Italy
Food and wine from Italy.
Traditional pizza dough
Pizza dough is really simple to make, and traditional pizza dough makes a difference to the quality of the finished pizza.
Terrific Italian tiramisu
Tiramisu, the simple way. Naturally, it's best to use the freshest possible ladyfingers - a small cake known in Italy as savoiardi. It's always possible to make them, but the preparation is for the advanced only.
Spaghetti carbonara
Though far from the most exotic pasta recipe, spaghetti alla carbonara - more or less literally translated as 'spaghetti as that of the charcoal maker' - is a great mid-way step between that and just plain marinara. Essentially spaghetti with eggs and bacon, it is simple to make and delightful to eat.
Risotto alla Milanese
Risotto alla Milanese, or Milanese risotto, is a classic dish from Milan in northern Italy. Saffron gives the creamy rice its distinctive golden color and delicate flavor, while butter, white wine, and broth build its rich, savory character. Serve it as a traditional first course, or as an accompaniment to dishes such as ossobuco.
Italian meatballs
In Italy, meatballs (polpette) are traditionally served as a second course, often with sauce or vegetables on the side. Smaller meatballs may also be offered as an antipasto or used in soups, pasta dishes, and other regional specialties.
Italian meatballs with tomato sauce
Pasta and meatballs is one of the Italian dishes most loved in the North American East coast. Though northern Italians like meatballs very much, probably not as much as North Americans do. To serve spaghetti with meatballs, cook the spaghetti as the package instructions say. Arrange them on a hot platter. Pour the tomato and meatball sauce over them.
Italian Easter panettone
Panettone is a sweet bread with with candied fruit and traditionally eaten by Christmas and New year. It is typical from the Milan region but also eaten in many other countries where Italian
Italian angel hair with shrimp sauce
Angel hair cooks fast and shrimp is also easy, making this an ideal fast food that is also good for you, so this recipe becomes healthy fast food.
Italian sausage meatballs
Serve Italian sausage meatballs with your favorite pasta. It feels Italians have the thousand and one flavors for sausage meat, try different ones and you will be surprised. Fennel flavored sausage is one of our favorites.
Wines in Italy
Wines in Italy are important matter. Italian wines have a special place between world food an wine. This is not a comprehensive list, just a brief description of some popular Italian wines, to help you choose your perfect Italian wine when dinning in a restaurant or for your own home Italian dinner set up.