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Caciocavallo Appetizer

Posted by: Gina  :  Category: Easy Recipes

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Caciocavallo literally means cheese on horseback. The name comes more from the look rather than the source because the cheese when purchased looks like saddlebags. It is a type of cheese which has been aged for a minimum of 4 to 6 months and when added with tomatoes it makes a fantastic appetizer or addition to any meal. Your friends will love this treat and is likely something they have never tried before. caciocavallo appetizer

Ingredients

Caciocavallo cheese (no substitutes)
Tomatoes (Roma or small sized)
Olive Oil
Fresh Basil

Start by cutting thin squares of cheese which are no larger than the diameter of the tomato you are using. Place the tomato slice directly on the cheese, add a drop of extra virgin olive oil and some fresh basil and that is it. This cheese has a unique texture and is very smooth.

Another easy Italian recipe which can be server as an appetizer. Try sharing it with a glass of red wine. Mangiare!

Scone

Posted by: Gina  :  Category: Italian Baking

Raisin Scone and Cheese Scone.

4 C flour
1 tbsp salt
1/2 C sugar
3/4 C tenderflake shortening
1/2 C raisins
3 eggs
 

Milk (add enough until dough reaches a pie dough consistency

Directions
Mix all dry ingredients, add eggs, add milk.

Roll dough out so it is about 1-1/2 inches thick. Cut out using a round cutter (Mamma uses 14 oz pineapple can which has the top and bottom lid removed)

Brush pastry with whipped egg mixture

Bake 15-20 minutes until brown at 350 deg F.

As an alternative replace 1/2 c raisins with shredded cheddar cheese. After brushing you can sprinkle with cheese.

Italian Wedding Soup

Posted by: Gina  :  Category: Italian Soup Recipes

italian_wedding_soupWinter and spring is soup season so we hope you have been enjoying some of the great Italian soup recipes we have been adding for you to try. Most of the Italian soups we grew up were not chunky so no hearty steak and potato at our house. We had Lentil Soup, Little Ball Soup (Pastine) and Italian Wedding Soup which has gained some notoriety as a result of Restaurant chains like East Side Mario’s. This soup contains a little pasta, some broth and mini meatballs and is a unique blend not typical of North American soups. Here is our version of  Italian wedding soup…buono appetito

Ingredients

1 cup(s) orzo or Mamma prefers to use pastine Molisana or little ball soup
1 tablespoon(s) extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound(s) fresh chicken sausage, casings discarded and meat rolled into 20 1-inch meatballs
(the original recipe calls for beef/pork meatballs in the soup… here is Mamma’s recipes for authentic meatballs you can use instead)
1 large garlic clove, very finely chopped
6 cup(s) low-sodium chicken broth
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Read more…

Eggplant Parmigiana – Zia Maria

Posted by: Gina  :  Category: Special Italian Foods

eggplant_parmigianaIf you like eggplant or if you are trying to like it for its nutritional benefits, this recipe for eggplant parmigiana from our Aunt Maria will help get you hooked and make it easy to add this vegetable to your diet.

Warning: This plate is quite rich, cheese, cheese and more cheese…and remember the eggplant is fried so the calorie count might be higher than a chicken salad.

Ingredients

2 medium sized eggplants
3 large eggs
10 slices of mozzarella cheese
4 slices of ham
Flour

Spaghetti or tomato sauce
Oil for frying

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 deg F. and heat oil in pan for deep frying. Read more…

Italian Dessert Recipes

Posted by: Gina  :  Category: Dessert Recipes

Where do we start? There are so many great Italian dessert recipes and finding an authentic dessert recipe has been made much easier with the advent of the internet and people like Mamma sharing her trade secrets with her readers. When adding some of these recipes to Mamma’s website, we never realized how many dessert recipes she has stored in her memory. We have added a few and we are hoping to add many more….Mangiare and please share this site with your loved ones.

