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Baker's cookies from Bologna (Italy)

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Prep Time:	60 Minutes
Cook Time:	20 Minutes

These are the traditional cookies that you can find in every bakery in Bologna (Northern Italy). They re simple and tasty and you can keep long in tin cans, jars or sealed nylon bags.

Easy Polenta

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Prep Time:	5 Minutes
Cook Time:	30 Minutes

Polenta is a recipe that comes from Northern Italy. Italians use it as a base for braised meats, or just as a side dish to any great meal. This simple recipe is a substitute for the slow cooked polenta that would be made in Italy. Most of us don't have…

Olive Ascolane

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Prep Time:	20 Minutes
Cook Time:	5 Minutes

Olive ascolane are deliciously stuffed green olives which are breaded and fried. They are originally from the Le Marche region of Italy. Thankfully, they are widely found all over Italy, and are easily made at home. In Italy, I would mostly enjoy them as…

Risotto with Shrimp and Arugula

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Prep Time:	10 Minutes
Cook Time:	30 Minutes

Risotto is a classic Italian rice dish . The beauty of risotto is that it is so versatile. Whether it's meat, fish, or vegetables the key to a delicious risotto is using the finest and freshest ingredients that the season has to offer. Risotto origina…

Lentil Salad

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Prep Time:	15 Minutes
Cook Time:	0 Minutes

When it’s just to hot to cook, let alone eating a hot dish, like it is here in Naples, Italy. This main or side dish is perfect and nutritious. Also you can add more vegetables (there is no limit, go crazy!). Can be served with good crusty bread or garl…

Apple Fritters

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Prep Time:	10 Minutes
Cook Time:	10 Minutes

Adapted from: The Taste of Italy by Frederic Lebain & Jean Paul Paireault. This is a unique dessert that is sure to please! Enjoy and Cook with Love, Catherine

Tagliatelle Ubriacona

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Prep Time:	45 Minutes
Cook Time:	30 Minutes

An amazing creation from my favorite restaurant in Florence, Italy. Ubriacona (means drunkard in Italian) you can substitute the tagliatelle with anything really even risotto....sooooo good!!

Rice Balls

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Prep Time:	10 Minutes
Cook Time:	10 Minutes

Adapted from The Taste of Italy by Frederic Lebain & Jean Paul Paireault. These are a really big hit whenever I serve them. I hope you all enjoy them as much! Cook and Enjoy with Love, Catherine

Harley's Porksteak Tonite

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Prep Time:	20 Minutes
Cook Time:	60 Minutes

My Big Brother, loves to cook,thats his passion besides riding his Harley.I love to watch my brother cook,and he has taught me alot of different receipes from italy.I missed being around my Brother,even thou we don't get togather like we use to,I'm so gla…

Peperonata

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Prep Time:	15 Minutes
Cook Time:	30 Minutes

Peperonata is a delicious side dish that originates in the Puglia region of Italy. It makes a GREAT accompaniment to any meat dish. One nice thing about peperonata is that it can be made ahead of time, and reheated just prior to serving. It is also tasty…

Polpette di Tonno - Tuna cakes

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Prep Time:	20 Minutes
Cook Time:	5 Minutes

We have been enjoying crab cakes for quite a while now, thanks to our New England friends. In the Veneto region of Italy polpette di tonno, or tuna cakes, have been around forever, but are sadly so undiscovered in the United States. Polpette di tonno are…

Tagliatelle ai funghi

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Prep Time:	20 Minutes
Cook Time:	20 Minutes

The first time I had tagliatelle ai funghi done right, it was at Trattoria Stella in Serramazzoni, in the foothills of Modena, Italy. When a gastronomical memory persists for over 15 years, you know you had a true culinary pleasure. The beauty of tagliate…

Linguine al Pesto

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Prep Time:	10 Minutes
Cook Time:	15 Minutes

The origins of pesto genovese go way back in time, to Genova, in the Ligurian region of Italy. The word pesto comes from the verb "pestare" which loosely translated, means to crush. Traditionally, pesto genovese would be made with the mortar and pestle. Y…

Miascia (italian cake made by stale bread and fruits)

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Prep Time:	15 Minutes
Cook Time:	60 Minutes

This is the recipe of a poor cake of the zone of Como, in Italy, made in order to recycle the dry bread and old fruits. So there is neither a version orotodossa and accurate, nor a dogmatic statement about the fruit contain: people used what the had at ho…

Tigelle Modenesi

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Prep Time:	30 Minutes
Cook Time:	5 Minutes

Modena is located in Emilia Romagna, known as the culinary bread basket of Italy. Tigelle are the quintessential food of Modena, a symbol of pride. So, what are tigelle? Simply put, they are a disc shaped bread, about the size and shape of an English muff…

Organic Gelato (Made in An Ice Cream Machine)

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Prep Time:	25 Minutes
Cook Time:	15 Minutes

Gelato differs from ice cream in a few different ways. It's lower in fat since its milk to heavy cream ratio is higher. It's lower in sugar. It's taste is richer and texture is creamier. And it's served at a higher temperature. Gelato experts might…

Orecchiette con cime di rape

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Prep Time:	10 Minutes
Cook Time:	20 Minutes

Orecchiette con cime di rape is the signature dish of the Puglia region of southern Italy. Orecchiette literally translates as "little ears". They look like little bowl shaped discs that are ideal for catching the wonderful sauce they are to be tossed wit…

Clams and mussels in Tomato broth

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Prep Time:	5 Minutes
Cook Time:	20 Minutes

Clams and mussels are two very popular shellfish all over the world. There are many ways that they can be prepared. I remember that one of my favorite ways of eating them was a long time ago in Spain in a town called Tossa De Mar, about an hour north of B…

Pumpkin Amaretto Risotto

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Prep Time:	10 Minutes
Cook Time:	30 Minutes

I was recently asked by a good friend of mine if I could come up with a recipe for Pumpkin Risotto. She had fallen in love with this style of risotto when in Italy. I did some research and found a good amount of pumpkin risotto recipes, however most of th…

Recipe for Pav Bhaji Pizza

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Prep Time:	15 Minutes
Cook Time:	25 Minutes

Pav bhaji : According to wikipedia... it is a fast food dish native to Maharashtrians and is popular in most metropolitan areas in India, particularly in the Maharashtrian city of Mumbai & Pune. (पाव भाजी, also transliterated as pao bhaji an…

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