Italian Reflections Recipe Recommendations:
Discover recipes from new and more experienced cooks, many of whom are or have been expats in Italy.
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Barbados Black Rum Fruit Cakeby Lafayette Lloyd: Lafayette says: “My Great Aunt was partly from Barbados and this recipe is handed down…enjoy! – Oh! and one more thing, she soaked her fruit all year for best results. As a matter of fact she kept a large mason jar (about 3 feet tall … -
Broccoletti and Borlotti Bean Soupby Kate Bailward: Kate says: “Soup, for me, is a way of comforting myself not just with the finished dish but also with the preparation. The only time I make it is when I’m miserable because it’s cold and chucking it down outside so this recipe came, as … -
Carrots with Cumin and Thymeby Judith A. Greenwood: Judith says: “I hated cooked carrots and I knew I should eat them, so I spent an entire winter making carrots in all kinds of ways. I liked quite a few of them, but this recipe I call “The Only Way I Love Carrots”. … -
Chicken Pot-Pie Made in ItalyChicken Pot-Pie Made in Italy by Georgette Jupe: Georgette says: “I have been wanting to make this dish for quite awhile. As a friend of mine lamented, it’s a taste of home even though neither of our moms made it growing up. The biggest deterrent I had before making … -
English Muffinsby Kelly Gill: Good Ole English muffins (probably about as French as fries /Chinese as chop suey — but hey I like them!) Ingredients: 1 cup milk 2 tablespoons sugar 1 package dry yeast 1 cup warm water 1/4 cup melted butter 6 cups flour 1 tsp. salt … -
Fennel Flan with a Roasted Red Pepper Sauceby Marla Gulley Roncaglia: Marla says: “This part of the world is crazy about vegetable flans. If you’ve never had one I recommend trying one some time soon.They are easy and make a wonderful change of vegetable or eggy type offering. Sformato is a large dish that can … -
Fresh Summer Tomato SauceMy Favorite Fresh Summer Tomato Sauce by Susie White: For each kilo of tomatoes: 1 carrot 1 celery stalk 1 onion 1 garlic clove basil leaves (to your liking) Cut all ingredients (not necessarily so small), and put in suitable pot on stove. Cook, not high, until all … -
Giant Bread Croutons with Squash and Shrimp Compoteby Kimberly Dopke-Vanzi: Kimberly says: “When we found out that the next ingredient for the completion was bread the whole family started to get excited and they were enthusiastically getting into what ingredients etc. If I knew this would bring us so much closer in the kitchen I … -
Gnocchi di Patateby Kate Bailward: Ingredients: (serves 2) 400g potatoes, washed but unpeeled 100g flour The ratios for potato to flour are 4 parts potatoes, 1 part flour, so go crazy and increase/decrease as you want. Bring a large pan of water to the boil. Add plenty of salt. Put … -
Homemade Calabrian Lasagnaby Cherrye Moore: Cherrye says: “You know you are loved when you visit a home in Calabria and are served a generous helping of homemade lasagna. For many Calabrians, lasagna is a special meal and in the busy world we live in today-yes, even here in Calabria-it is … -
Lemon Curdby Judith A. Greenwood: Judith says: “One of the most difficult things to accomplish on a restricted carbohydrate diet is dessert. All the usual offerings are just too carb heavy, but the delicious British spread for bread fits all the rules if you use it differently. The intense … -
Meatloafby Sally Ganci: Meatloaf is such a versatile dish! In 2007, meatloaf was voted the seventh-favorite dish in the United States according to Good Housekeeping. The meatloaf is normally served warm as part of the main course with creamy mashed potatoes and a green vegetable, but can also …
