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Sumptuous Recipes
Spark your imagination and free the soul with these wonderful, delicious recipes.
Asparagus Prosciutto & Truffle Essence Risotto
Contributor: Kitchen on Fire
Meal: Lunch
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredient: Vegetables
Season: Fall
The warm, full taste of truffles, shallots and asparagus create a complementary contrast to sweet, flavorful prosciutto in this savory dish.
Braised Baby Bok Choy
Contributor: Nick Stellino
Meal: Side
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredient: Vegetables
Season: Spring
Not every recipe requires a plethora of additives to manufacture intense flavor. With only a handful of ingredients, the recipe's simplicity highlights the tender taste of the baby Bok Choy by eliminating any extraneous components.
Braised Lamb Shanks
Contributor: Slow Food USA - Table Talk Recipe Contest
Meal: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredient: Lamb
Season: Fall
Slow Food USA asked their Table Talk Recipe Contest participants to describe how their recipe was good, clean, and fair. Nora Painten, "I invented this recipe while living and working on a farm. I canned my own tomatoes, grew onions, garlic and herbs as well as dehydrated my own tomatoes. We also raised the lambs, but our lamb meat was so popular that we sold it all before I had a chance to use the shanks. I bought my lamb shanks from another farm 7 miles down the road. This recipe focuses on local food and local farmers. Everything can be bought at a farmers market in the Fall (capers and olives excepted)."
Brown Butter Gnocchi with Sage
Contributor: Anolon Culinary Team
Meal: Side
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredient: Vegetables
Season: Winter
Make your own delightful specialty pasta. A simple preparation creates the delectable Brown Butter Gnocchi with Sage.
Buttermilk Creamsicle Panna Cotta Contributor: Food and Wine Magazine Meal: Dessert Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Fruit Season: Summer This refreshing twist on a classic dessert combines the complimentary flavors of orange and cream with a hint of peppercorn, giving an old favorite a new taste.
Cheesecake Harlequin
Contributor: Nick Stellino
Meal: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredient: Dairy
Season: Summer
Comprised of chocolate chip cookies, the fabulous cookie crust enhances the creamy smooth texture of the cheesecake to form a unique consistency that makes this harlequin recipe a must-try!
Chicken Breast Stuffed with Goat Cheese and Olives
Contributor: Joanne Weir
Meal: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredient: Chicken
Season: Fall
Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are a great starting point for a simple weeknight dinner. But, when you remove the skin from the chicken, lots of flavor is lost. This assertive mix of fresh goat cheese, briney black olives, and fresh-from-the-garden oregano, flat-leaf parsley, and thyme really enhances the natural flavors of the chicken.
Chicken Piccata
Contributor: David Bonom and Marge Perry
Meal: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredient: Chicken
Season: Spring
This healthier version of the classic Italian restaurant dish of lemony chicken or veal makes an elegant weeknight meal – or a great dish to serve company.
Chocolate Zabaglione with Marinated Strawberries
Contributor: Nick Stellino
Meal: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredient: Dairy
Season: Summer
Zabaglione is a light, foamy, custard-like dessert served hot or chilled, depending on preference. Top-off with marinated strawberries and chocolate shavings for a delicious presentation.
Crostini with Fennel Sausage
Contributor: Joanne Weir
Meal: Appetizer
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredient: Pork
Season: Fall
This appetizer is a sophisticated, yet simple to prepare, dish that’s rich with luscious flavors of Fontina cheese, Italian sausage and Italian parsley.
Dandelion Greens with White Beans
Contributor: Slow Food USA - Table Talk Recipe Contest
Meal: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredient: Vegetables
Season: Summer
Slow Food USA asked their Table Talk Recipe Contest participants to describe how their recipe was good, clean, and fair. Lucy Verde-Ortiz, "This is a very healthy recipe. It's very simple. I find that the best food you can make and eat consists of simple dishes. In the summer you can find most of your ingredients at the farmer's market - fresh garlic, fresh greens and even the olive oil, which of course gives support to the local farmers and their workers. Since you are buying local produce, there is less of a carbon footprint because of the proximity to the farms. There is no meat in this dish as well, again lessening the impact on the environment."
Fish and Seafood Stew Contributor: David Bonom and Marge Perry Meal: Dinner Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Seafood Season: Winter This heady stew is in the tradition of Italian Christmas Eve, but borrows flavors from around the Mediterranean.
Fish in Red Wine Sauce Contributor: Nick Stellino Meal: Dinner Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Seafood Season: Spring Healthy and delicious, fish dishes are a favorite for any chef searching for a new culinary adventure. The seductive aroma and rich color of the Red Wine Sauce makes this entrée a treat for your senses.
