Ciao Italia Family Classics by Esposito, Mary Ann -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Dedication Contents Epigraph Introduction Italian Pantry Basics Antipasti

Antipasto Salad Classic Antipasto Artichoke and Cheese Crostini Chickpea Fritters Chickpea Meatballs Onion Fritters Roman-Style Rice Balls Fried Ricotta Cheese Sicilian Rice Balls Little Fried Mozzarella Balls Nonna Galasso’s Potato and Onion Frittata Red Pepper Boats Marinated Salmon Trout Locanda dell’Arco Raw Tuna Antipasto Carpaccio of Sea Scallops with Fennel Slaw Marinated Shrimp and Cannellini Beans Stuffed Mussels Sicilian Style Pecorino Cheese and Fava Beans Fava Bean and Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese Cylinders Pan-Cooked Scamorza

Soup (Zuppa)

Nonna Galasso’s Chicken Soup Alphabet Soup Two-Ricotta Cheese Soup Baked Sardinian Bread and Cheese Soup Barley Soup Chickpea and Pasta Soup Pureed Leek, Carrot, and Potato Soup Chunky Roasted Vegetable Soup Mrs. B’s Swiss Chard Soup with Bread Fish Broth Fish Chowder Sicilian-Style Mussel Soup Tiny Cheese Soup Dumplings Shrimp Soup with Orzo and Farro Meatball Soup Minestrone Wedding Soup Sausage and Barley Soup

Pizza and Bread (Pizza e Pane)

Basic Pizza Dough Classic Pizza Genoa-Style Focaccia Mom’s Ricotta Cheese Calzones Onion, Potato, and Pumpkin Seed Focaccia Palermo-Style Pizza Skillet Pizza Spinach Pizza Roll Prosciutto and Arugula Pizza Pizza Sauce Homemade Bread Mom’s Cinnamon Rolls with Lemon Icing Sicilian Bread Walnut, Dried Fig, and Anise Bread Whole Wheat Bread

Pasta

Homemade Tagliatelle Homemade Pasta Spinach Pasta Baked Macaroni and Cheese Farfalle with Pistachio Nuts Fettuccine with Mixed Mushroom Sauce Macaroni Frittata Paccheri with Mushroom Sauce Mini Macaroni and Cheese Penne with Vodka Sauce Pasta Salad Rigatoni with Onion Sauce Whole Wheat Penne with Cauliflower Pasta with Lemon Lasagne Verdi Bologna Style Little Ears with Pork Ragu Tagliatelle with Bolognese Meat Sauce Baked Ziti Casserole with Meatballs Guy’s Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Tuna and Lemon Pasta with Seafood Sauce Vermicelli with Clams Whole Wheat Spaghetti in White Clam Sauce Paccheri with Shrimp Potato Gnocchi with Fontina Sauce Ricotta Cheese and Zucchini Gnocchi Sardinian Gnocchi with Pork Ragu White Frittata

Sauces (Salse)

Tomato Sauce Spicy Tomato Sauce Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce Basic White Sauce Uncooked Cherry Tomato Sauce Pesto Garlic and Oil Sauce with Walnuts and Pecorino Cheese Oven Baked Beef Shin Tomato Ragu Nut Sauce Ricotta Cheese Sauce Sicilian Lemon and Olive Oil Sauce Ragu Bologna Style Nonna Galasso’s Stuffed Rolled Beef Orange Sauce Tuscan-Style Meat Sauce Dried Tomatoes in Olive Oil

Rice (Riso)

Pumpkin Risotto Risotto with Tomato and Wine Asparagus Risotto Squares Classic Risotto Milan Style Risotto with Dried Porcini Mushrooms Little Rice Cakes Risotto with Portobello Mushooms and Mascarpone Cheese Risotto with Pork Sausage and Beet Greens Strawberry Risotto Neapolitan Rice, Pork, and Vegetable Mold Rice Omelet Barley and Mushroom “Risotto”

Fish (Pesce)

Baked Fish and Potatoes Baked Haddock with Olives, Tomatoes, and Potatoes Baked Scallops Roasted Sea Bass with Fennel, Oranges, and Olives Stuffed Baked Fish Bundles Fish Cakes Stew with Fish Croquettes Large Shrimp, Amalfi Style Christmas Eve Clams Halibut in Lemon Sauce Pan-Cooked Shrimp in Garlic and Wine Salmon, Peas, and Pasta Sea Bass with Orange Sauce Sole in Galliano Butter Sauce Spaghetti with Tuna, Capers, and Lemon Tuna with Caponata Sweet-and-Sour Tuna Scallops in Viniagrette

