Socca (French), torta di ceci or farinata (Italian), is a type of flatbread made from chickpea flour. See also: Calentita Ingredients 300 g (2 cups) chickpea flour 500 ml (2 cups) water 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp salt Black…
Ingredients 8 oz (230 g) smoked salmon, chopped 1 tbsp grated lemon zest 1 tbsp sliced chives ½ tsp salt ½ tsp black pepper 1 egg 1 cup ricotta or cottage cheese ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese Procedure Mix the…
Ingredients For 4 servings: 2.25 L (10 cups) water 8 oz (224 g) spaghetti 2.5 cups (24 oz) pasta sauce (optional but recommended) Salt (optional but recommended) Vegetable oil (optional but recommended) Procedure On a stovetop, bring the water to…
This page incorporates text from the public domain cookbook The Cook’s Decameron: A Study In Taste, Containing Over Two Hundred Recipes For Italian Dishes by Emily Waters. Ingredients 1 qt stock 3 oz semolina Parmesan, grated Procedure Bring the stock…
Risotto is an Italian rice dish, most popular in the north of Italy. Historically, risotto is the name given to all recipes that use rice as the main component and are served as first dish in a traditional Italian lunch…
This is a traditional Italian risotto. Ingredients 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 2½ cups risotto rice ¾ cup white wine 6 cups chicken broth ½ teaspoon saffron powder ½ cup Parmesan cheese Salt to taste Procedure…
Ingredients ¼ tsp saffron threads 3½–4 cups chicken broth 7 tbsp butter or margarine, divided 1 large onion, chopped 1½ cups uncooked risotto rice ½ cup dry white wine ½ tsp salt Dash pepper ¼ cup freshly-grated Parmesan cheese Chopped…
This page incorporates text from the public domain cookbook The Cook’s Decameron: A Study In Taste, Containing Over Two Hundred Recipes For Italian Dishes by Emily Waters. Ingredients 3 turnips, sliced Salt Butter ¼ cup gravy 8 ounces crushed tomatoes…
Risi e bisi (or rixi e bixi) is a Northern Italian dish, a signature meal of the city of Venezia (Venice) in particular, in the Veneto region. Its name literally translates to “rice and peas”. Ingredients Rice (Vialone Nano is…
This page incorporates text from the public domain cookbook The Cook’s Decameron: A Study In Taste, Containing Over Two Hundred Recipes For Italian Dishes by Emily Waters. Ingredients Cabbage Stock 2 ounces boiled rice Ham Tomato sauce Procedure Cut off…
Ingredients ¼–½ cup extra-virgin olive oil 6 garlic cloves, minced 1 can (28 oz / 830 g) crushed tomatoes ½ cup chopped pitted Kalamata olives ½ cup chopped pitted salt-cured black olives 2 tablespoons capers, rinsed 1 teaspoon crushed red…
Ingredients 3 large russet potatoes 4 tbsp olive oil 6 cloves garlic, grated with a micro plane or finely chopped 1 tbsp chives, finely sliced 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice ½ tsp salt ½ tsp black pepper Procedure Boil the…