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Panna Cotta

cookitaly — Thu, 12 May 2011 19:55:48 +0200

I like my Panna Cotta simple: white and with berries, at most with some other fruit. I do not like it with chocolate or caramel sauce, as it is often served in Italy, and none of the many variations created by chefs and restaurants in Italy and beyond stand up to the original for me.

Great Garganelli Pasta

cookitaly — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:50:02 +0100

Garganelli were born in 1725. The Garganelli pasta quills, being an egg pasta made using soft flour, readily drink up the liquid part of the sauce, the ridges trap extra sauce and the holes at either end allow tasty tidbits to creep inside the little tube, so that the pasta and its dressing really come together, as they always should.

Golden Fried Cardoons

cookitaly — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:53:59 +0100

Mmmm, fried cardoons, cardi fritti, one of winter's greatest treats! Crisp outside, tender inside and that delicate faint whisper of artichoke heart.....

Tiella Barese

cookitaly — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:31:17 +0100

Yummy casserole of rice, mussels and potatoes which has the virtue of being wonderful winter comfort food as well as a good dish to eat at room temperature in hot weather.

Sweet Pepper Roll-Ups

cookitaly — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:04:23 +0200

One of my favourite things to do with sweet capsicums is to make roll ups. Though once again there are many possibile Italian recipes, a perennial favourite is the sweet -savory Sicilian filling of capers and currants and pine nuts and anchovy

Summer Tomato Sauce

cookitaly — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:05:29 +0200

This is my recipe for a simple, basic summer tomato sauce, the one I make when the good ripe tasty summer tomatoes are once again available.