTUCCINI - Sweetmeat of Tuscany

For 6-8 servings:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ...

CASSATA SICILIANA - Sweetmeat of Sicily

For 6 servings:

  • 1 1/3 cups (280 g) sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups (150 g) flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ...

ROAST LAMB - Speciality of Rome

For 4 servings:

  • Garlic, finely chopped
  • 50 g bacon, finely chopped
  • 4 sprigs thyme, leaves picked
  • ...

FUSILLI WITH SCAMPI AND ZUCCHINI - Pasta - Speciality from Naples

For 4-6 servings:

  • 400g fusilli
  • 450 g scampi
  • 350 g zucchini
  • 1 shallot
  • 1 sprig o ...

BAKED LASAGNE - Speciality of Emilia Romagna

For 4-6 servings:

  • For the Pasta:
  • 500 g extrafine flour
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 dessertspoon extra-vir ...

LASAGNE WITH RICOTTA - Pasta - Speciality from Sicily

For 4-6 servings:

  • 350 g lasagne
  • 300 g tomato pulp
  • 2 medium size aubergines
  • 180 g fresh r ...

LIMONCELLO - Lemon liqueur from Sorrento

  • green lemons (if you can't find unripe lemons, just use the yellow ones) - 2 or 3 large
  • pure grain alcohol - 1/2 liter
  • ...

MALLOREDDUS WITH WILD BOAR SAUCE - Speciality of Sardinia

For 4-6 servings:

  • 400 g malloreddus
  • 450 g minced cinghiale (wild boar)
  • 450 g tomato sauce
  • ...

MOZZARELLA IN CARROZZA - Speciality of Naples

For 2 servings:

  • 6 slices white bread, crusts removed
  • 1 fist-sized ball mozzarella, cut into approximately 1/4- ...

PANETTONE - Sweetmeat of Milan

For 8 servings:

  • tablespoon (1 package) active dry yeast
  • 1/4 cup warm water (110 to 115 degrees)
  • 2/ ...

PANNA COTTA - Sweetmeat of Piedmont

For 6-8 servings:

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
  • 2 tablespoons cold water
  • 3 cups heavy whippin ...

PAPPARDELLE ALLA LEPRE - Pasta - Speciality of Tuscany

For 4-6 servings:

  • 400 g pappardelle
  • 1 small hare
  • 50 g bacon
  • ½ onion
  • 1 smal ...

PARMIGIANA WITH EGGPLANTS - Speciality of Naples

For 4-6 servings:

  • 3 firm eggplants
  • 1/2 lb. Mozzarella, sliced
  • 1 small onion, finely sliced
  • ...

PASTA WITH CARROTS

For 4-6 servings:

  • 400 g pasta (any short past will do)
  • 2 onions
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • about ...

PASTA WITH BEANS - Speciality of Venice

For 4 servings:

  • 500 gr. “borlotti” beans (beans with red spots)
  • 70 gr. Ham called “gambuccio” (it is the final ...

PASTIERA - Sweetmeat of Naples

Neapolitan speciality of the Easter period
Recipe for 8-10 servings

    For the Short Pastry:
  • 1 cup, 4 tbs. fl ...

PIZZA MARGHERITA - Speciality of Naples

For 4 servings:

  • 4 Individual Pizza Dough Balls - Defrosted
  • Cups Canned Plum Tomatoes
  • 3/4 Cup Fre ...

BAKED PIZZOCCHERI - Pasta - Speciality from Lombardy

For 4-6 servings:

  • 300 g pizzoccheri (type of tagliatelle)
  • 150 g grated Parmesan cheese
  • 150 g soft c ...

POLENTA PASTICCIATA - Speciality of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia

For 4 servings:

  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 pound veal breast meat, cut into 2-inch cubes
  • ...

MEATBALLS IN TOMATO SAUCE - Speciality from Naples

For 4-6 servings:

  • 1 kg minced veal
  • A few sprigs of flat-leaf parsley
  • 2 slices day-old bread, soaked ...

RIBOLLITA - Speciality of Tuscany

For 8 servings:

  • 2 cups dried cannellini beans
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 cup plus 5 tablespoons olive oi ...

RICCIARELLI - Sweatmeat from Tuscany

For 4 servings:

  • 2 cups blanched ground almonds
  • 2 large egg whites
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1 ...

