Recipes

Cantaloupe and Boncconcini Salad with Mint Ingredients Makes 2 servings 1 small ripe cantaloupe, scooped into balls with a melon

Fava Beans with Red Onions and Garlic Ingredients Makes 2 side-dish servings 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 red onion,

Prosciutto & Apricot Flatbread INGREDIENTS Serves 4     1½ pounds pizza dough, at room temperature     8 oz fresh goat

Spicy ‘Nduja Mussels INGREDIENTS Serves 2     2 lbs fresh mussels     2 shallots or 3/4 whole onion, thinly sliced

Parmigiana di Carciofi Artichoke Parmigiana Ingredients     4 – 5 artichokes     2 cups of tomato sauce, or ragù if

Frittata di Patate Italian flat omelettes or frittate. I loved them. This was one, stuffed with potatoes Ingredients     2

Risotto with Porcini Mushroom INGREDIENTS, serves 4 2 handfuls of dried porcini , soaked in warm water for 30 minutes.

Spinach and Sausage Lasagna Ingredients For the meat sauce:     3 mild Italian sausages     1 clove of garlic, peeled

Tuscan-Style Peppered Chicken (Pepato di Pollo Stilo Toscano)   Ingredients: Serves 4. Two 3 and 1/2-lb chickens, halved, backbones removed,

Chick Pea Soup with Ribs for All Souls Day (Ceci  con le Costine) Chick Pea Soup with Ribs (Ceci con