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Pasta a risotto (Risotto-style Pasta)

Pasta a risotto (Risotto-style Pasta)

One of the guilty pleasures that I have never, up to now, revealed to a living soul is my penchant for…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
Advanced
8 votes
14175 views
Baccalà alla napoletana

Baccalà alla napoletana

Baccalà, or salted codfish, marries especially well with tomatoes, and the marriage reaches its apogee of deliciousness in the summer, when tomatoes…

Frank Fariello
Aug 2010
Advanced
2 votes
6790 views
Polenta con salsicce e spuntature

Polenta con salsicce e spuntature

Rome is not especially known for its love of polenta, perhaps because its winters are relatively mild compared…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
Advanced
11 votes
13228 views
Brasato al vino rosso (Beef Braised in Red Wine)

Brasato al vino rosso (Beef Braised in Red Wine)

There's nothing like a good pot roast on a cold winter's day! Though it may come as a surprise to some,…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
Advanced
2 votes
6320 views
Braised Bone-In Veal Breast with Tomatoes & Potatoes

Braised Bone-In Veal Breast with Tomatoes & Potatoes

Literally a one pot dinner - thinly sliced roasted veal breast with layers of tomatoes & potatoes makes for a…

La Tavola Marche (farm, inn & cooking school)
Nov 2011
Intermediate
1 vote
4482 views
Cotechino con lenticchie

Cotechino con lenticchie

No Italian New Year's celebration would be complete without this dish of a delicious pork sausage served with lentils. New Year's Eve for…

Frank Fariello
Dec 2010
Advanced
2 votes
3104 views
Beef Braciole

Beef Braciole

This is one of my sons favorite dishes served with pasta I personally like it served with a side of roasted spaghetti squash. In the recipe I use…

Therese
Feb 2013
Intermediate
3 votes
7929 views
Elegant Shrimp Scampi Pasta Lightened Up

Elegant Shrimp Scampi Pasta Lightened Up

For a romantic dinner, try this superb shrimp, sauteed in a buttery, garlic and lemon wine sauce. It doesn’t…

Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox
Feb 2012
Professional
3 votes
8013 views
Chicken Cacciatore

Chicken Cacciatore

Cacciatore in cuisine refers to a meal prepared “hunter style” with meat, tomatoes, onions, herbs, wine (and depending on region and availability…

Salad Foodie
Jun 2012
Professional
2 votes
11851 views
Slow Cooker Polenta with Sausage Ragù

Slow Cooker Polenta with Sausage Ragù

Making polenta the old-fashioned way is a laborious job, as we all know, involving a lot of stirring over a…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2011
Advanced
2 votes
5101 views
Risotto alla crema di scampi (Risotto with Shrimp Cream)

Risotto alla crema di scampi (Risotto with Shrimp Cream)

As I have mentioned before, Rome is not really risotto country. But there is at least one risotto dish that…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
Advanced
3 votes
4437 views
«Polpetielli» affogati (Baby Octopus Braised in Tomato Sauce)

«Polpetielli» affogati (Baby Octopus Braised in Tomato Sauce)

Octopus is a popular food all around the Mediterranean basin and yet elsewhere it is often, for some reason,…

Frank Fariello
Sep 2010
Advanced
5 votes
9399 views
Braciola

Braciola

Little beef roulades braised in a tomato sauce, delicious!

B Innes
Oct 2017
Professional
2 votes
2372 views
Angelina's Sunday Sauce (Il ragù della domenica)

Angelina's Sunday Sauce (Il ragù della domenica)

The constant fixture of Sunday dinners at nonna Angelina's house was il ragù della domenica or 'Sunday…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
Advanced
3 votes
2955 views
Warm Octopus w. Potato and Parsley

Warm Octopus w. Potato and Parsley

This is one of my favourite things year round, served lukewarm in winter or at room temperature in summer.…

Carmelita
Feb 2010
Professional
1 vote
6769 views