SPINACH AND RICOTTA FILLING

For 4–6 serving:

  • 500 g spinach
  • 250 g ricotta cheese
  • grated Parmesan cheese
  • 2 eggs
  • ...

CAULIFLOWER OR BROCCOLI SAUCE

For 2 servings:

  • 1 cauliflower, or a similar quantity of broccoli
  • 1 onion
  • 1 dessertspoon of raisins ...

HAM AND PEA SAUCE

For 4-6 servings:

  • 200g small podded peas
  • ½ onion
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 dessertspoons grated Parmesan c ...

SBRISOLONA - Sweetmeat of Lombardy

For 6 servings:

  • 300 g plain flour
  • 200 g corn flour
  • 200 g peeled almonds, roughly choped
  • ...

SEBADAS - Sweetmeat of Sardinia

For 6 servings:

  • 2 cups sheep's milk ricotta
  • Zest of 2 lemons
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup yogurt (Coac ...

SPAGHETTI ALLA CARBONARA - Speciality of Rome

For 4-6 servings:

  • 400 g spaghetti
  • 200 g bacon
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 3 dessertspoons of grated Pa ...

SPAGHETTI WITH VEGETARIAN CARBONARA

For 4-6 servings:

  • 400 g spaghetti
  • 6 zucchini
  • 1 onion
  • ½ pepper
  • 1 cabbage le ...

SPAGHETTI ALLE VONGOLE - Speciality with clams of Naples

For 4-6 servings:

  • 400 g spaghetti
  • 1 kg clams
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • a small bunch parsley
  • ...

SPAGHETTI WITH CHICORY

For 4-6 servings:

  • 400 g spaghetti
  • 4 heads of chicory
  • ½ onion
  • 150 g fontina (optional) ...

SPAGHETTI WITH WALNUTS - Pasta - Speciality from Milan

For 4-6 servings:

  • 400 g spaghetti
  • 400 g walnuts
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 handful breadcrumbs
  • ...

SPAGHETTI WITH TOMATO SAUCE - Speciality of Naples

For 4-6 servings:

  • 400 g spaghetti
  • 800 g firm
  • ripe tomatoes
  • a few basil leaves
  • ...

STRANGOLAPRETI - Pasta - Speciality from Sardinia

For 4-6 servings:

  • 300 g spinach
  • 2 stale bread rolls
  • milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 dessertspoon ...

STRUFFOLI - Sweetmeat of Naples

For 6 servings:

    Yield: 1 servings
  • 3 Large eggs
  • 1 tb Butter; softened
  • 1 ts Sugar; plus 1/2 c S ...

BLACK TAGLIATELLE WITH KING PRAWNS - Pasta - Speciality From Campania

For 4-6 servings:

  • 400 g black tagliatelle
  • 8 king prawns
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 small bunch pars ...

TARALLINI - Speciality of Apulia

For 4-6 servings:

  • 2 1/2 ts Dried yeast
  • 1 c Dry white wine, warmed
  • 1/2 c Olive oil
  • 3 3/ ...

ITALIAN NOUGAT - Sweetmeat from Naples

INGREDIENTS:

  • 6-8 sheets edible rice paper (baking, not Asian)
  • 100 g blanched almonds
  • ...

FRUITS OF THE FOREST TART

For 6-8 servings:

  • 1 recipe pasta frolla
  • 400 ml mascarpone cheese
  • 225 ml double cream
  • 3 ta ...

CHESTNUT CAKE - Sweetmeat of Tuscany

For 4-6 servings:

  • 500 gm Chestnuts, peeled
  • 250 ml Milk
  • 250 gm sugar - castor
  • 6 egg yol ...

TORTELLINI WITH RICOTTA - Pasta - Speciality from Bologne

For 4-6 servings:

  • 200 g aubergines
  • 300 g ricotta cheese
  • a few walnuts
  • a few sage leaves ...

TRENETTE WITH PESTO - Pasta - Speciality from Liguria

For 4-6 servings:

  • 400 g trenette
  • 100 g green beans
  • 2 potatoes
  • about thirthy basil leaves ...

ZABAIONE - Sweetmeat of Piedmont

For 8 servings:

  • 6 egg yolks
  • 3 tbsps sugar
  • ½ cup sweet Marsala
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • ...

ZEPPOLE - Sweetmeat of Naples

For 4 servings:

  • 7 cups of flour
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 big package of yeast
  • 1 orange peel
  • ...