Grilled Beef with Rosemary, Capers, and Lemons

New York Strip steak is rubbed with a garlic-rosemary infused olive oil and grilled then placed on top of a bed of salad greens. Grilling at its best.

Stuffed Zucchini Flowers by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers

Stuffed Zucchini Flowers

This appetizer is a favorites all over Italy. Zucchini blossoms are stuffed with ricotta cheese, seasoned with basil and lemon, batter-dipped, and then fried.

Manicotti

This manicotti is made with marinara sauce from Borgatti’s ravioli shop in the Bronx. The manicotti is filled with a simple ricotta-Parmesan mixture.

Erminia’s Pan-Crisped Chicken

Two-stage cooking makes this Italian style chicken crispy with less fat. Easy to make, the chicken is first sauteed and later the skin is crisped.

Pistachio Gelato

Pistachio Gelato

An ethereally creamy, subtly sweet pistachio gelato that derives its pure flavor from nothing more than the essentials.

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  • 12

Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate Biscotti

The name says it all. Italian chocolate biscotti cookies are studded with chocolate chips and drizzled with–what else?–a chocolate glaze. Dastardly good.

Risotto Verde by Lora Zarubin

Risotto Verde

This risotto, straight from Rome, gets its flavor and color from cooked spinach, arugula and spinach. Its smoothness is a product of butter, cream, and cheese.

Veal Shanks with Olives, Anchovies, and Sage

Cook veal shanks slowly a day ahead for better flavor and tender meat. Olives, anchovies, and sage give this recipe Italian flavor. Serve with polenta.

Pappardelle with Slow Cooked Meats

Pappardelle with Amazing Slow-Cooked Meat

A show of hands, please. Who swoons to meat that’s slowly imbued with wine and aromatics and then tossed atop pasta? Just as we thought.

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  • 3 H, 40 M
  • 29
Broiled Scallops and Oysters with Watercress by Micol Negrin

Broiled Scallops and Oysters with Watercress

Scallops and oysters are blanched and minced, then mixed with watercress, onion, parsley, bread crumbs, and melted butter, and stuffed into shells and broiled.

Soft Polenta with Forest Mushrooms by Rick Tramonto

Soft Polenta with Forest Mushrooms

Creamy, cheesy, irresistible polenta, similar to American grits, is cooked slowly until impossible soft and then is topped with all types of sauteed mushrooms

Decadent Hazelnut-Chocolate Pudding by Micol Negrin

Decadent Hazelnut-Chocolate Pudding

A thick, decadent Italian chocolate pudding made all the more sinful by the addition of chopped roasted hazelnuts and crumbled butter cookies.

Tiramisu

Tiramisu

Not your nonna’s tiramsu, this sigh-inducing stack of goodness relies on made-from-scratch chocolate cake drenched in coffee and smothered in mascarpone and cocoa.

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  • 1 H, 15 M
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Simple Italian Food by Mario Batali

Stuffed Calamari on the Grill

Batali stuffs his fresh calamari with plenty of Italian staples, including sun-dried tomatoes, extra-virgin olive oil, bread crumbs, and parsley.

Risotto Alla Milanese by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich

Risotto Alla Milanese

Lidia’s classic risotto from the city of Milan in Italy gets its flavor and color from saffron, shallots, white wine, and freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

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