Homemade Egg Tagliatelle with Heirloom Tomatoes, Fresh Ricotta, and Herbs
Contributor: Slow Food USA - Table Talk Recipe Contest
Meal: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredient: Vegetables
Season: Summer
Slow Food USA asked their Table Talk Recipe Contest participants to describe how their recipe was good, clean, and fair. Naguine Bensimon Tree, "This recipe has a light, summery flavor, and it calls for seasonal, local, and organic produce, which promotes proper land use and supports caring farmers who have a relationship with their plants. It doesn't use meat, which highly contributes to rising methane levels and forest destruction, among other things. By using heirloom tomatoes instead of conventionally grown, we help preserve many species of tomatoes that would otherwise go extinct due to ignorance and commercial tomato farming."
Italian Tuna Salad Sandwiches with Black-Olive Dressing Contributor: Food and Wine Magazine Meal: Lunch Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Seafood Season: Spring This recipe gives a gourmet make-over to a classic favorite, the tuna sandwich. Snow peas, anchovies, red onions, eggs and olive oil are among the ingredients that combine with tuna to make a mouth watering combination for your lunch.
Long-cooked Green Beans with Tomatoes and Garlic Contributor: Joanne Weir Meal: Side Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Vegetables Season: Fall Green beans, tomatoes and garlic are a classic flavor combination and the perfect complimentary side for any entrée packed with a robust organic taste, such as Joanne's recipe for Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Goat Cheese and Olives.
Pasta with Pine Nuts, Raisins and Tomatoes Contributor: Nick Stellino Meal: Side Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Pasta Season: Winter A unique combination of pine nuts, raisins and tomatoes enhances the gusto of the Penne Rigate by adding a surprisingly sweet taste.
Potato, Sausage and Kale Frittata Contributor: Food and Wine Magazine Meal: Dinner Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Pork Season: Winter Enjoy this hearty, flavorful dish as a side or main entrée. Stuffed with eggs, potatoes and sausage, this recipe is sure to satisfy your appetite.
Pot Roast with Marsala
Contributor: Nick Stellino
Meal: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredient: Beef
Season: Winter
Richly robust in flavor, pot roast is a staple entrée in any gourmand's kitchen. Melt pieces of Gorgonzola or Blue Cheese into the Marsala sauce to heighten the savory satisfaction.
Sautéed Baby Artichokes with Lemon
Contributor: Anolon Culinary Team
Meal: Side
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredient: Vegetables
Season: Winter
Roasted Baby Artichokes with Lemon makes a splendid side dish that is both healthy and versatile.
Seafood Cioppinno Pasta with Garlic Toasts
Contributor: Kitchen on Fire
Meal: Lunch
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredient: Seafood
Season: Spring
This delectable, yet hearty meal of mussels, clams, prawns and thick white fish, served with penne pasta and garlic toast is guaranteed to satisfy your appetite and tastes.
Smoky Sopressata Wrapped Pork Roast
Contributor: Anolon Culinary Team
Meal: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredient: Pork
Season: Winter
Sopressata Wrapped Pork Roast is a savory Italian main course that is both elegant and easy to prepare.
Spring Gnudi
Contributor: Slow Food USA - Table Talk Recipe Contest
Meal: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredient: Dairy
Season: Spring
Slow Food USA asked their Table Talk Recipe Contest participants to describe how their recipe was good, clean, and fair. Sarah Mooney, "I make my own ricotta cheese, buying raw milk directly from a local organic farm. If my vegetables are not ready in my own garden, I purchase them directly from my local farmer's market. I collect the eggs from my own chickens. Living in Portland, this is easy to accomplish. We are surrounded by organic farms and local producers of fresh healthy ingredients. You should be able to find all of your ingredients, minus the nutmeg, from local producers, even the Parmesan."
Stuffed Eggplant and Polenta Tower
Contributor: Slow Food USA - Table Talk Recipe Contest
Meal: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredient: Vegetables
Season: Fall
Slow Food USA asked their Table Talk Recipe Contest participants to describe how their recipe was good, clean, and fair. Lisa Kelly, "The food I eat is completely vegetarian, always organic, and as locally grown as possible. I create everything homemade, and I very rarely use anything that comes in a jar, can, or other pre-packaging. Eating well and eating clean are passions of mine, but I also always like to cook as uniquely as I can! I believe that the future of the world depends on the choices we make in our meals, and I feel good about mine."
Three Cheese Baked Pasta
Contributor: Food & Wine Magazine
Meal: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredient: Pasta
Season: Winter
This delicious dish, combining trenne or rigatoni pasta with three types of cheese, is sure to delight your epicurean palate.
Tuna Puttanesca
Contributor: David Bonom and Marge Perry
Meal: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredient: Seafood
Season: Fall
Like its Mediterranean cousin pasta alla puttanesca, this aromatic seafood dish is healthy, easy to prepare and delicious.
Tuna with Pasta And Frisse
Contributor: Food & Wine Magazine
Meal: Lunch
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredient: Seafood
Season: Winter
Water chestnuts' sweet crunch contrast nicely with frissee's bitterness in this inspired pasta dish.
Zuppa di Fagioli with Rosemary Oil
Contributor: David Tanis
Meal: Lunch
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredient: Vegetables
Season: Fall
Zuppa di Fagioli with Rosemary Oil

