June 14th, 2024 Roasted Smoked Paprika Potatoes Ingredients: Extra virgin olive oil 1 pound yukon gold potatoes cut into even sized chunks Garlic cloves ½ tablespoon smoke paprika Salt and pepper Parsley Preparation: Cut your potatoes into even sized chunks and add to lightly salted, boiling water. Parboiling the potatoes will give them a nice…
June 14th, 2024 Antipasto Platter This is Italian freestyle and involves a festive platter, traditional ingredients, and your imagination. These items are spread on one or two platters and served with a basket of fresh bread. Recommended components of the best Father’s Day antipasto—use the best that you can find: Salume such as sopressata, pepperoni,…
June 14th, 2024 Arugula Salad with Hazelnut Brittle Ingredients: 1 bag arugula Shaved parm or pecorino (however much you like) Even goat cheese would be good with this. Hazelnut brittle (recipe below) The Best Vinaigrette (recipe below) Hazelnut Brittle Ingredients: This will make more than you need for the salad, but store it in an…
June 7th, 2024 Spring Risotto & Chicken Broth Homemade broth is something I always have in the freezer and make it in big batches. It’s the basis of so many recipes and using something homemade always has the most flavor. There are a ton of recipes out there on how to make broth, but this…
May 24th, 2024 Orecchiette con Cima di Rapa Calabrians like simple food and frequently combine vegetables with pasta and cheese . This pasta is “little ears” and is found in our local stores. Use broccoli rabe, kale, broccolini, or any green you like. My daughter made this in Siderno this week. Ingredients: Large bunch of…
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…