Italian Easter Dessert Recipes
Pane di Pasqua is a sweet Easter Bread and with Easter just around the corner we are delighted to highlight this recipe again. It is a bread and also a dessert.

Mustazzoli – Honey Bread

Italian Cookie Recipes

Biscotti Recipes – Crunchy

Keenoweele – Turnovers

Boconotti – Jam filled

Scawaylay – Pastry

Donuts – I know matto, matto what are donuts doing on an Italian Recipe site…Mamma’s friends have been asking for it so she obliged.

Donuts, Glazed

Posted by: Gina  :  Category: Italian Baking

donuts

Mamma’s donuts are not a product of her Italian heritage but she has been asked by a number of close friends to reveal her doughnut or donut recipe so here it is. They melt in your mouth and we have never known anyone to eat just one.

Ingredients

3 cups water
2 tbsp yeast
2 cups milk
1 1/2 cups butter
3 cups sugar
2 tbsp salt
8-9 cups flour

Directions

Mix ingredients in bowl and let rise. Knead and let rise for second time on table. Flatten with hands and cut with donut cutter.

Flour pan and place cut donuts onto pan
Deep fry until golden brown

Dip in Icing sugar and let stand. Let dry then move them onto serving tray.

Ricardo’s Dried Tomato & Pumpkin Seed Bruschetta

Posted by: Gina  :  Category: Easy Recipes

sun_dried_bruschetta1/2 cup dried tomatoes in oil, drained and finely minced
1/4 cup pumpkin seeds, toasted and chopped
1 tbsp capers, chopped
1/3 cup oil oil
8 slices of baguette, toasted

  • In a bowl, mix the tomatoes, pumpkin seeds, capers and oil
  1. Serve at room temperature on toasted slices of baguette

Zucchini stuffed with Sausage-Zucchina ripiena con salsiccia

Posted by: Gina  :  Category: Special Italian Foods

stuffed zucchini boatsThis tasty recipe uses medium sized zucchini’s and is a great way to get your family to eat vegetables. Dad’s garden generates excellent produce and some of his vegetables are a little big for this recipe. If you have ever been in a garden cultivated by an Italian you will know exactly where I am coming from. You want your zucchini to be tender so no bigger than medium sized ones should be used. These are also known as stuffed zucchini boats.

Ingredients

4 medium-size zucchini
8 ounces Italian sausage
1 yellow onion (chopped)
3 tbsp minced parsley
2 tbsp minced basil
1/4 tsp thyme
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs (fine)
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 egg

Directions

  1. Cut zucchini in half lengthwise. Place in large saucepan covered by boiling water. Simmer for 6 to 8 minutes until zucchini are almost tender. Might help to weigh them down with small plate to ensure they cook evenly. Drain and rinse with cold water. Read more…

Minestra di Lenticchia – Lentil Soup

Posted by: Gina  :  Category: Italian Soup Recipes

lentil_soupIngredients

1 package lentils

Directions

Boil lentils until soft. Allow them to remain in pot with water.

Add oil to frying pan, heat and saute chopped Spanish onions, add pepper, salt to taste.

Add contents from frying pan to pot with boiled lentils and cook for additional 30 minutes.  Serve and Mangiare!

Pasta with bread crumbs-la pasta con le briciole di pane

Posted by: Gina  :  Category: Pasta Recipes

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A winter classic in Mamma’s house is Pasta con molica pane or pasta with bread crumbs. This is a super simple pasta dish which will provide you some variety if you are always serving a typical Pasta with meat sauce dish to your family. It is truly authentic to this region of Italy and it is very likely you have never heard of or tried this pasta dish before.

Directions

Prepare your favorite Spaghetti… set aside.

In a large or deep frying pan:

  • Add olive oil, 1 clove crushed garlic, add bread crumbs (insides of homemade bread…no crust).
  • Fry until golden brown.
  • Add pasta into your frying pan, warm and toss contents until coated
  • Place on serving plate
  • Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and eat….Mangiare.

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