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Breaded Asparagus – Deep Fried

Ingredients Asparagus 2 Eggs Garlic Powder Seasoning Salt White Flour Bread Crumbs (Panko if no bread crumbs available) Directions 1. Wash and dust asparagus with white flour – set aside. 2. In a bowl add 2 eggs, a splash of water. Beat mixture well. 3. 

Spinach Frittata

What is a Frittata? A Frittata is a fried Italian dish using whisked or beaten eggs similar to a Spanish omelet. Like an omelet and depending on your tastes, it can have a wide variety of ingredients. Our easy Italian Frittata Recipe: Ingredients 5 or 

Grandma’s Oatmeal Cookies

Home made oatmeal cookies from Grandma’s kitchen are always a special treat. We know, nothing authentic or Italian about this one but the kids want the recipe so whata you a going to do! Here is Nanna Gina’s recipe:

Oatmeal CookiesIngredients

4 cups Flour
4 cups Oatmeal
4 cups Brown Sugar
2 cups Coconut
2 cups Margarine OR (1 cup margarine and 1 cup shortening)
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 cup raisins or chocolate chips
4 eggs

 

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Combine wet ingredients into one bowl and dry ingredients in another.
3. Mix together and make into patties.
4. Place on cookie sheets.
5. Cook 18-20 minutes or until golden.

Yield 3 dozen

Mangiare!

Link to a recipe for real Italian Cookies – Skawaylay

Lupini Beans

Another family favorite we enjoyed growing up was the lupini. This bean is high in protein, comes dry and once soaked they become sweet and tender. This bean is a healthy nutritious snack which is native to Italy. To remove the bitterness from the dry