Ciao a tutti!

In need of a quick prep (max 20 minute) side dish to serve alongside meat and maybe some vino rosso?!

Here is my newest recipe:

Ingredienti:

• 6 large potatoes (wash and peel)
• 1/4 cup of Spanish onions
• 1 garlic clove
• parsley
• 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 an Italian soppressata

1. Wash, peel and boil potatoes in a large pot
2. Strain all water
3. Add some olive oil to the pot, and mix
4. chop up the soppressata into small cubes
5. Mix together on low heat
6. SERVE!!

 

Fishing-Edition Tutti abordo la barca! For those of you that enjoy sunbathing and swimming at Italian beaches, here is another option while in Costiera. Do as many of the local…

Source: Boating and Dining in Costiera Feels Like Christmas in July

Ciao a tutti! I am happy to be blogging again. Here is a great recipe to make when you are out of food ideas.

   Here are the ingredients: olive oil, chicken broth and stock, arborio rice and a white onion. 
First, place the olive oil and onions in a pot on medium heat. Then place half a cup of rice and slowly toast the rice. 

Then, add the chicken broth and continuously stir as the rice begins to cook.

Leave the heat on high for about 20 minutes, then lower to low. 

  Finally, add a small block of chicken stock for extra flavouring.
Then serve !

   

When we wake up in the morning, often we are lazy and don’t feel like preparing a lunch. By the time lunch rolls around at the office, we end up spending between 10-15$ per day. This is way too much to spend on a daily basis.

Here is a quick lunch idea that is healthy, tasty and very inexpensive. Ready in under 5 minutes.

Corn salad:

Mix 2 cans of corn (strain the water out)

Chop a sweet white onion

Add some arugula

Add some cherry tomatoes

Sprinkle salt, and add olive oil

Ciao amici! Here are a few great places to check out while in the nation’s capital!!

1. Pietro’s Corner

A great first date location, for homemade pastas of all kinds. The sauces are very tasty. The ones featured here are “capicollo and funghi with cream.” Located in Westboro village, this is a MUST.

2.  For GELATO: Stella Luna! Excellent gelatos and sorbets, cakes as well, on Bank Street

3. Best Panino in town: La Bottega

 Do your grocery shopping, and have a panino!

4. Excellent wood-burning stove pizza at Anthony’s on Wellington

5. Best Bread in all of Ottawa! Little Italy Bakery on Preston Street.

 This wonderful bakery has traditional Italian bread and focaccias!

Hi everyone! Ciao a tutti!

When hockey playoffs are in full force, throwing a homemade pizza party with family and friends is the best thing to do!

Recipe for the dough for 3 large rectangular pizzas:

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  ****Add 12 cups of all purpose flour into a large mixing bow (Nonna uses flour from Costco, she says it is the best bang for your buck–lo dice in italiano ovviamente :P****

• then add 6 cups of water and instant yeast
• mix together with hands for about 10 minutes
• let the mixture sit for about two hours in a cool shady place (cover with cloth)
• then spread the onto a pre-greased pan
• preheat oven to 350 degrees and allow to cook for 20 minutes until crispy

Then enjoy!!

Ciao a tutti!

Vi auguro delle buone feste di Pasqua e anche di Passover!

Here you will find a link from the Montreal Gazette, that explains how to prepare PASSOVER GNOCCHI!!

SOURCE: MONTREAL GAZETTE 

• 1 1/2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon matzo cake meal
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon potato starch
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, to taste
• 3 egg yolks

1. Bake potatoes on a bed of kosher salt on a sheet pan at 400 degrees F for about an hour. Use a knife to check if they are done.

2. Peel them while they are still hot, and pass through a potato ricer or food mill. Allow to cool completely.

2. Mix matzo cake meal, potato starch, Parmesan cheese and nutmeg in a medium bowl.

3. In a separate large bowl, added cooled potatoes and mix with the egg yolks.

4. Add the cake meal mix to the potato mix, and knead and fold until incorporated completely.

Saturday night in my household is usually bistecca or steak night!

We use Moishes steak spice (already contains enough sodium to season the meat). We BBQ them even in the cold winter.

Here is a nice suggestion of an Italian Vino pairing for steak and red meat:

Here is steak, topped with garlic mashed potatoes (miniature potatoes with garlic and olive oil), and asparagus!

Ciao a tutti! Hello everyone

Here are some essential tips on how to quickly and easily prepare a tomato sauce.

What you need:

• Passatutto (to strain the seeds out of the tomatoes)
• Extra virgin olive oil
• 1 white onion
• cloves of garlic
• Fiammante peeled tomatoes (from Italy–usually works a lot better than a passata, or use your own tomatoes from the garden if climate permits)
• Always use a wooden spoon! Metals can be troublesome if kept in a boiling pot

Directions:

• Place chopped onion and garlic cloves in saucepan on medium heat (add a generous amount of olive oil and stir
• place the “passatutto” over the saucepan and pour the tomatoes into it, using the handle, stir until the tomatoes are liquified
• Clean the metal strainer because the seeds will gather here
• After all tomatoes have been spun and liquified, place cover on the saucepan and let simmer on Medium heat for about 40 min (add water if the sauce is too thick)

Il sugo è pronto!!