Category Archives: 1) RECIPES BY TYPE
Fettuccine with Asparagus, Artichokes, and Ramps
It’s déjà vu all over again. Those who get email notifications of my posts may recognize today’s blog entry from an errant notification sent out 2 weeks go, an embarrassing case of premature publication. Let that be a lesson for … Continue reading
Posted in Pasta/Rice/Soups (Primi Piatti), Vegetarian
Tagged cooking, food, Italian, pasta, recipes
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Artichokes Two Ways — Carciofi Due Modi
As I’ve mentioned to a few of you, I’ve had a devil of a time finding “baby” artichokes here in Chicago. Sure, I can get the goliaths year-round and, about this time of the year, the stores have some that … Continue reading
Pappardelle with Spinach, Mascarpone and Pecorino Romano Cheeses
Last month, I posted instructions for making mascarpone cheese at home. Within that post, I included pictures of suggested uses for the cheese. One of those dishes pictured is today’s recipe, pappardelle with spinach, mascarpone, and Pecorino Romano cheese. * … Continue reading
Posted in Pasta/Rice/Soups (Primi Piatti), Vegetarian
Tagged cooking, food, Italian, mascarpone, pasta, recipes
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You, too, can make Pizzoccheri Pasta at home!
Today, I will once again stray from the Bartolini recipe file and show you how to make another pasta. This one, made with buckwheat, is called pizzoccheri, and originated in the most northern part of the Italian peninsula. I first … Continue reading
Posted in Home-Made Pastas, Make It Yourself, Pasta/Rice/Soups (Primi Piatti), Vegetarian
Tagged food, Italian, pasta, recipes
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Dad and his Dandelions – Insalata della Cicoria
Today’s recipe was a recurring star of quite a few springtime dinners at the old two-flat. There’s nothing particularly special about the salad, once you get past the idea that you’re dining on dandelions. No, for my generation of Bartolini, … Continue reading
Posted in Family Recipes, Salads (Insalati), Vegetarian
Tagged dandelions, family recipes, food, Italian, recipes, salads
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Beef Short Ribs
Short ribs weren’t on the menu when I was growing up. No, I had to wait until I was well past my youth, living here in Chicago, to discover them and even then it was purely coincidental. I had just moved … Continue reading
Eggplant Parmesan
Order the cannoli! Put the biscotti in the oven! Chill the prosecco! St. Joseph’s Feast Day is just around the corner! Across Italy and certainly throughout Sicily, as well as in many Italian-American households and communities around our own country, next Monday, St. … Continue reading
Posted in Pasta/Rice/Soups (Primi Piatti), Vegetarian
Tagged cooking, eggplant, food, Italian, recipes
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Mom’s Boiled Dinner
Though Italian, through and through, the Bartolini Sisters’ recipe repertoire was anything but restricted to Italian fare. Both Sisters cooked a range of dishes representing many cuisines, and as Mom loved to recall, I was about 6 when I told her … Continue reading
Posted in Family Recipes, Main Course (Secondi)
Tagged cooking, family recipes, food, Italian, recipes, slow cooker
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My Uncle’s Pasta (aka Cacio e Pepe … whatever!)
Being today is George Washington’s birthday, I’ve decided to come clean. Understand that there is no easy way for me to say this, so, I’m just going to blurt it out. I lied to you. Well-intentioned though I was, I nevertheless … Continue reading
Posted in Family Recipes, Pasta/Rice/Soups (Primi Piatti), Vegetarian
Tagged cooking, family recipes, food, Italian, pasta, recipes, tonnarelli
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Sis’s Soup with Little Meatballs (Minestra con Polpettine)
You might recall that last December, I demonstrated how to make quadretti, a small, square-shaped pasta. At some point, I mentioned Mom using this pasta in soup to nurse me back to health but that my Sister remembered differently. She recalled … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Family Recipes, Pasta/Rice/Soups (Primi Piatti)
Tagged cooking, food, Italian, meatballs, pasta, recipes, soup
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