About 10 years ago I moved to Rome for a year. While there, I took a cooking lesson with a lovely young woman whose name I can’t for the life of me remember. She was fantastic, fun, and 8 months pregnant. She would pick me up in her Vespa and we would ride to the […]
Category Archives: Recipes
Tiramisu’
posted by lasesana
Tiramisu’ (6-8 servings) Ingredients 220 g. (8 oz.) dry lady finger cookies or semi-stale sponge cake 1 c + 1-2 TB Italian-style coffee or strong filter coffee, sweetened with 1 TB. sugar, at room temperature 6 large egg yolks 6 TB sugar 1 pound + 5 oz cold mascarpone enough pure bitter cocoa to […]
Carciofi in Padella Sauteed Artichokes
posted by lasesana
Carciofi in Padella Sauteed Artichokes (4 servings) Ingredients and kitchen equipment 4-5 medium, fresh artichokes 1 lemon 1/3 small clove of garlic, turned into a paste with a pinch of salt 4 Tbs. best-quality olive oil 1 Tbs. minced fresh Italian parsley 1 Tbs. minced fresh mentuccia romana (wild mint) freshly ground black pepper to […]
Polpette con Funghi e Zucchini (Meatballs with Mushroom and Zucchini)
posted by lasesana
Polpette con Funghi e Zucchini (Meatballs with Mushroom and Zucchini) (8-10 servings) Ingredients and kitchen equipment 1 ½ pound champignon or any tasty wild mushrooms 1 clove of garlic reduced into a paste 1 medium sweet onion, finely chopped 10-12 small, very fresh zucchini (about 2 ½ pounds) 3 TB finely chopped fresh Italian parsley […]
Gnocchi with Pesto
posted by lasesana
Gnocchi with Pesto (serves 4-5) Ingredients and kitchen equipment For the gnocchi: 3 medium-large potatoes of a starchy variety, boiled 1 pinch of salt 1 egg yolk enough all purpose flour to hold the gnocchi dough together (about ½ cup + 1-2 TB), plus some extra flour for dusting 2 large wooden boards ricer scraper […]
September
06
Thai Pork and Shrimp Spring Rolls
posted by lasesana
Ingredients 4 Dried Chinese mushrooms 2 oz. cellophane noodles 2 garlic cloves, chopped 2 Tbs. peanut oil 2 Thai chilies, seeded and chopped 2 Tbs. fish sauce 1 tsp. sugar 8 oz. ground pork 4 oz. shrimp, cooked peeled, and chopped 1 large carrot, julienne 2 oz. bamboo shoots, chopped ¼ mung bean sprouts 3 […]
August
30
VERY hot pepper and tomato sauce
posted by lasesana
This sauce will keep for about a month if packed with vinegar and refrigerated. Use as a starter for other sauces, or to kick up the heat on a marinade, sauce, salad dressing or soup. Can also be spread on sandwiches. Ingredients ½ cup assorted hot peppers ½ red onion, small chop 2 garlic cloves, […]
August
28
LUCIA’S AMAZING PICKLED GREEN TOMATO ANTIPASTO
posted by lasesana
Ingredients 10 green tomatoes 4 ½ cups white vinegar 1 cup water ¼ cup salt 8 garlic cloves, sliced thin 4 bay leaves 4 Tbs. oregano 4 Tbs. thyme 4 cups olive oil 4 medium glass jars Directions Slice the tomatoes very thin using a mandolin or the slicer attachment on a food processor. […]
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