Ingredients:
5 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 package Bertolini Lievito Vaniglinato (16 g)
4 cups flour
jam of choice
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This is a specialty recipe from our Aunt Rosetta
remaining juice on top. Top with oil.Enjoy and Mangia !!
This is a seriously scrumpous salad … insalata di verdura. Without a doubt a real Italian classic.
Ingredients
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Black Olives, pitted (use a quality brand)
Tomatoes
Mushrooms, Porcini
Celery
Olive Oil - Extra Virgin
Garlic
Salt to taste
After cutting up vegetables into your serving bowl, add pitted olives and crushed garlic cloves. Apply olive oil liberally and salt to taste. Stir frequently and what is great about this salad is you can make it few hours ahead of serving as you will want the olive oil to soak into the vegetables to help accentuate the taste … Mangia
There are many types of Italian breads, Ciabatta, Pane carasau, Pane casareccio, Panino, Focaccia, Pane toscano (without salt), Michetta, Rosetta, Ciriola, Pane pugliese, Pane di Altamura, Pane Fritto, Grissini torinesi, Tigella, Crescentina, Piadina, Pita to name a few. The following is an authentic age old Italian recipe for fried bread Mamma style.
Ingredients:
2 cups of warm water
2 tbsp active dry yeast
1 tbsp salt
2 cups of flour
Vegetable oil (for frying pan)
Directions:
Let cool and enjoy! Mangia!
This pasta recipe takes a bit of work but if you are having a dinner party and you are wanting to WOW the crowd this Italian recipe will suffice.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs Fresh Spinach or 2 (10 oz) packages frozen chopped spinach
2 green onions finely chopped
1 cup parmesan cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup ricotta cheese
1 egg
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
36 each Jumbo shells
3 cups Marinara sauce or spaghetti sauce
8 ounces sweet Italian sausage (this item can be left out if wish to have without meat)
Directions:
Let Mamma Feed you … Mangia
4 tomatoes
1/4 cup oil
1 clove garlic
3 cups green beans (fresh and washed)
1/2 cup potatoes
1/2 cup kidney beans (if using fresh beans soak them overnight first)
1 tbsp basil
salt
pepper
celery leaves only
zucchini flower tops
Directions:
Serves 6
Optional: add 1/2 cup spaghetti noodles (Mamma breaks them in half).
Mangia … enjoy.
Makes 5 jars
Ingredients:
20 pounds of green beans
3 cups of water
1 cup of white vinegar
5 tbsp table salt
Olive oil, oregano, garlic
Directions:
When ready to serve:
Remove green beans from jar, rinse with cold water and place into serving dish. Add 1/2 tsp oregano, 1 clove grated garlic and drizzle with oil. Mangiare!
1 lb lean ground beef
1 lb ground pork
2 cups (500 ml) bread crumbs (soak in water for few minutes)
2 cloves garlic (crushed or grated)
1/4 cup parsley
3 eggs
3/4 cup romano or parmesan cheese
1 tbsp (15 ml) salt
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 deg F and cook meatballs for 15-20 minutes or until brown… Mangiare and Let Mamma Feed You!
Looking for a classic Italian recipe for homemade pasta sauce or tomato sauce from scratch?
Ingredients:
10 lbs tomatoes
1/2 cup (125 ml) olive oil
1 clove garlic
1 tbsp basil
1 tbsp oregano
Salt to taste
Directions:
Add 1/2 cup of olive oil and clove of garlic to cooking pot. Start simmer on low temperature. Add tomatoes.
To prepare tomatoes we will give you two options:
Option 1 - Drop tomatoes into boiling water for 1/2 minute or 30 seconds. Remove and peel skin. Place the peeled tomatoes into your cooking pot and crush.
Option 2 - If you have a blender or bullet mixer you do not need to peel or boil the tomatoes. Remove core, cut the tomatoes in half and blend. Add the mixture to your cooking pot.
Add basil, oregano and salt. Simmer for 3-4 hours. Mangia!!
For meat sauce add cooked lean ground beef.
Another specialty which is easy to make and worth the effort is roasted peppers Mamma style.
Ingredients:
3 peppers (1 green, 1 red, 1 yellow or whatever you have)
4-5 cloves Garlic
1 tbsp oregano
2 tbsp salt
Directions:
Stir and they are ready to eat or freeze.
This soup is quick and simple to make and is a favorite with all the children (and adults).
Ingredients:
1 cup (250 ml) Pastine (Mamma uses la Molisana 64.Peperini)
6 cups (1500 ml) water
Directions:
Ingredients:
12 cups of water
1 cup of coarse salt
Large Green Olives purchased by the box (seasonal)
Directions:
Preparation: Pour contents of sealed jar into a bowl and soak the olives in fresh water for at least one day (over night is better, squeezing olives occasionally and refreshing the water). Squeeze excess water out of olives and place into serving bowl, add fresh garlic, oregano, salt and olive oil to taste.
Stir frequently and after they have been dressed allow them to sit for a few hours before serving. If you are a true olive lover this Italian recipe will become a keeper.
Looking for a way to get your family to eat more vegetables?
Ingredients:
4 cups (1000 ml) 1 cup (250 ml) 4 1 tbsp 1 tsp 1 1/4 cup 1 cup 1 cup |
grated zucchini zucchini flowers eggs parsley salt garlic clove parmesan cheese flour vegetable oil |
Directions:
Add 4 cups of grated zucchini into a large bowl, Mix in 1 cup of picked zucchini flowers, add 4 eggs, 1 tablespoon of parsley, squished or crushed garlic clove, ¼ cup of parmesan cheese, 1 teaspoon of salt, little less than 1 cup of bread flour.
Heat up frying pan with 1 cup of oil in pan and using a serving spoon, flip lots until brown on both sides.
Let cool…mangiare, salute, appetito buono!
Ingredients:
2 cups (500 ml) 4 1/2 cup (125 ml) 1 tbsp pinch 2 each |
rice (riso superfine Arborio) eggs parmesan cheese parsley salt to your desired taste large garlic cloves (use 3 cloves if small) |
Directions:
This is a great appetizer to bring to a dinner party or finger food for the entire family. They disappear quickly and will soon become a family favorite…. Mangiare!
This recipe makes approximately 24 cookies.
Ingredients:
1 3/4 cup (425 ml) 2 tsp (10 ml) 3/4 cup (175 ml) 2 3/4 cup (175 ml) 1/3 cup (75 ml) 2 tsp (10 ml) 1/2 tsp (2 ml) 1 1/2 tsp (7 ml) 1 |
flour baking powder whole unblanched almond eggs sugar melted butter vanilla almond extract grated orange rind egg white lightly beaten |
Directions:
Biscotti in Italian means cookie and also means twice baked…
