Recipes

Risotto with Peoci alla Veneta Risotto with Mussels "Veneto" style Here is a tasty, simple recipe that will remind you of the Mediterranean and its special flavors of garlic and seafood. You can use this sauce, especially if you add… Read full article

Maccheroni Alla Bersagliera (Pasta with Ham, Peas and Fontina Cheese) A Historic Recipe For a Historic Trip On their tricycle ride from Florence to Rome in 1884, Elizabeth and Joseph Pennell ate this dish in a ‘trattoria’ in Spoleto in the… Read full article

Risotto Con Scampi   One of the secrets for a good risotto is to coat the rice well with the oil or butter, (and the onions) at the very beginning of the cooking, before you put any liquid. Another is… Read full article

Sicilian-Style Pizza with Focaccia This is the most basic way to make a Sicilian-style pizza, but we recommend adding any sort of toppings you find tasty. Also, this recipe is even better when served with salad or fresh vegetables! Serves… Read full article

Spaghetti alla Carbonara Spaghetti with Carbonara Sauce For four people: 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 clove of garlic 2 eggs 1 ½ cups of grated pecorino and/or parmesan cheese 1-2 cups of coarsely diced bacon or “pancetta/guanciale” (vegetarian option can… Read full article

Sopes (Corn Flour Patties) When we chose Sopes  for this month’s recipe, I knew that the folks at my Fort Collins neighborhood’s excellent Mexican restaurant Las Salsitas would be able to tell me all about them. So I stopped in… Read full article

Mamma Elena’s Recipe for Eggs with Tomatoes My mother loved eggs. She liked them fried, soft or hard-boiled. I never knew whether she invented this recipe with tomatoes, but it has become one of my favorites as well as my… Read full article

Galette des Rois There are two main cakes prepared for this occasion: a brioche type stuffed and decorated with gorgeous candied fruits, and a puff pastry with almond filling. This recipe is for the northern-style pastry and almond cake. One… Read full article

Dios Kalacs (Walnut Roll) Our good friend Donna Bathory, whose family hails from Hungary, has suggested this recipe for December. (I have increased the amount of sugar in both the dough and the filling from two tbsp. to ½ cup.… Read full article

Lasagne or Lasagna Lasagna was for centuries considered by Italians a ‘rich’ dish, thanks to the variety and the quality of the ingredients, and because it was made and enjoyed at special family occasions and festivities. It is also ‘rich’… Read full article

  Grilled Vegetables with Paola’s Mediterranean Dressing With our small or large vegetable gardens and farmers’ markets all over the country producing fresh vegetables, you may find this dressing interesting.  It is composed of the quintessential Mediterranean herbs of mint, garlic… Read full article

Mediterranean Fennel Salad Orange Slices, and Walnuts   How many of you regularly eat fennel? Here is your chance to prepare and eat it with familiar tastes. Besides, it takes only ten or fifteen minutes to prepare!   Ingredients for… Read full article