Meats (Carne)

Steak Neapolitan Style Beef Stew Val d’Aosta Style Beef Stew with Roasted Vegetables Italian-Style Pot Roast Chuck Shoulder, Spinach, and Carrot Casserole Sicilian Meatballs Sicilian Meatballs in Sweet-and-Sour Sauce Sicilian Meatballs (Variation #2) Mom’s Meat Loaf Perfected Veal Cutlet, Sorrento Style Oven-Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Pomegranate Sauce Pork Sausage with Bitter Greens Homemade Italian Sweet Sausage Pork Sausage with Potatoes and Zucchini Chicken Cutlets with Marsala Wine and Mushrooms Chicken Cutlets French Style Chicken Livers and Onions Lemon-Flavored Chicken Cutlets with Orzo and Spinach Nonna Saporito’s Chicken in Wine Nonna Galasso’s Stewed Chicken Rabbit in Balsamic Vinegar Roast Capon Stuffed and Rolled Turkey Breast Lamb Stew in Lemon and Egg Sauce Marinated Lamb Shoulder Chops with Fresh Mint Sauce Luigi’s Lamb Chops

Vegetables (Verdure)

Artichokes Stuffed with Pork Sausage Cubanelle Peppers Stuffed with Farro Eggplant Bundles with Nuts Caponata Nonna Saporito’s Eggplant Rolls Nonna Saporito’s Stuffed Artichokes Stuffed Baked Cabbage Leaves Stuffed Swiss Chard Creamy Cauliflower Baked in a Mold Stuffed Escarole Baked Leeks in White Sauce Potato Fritters Grandma Galasso’s Potato Croquettes Squash Fritters Batter-fried Radicchio Wedges Devilish Broccoli Carrots in Vermouth Mushrooms in Green Sauce Pan-cooked Bitter Greens Roman-Style Artichokes Spinach with Garlic and Oil Nonna Galasso’s Twice-Cooked Cardoons Chunky Vegetarian Vegetable Stew Stewed Peppers Asparagus Molds Venetian Tart Potato, Zucchini, and Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese Tart Grilled Asparagus Asparagus with Browned Butter

Salads (Insalata)

Barley Salad Bean Salad Chickpea Salad with Black Olives Tuna and Chickpea Salad Marinated Carrot, Caper, and Sweet Red Pepper Salad Molded Fava Bean and Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese Salad Mixed Mushroom Salad Nonna Saporito’s Reinforced Salad Roasted Carrot and Beet Salad Marinated Basil Beet Salad Russian Salad Basil-Infused Grilled Fruit Salad Fruit and Vegetable Salad Escarole Salad with Oranges, Pears, and Walnuts Peach, Prosciutto, and Radicchio Salad with Honey-Basil Vinaigrette Sorrel and Fresh Fruit Salad Watermelon and Strawberry Salad Pear and Pecorino Cheese Salad Mom’s Summer Tomato Salad Cardoon and Raisin Salad Summer Green Bean Salad Mozzarella Tomato and Salad with Sorrel

Desserts (Dolce)

Buttermilk Chocolate Cake Almond Paste Cheesecake Dried Prune Cake Easter Lamb Cake Fig and Grape Cake Florentine Flat Cake Fudgy Chocolate Cake with Walnuts and Cream Sauce Mom’s Chiffon Cake with Lemon Curd White Lemon Cake Vignola’s Secret Chocolate Cake Fresh Plum Tart Neapolitan Easter Pie Glazed Strawberry Tart Upside-down Peach Tart Pear and Pastry Cream Tart Almond Paste Cookies Little Hazelnut Cookies Mom’s Dried Cherry, Cranberry, and Pistachio Nut Shortbread Cookies Little Orange-scented Madeleines Mom’s Date Nut Bars Dried Apricot Bars Fat Tuesday Puffs Golden Puffs Powdered Sugar Strips Nonna Saporito’s Cannoli Pugliese Sweet Ravioli Pizzelle Chocolate-Dipped Figs

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