ITALIAN REGIONS & RECIPES

Baked Squid Oreganati ( Calamari Oreganati ) Baked calamari is a very popular and delicious dish prepared in Naples and in the Campania region. In the USA, it is served in some Neapolitan restaurants, where… 

Fruit Tart ( Crostata ) This recipe comes from the Tuscan side of my wife’s family. My mother-in-law, la signora Danila Occhiali, often baked this pie for the family, leaving it on the kitchen counter… 

Wedding Cookies – MUSTACCIOLI ( MUSTACCIOLI – MUSTAZZUOLI ) Mustacciolo is a dessert prepared in the Italian Peninsula and in the islands of Sicily and Sardinia. The Mustacciolo has been a favorite dessert for centuries and it is habitually prepared after the harvest of… 

Quick Panissa Risotto Vercellese…Rapido The Panissa is a special risotto made in Piedmont. If you are not a PURIST, it can be made quickly taking a few shortcuts, with delicious and fantastic results. Serving Size4 Recipes of… 

Panissa Piemontese Risotto alla Vercellese The Panissa is a special risotto made in Piedmont. It is a typical dish made in Vercelli and Novara, where rice is produced in large quantities. The special salame used in this preparation is called Salam ‘dla duja. Duja is a… 

Brezadel (Ciambella) Ferra Style ( La Brazadel Ferrarese ) The brazadel (the bracelet) refers to cookies or cakes with a hole in the center in the shape of a bracelet. Perhaps this cake is a direct descendent… 

Ferrara’s Special Chocolate Cake (tenerina) ( Torta Tenerina – La Tacolenta ) The recipe for this sinful cake is presented by Ms. Elena Bertelli, my wife’s cousin, who lives in Ferrara.  The Torta Tenerina or Tacolenta is a special cake… 

MARITOZZI Roman Breakfast Pastries The maritozzi are traditional lightly sweet soft buns made with raisins and candied orange peels: no other flavors or spices are added not to spoil the fragrance of the bun or the sweet… 

JEWISH-ITALIAN COFFEE CAKE ( La Brazadel ) The brazadel (the bracelet) refers to cookies or cakes with a hole in the center in the shape of a bracelet. The Brasadel is a coffee cake baked by the Jewish population who… 

Crostoli (Frappe or Cenci Fritti or Bugie) These delicious fritters are made for Carnevale, which falls before Lent. The fritters made in the region Emilia, where Terry, my wife was born, are called crostoli, while in Tuscany,…