All Entries in the "Italian Cuisine - Food, recipes and more" Category

Arista alla Fiorentina

Today’s cooking is a perfect dish to prepare ahead. Arista alla Fiorentina is actually as good served cold as warn.
Arista derives from the Greek word aristos, meaning “best”. According to tradition, some Greek clergymen which visited Florence in 1430 for a Ecumenical Council were served the Tuscan-style roast pork and found it “aristos” or very [...]

Ajo, ojo e peperoncino

Does cooking Italian food mean you have to spend the whole day in front of the stove? No, not necessarily. Today we will do 2 quick and tasty Roman dishes. Simple and quick, but still very, very Italian. We will do Spaghetti con Ajo, ojo e peperoncino (Roman dialect for aglio, olio e peperoncino – [...]

Pizza Napoletana – Traditional Speciality Guaranteed

What is round, around 35cm in diameter, has an elevated rim of  about 2centimetres and contains tomato, basil and genuine mozzarella? Answer: A proper Pizza  Napoletana.
On December 9, 2009 the pizza napoletana was awarded the prestigious STG Specialità Tradizionale Garantita or TSG (Traditional Speciality Guaranteed) in English accolade by the European Union.
Commonly known as Pizza [...]

Tagliatelle alla bolognese

The Bolognese sauce is one of the most popular dishes in the world and this sauce is traditionally eaten with egg tagliatelle (tagliatelle alla bolognese), but is normally used with other types of pasta such as lasagne (enriched with the white sauce) and polenta.
Outside Italy, this dish is usually served with spagghetti, but it should [...]

Suppli’ – deliscious Roman starter

Got some rice left over? Planning to do our recipe on Risotto Milanese? Good, make some extra rice. Here is a recipe on a delicious starter from Rome, the Suppli’ – a fried rice ball. One of the most tasty ones. Quite easy to make, part from the rolling at the end.
Ingredients, serving 4.
* 500g [...]

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

Does January equals a tight budget? Then it’s perfect with some Roman dishes on the table. Since the collapse of the Roman Empire, L’Urbe (Latin for “The City”, i.e. Rome) has been a quite poor city, and the dishes coming from Rome are basic, but not less well tasting. One good example is this Sunday’s [...]

Cenone – New years dinner

Eating in Italy is always important. And the New Years Cenone – big dinner – is really big. The most important part is the lentils. We have made a traditional Cenone, with some modern twists. And of course, the traditional Christmas cake – Panettone – is eaten for New Years too. Do enjoy – And [...]

Starter – Crab salad

For many people it’s important to have lobster for New Years. Not in Italy for some reason. But in this salad there is crab meat, which can be exchanged for lobster meat.
Serving 4:

* 300 g of palm harts
* 1 Belgian Endive salad
* 1 Lemons
* Nutmeg
* 400 g crab meat (or lobster meat)
* 120 g [...]

Tagliolini with prawns in champagne

No Italian dish is complete without the pasta. So for this feast we’ll do a prawn sauce witha taste of champage.
Serving 4:
Ingredients
*  400 g of Tagliolini
* 500 g of prawns
* 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
* 1 clove of garlic
* lemon peel
* 1 cup of champagne (or prosecco)
Preparation

Peel the garlic. Wash the prawns and [...]

Sea bass baked in foil

All big Italian dinners contains both fish and meat. Fish is eaten first, then meat. Here we will prepare a tasty sea bass.

Serving 4:

* 4 basses
* 8 anchovy fillets
* 2 onions
*2 lemons
*  bunches of parsley
* 8 bay leaves
*2 tablespoons of white vinegar
* 10 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
* salt and pepper
Preparation
Wash and remove the [...]