Recipes

Main Course

Overhead view of browned sausage rounds and glossy turnip greens in a skillet on a wooden board with a lemon wedge
Southern Italy

Skillet Salsicce e Rape: Sausage and Turnip Greens

Two whole baked dentex on a sheet pan with golden potato slices, cherry tomatoes, olives, and lemon slices
Fish Recipe

Dentice al Forno: Baked Dentex with Lemon Potatoes

Bone-in hare pieces glossy with dark red wine sauce on soft polenta in a white bowl, rosemary on top
Northern Italy

Lepre in Salmi: Hare Braised in Red Wine and Juniper

Sliced baked stuffed cuttlefish in tomato sauce on a white plate with parsley and a lemon wedge
Fish Recipe

Seppie Ripiene: Baked Stuffed Cuttlefish in Tomato Sauce

Overhead view of sliced stuffed squid in red tomato sauce with basil in a white shallow bowl on a linen cloth
Fish Recipe

Calamari Ripieni al Sugo: Stuffed Squid Simmered in Tomato

Crisp-skinned trout fillet with golden almonds and parsley on a white plate beside a lemon wedge, window light
Fish Recipe

Pan-Fried Trout with Toasted Almonds and Lemon Butter

Bowl of brown buckwheat menudei with Savoy cabbage, melted Casera and crisp sage leaves on a linen cloth
Alpine

Buckwheat Menudei di Teglio with Sage Butter and Casera

Braised chicken thighs and drumsticks in red pepper and tomato sauce in a cast-iron Dutch oven, torn basil on top
Roman Classics

Braised Roman Chicken with Peppers (Pollo ai Peperoni)

Overhead view of stockfish pieces, potato chunks, green olives and capers in tomato sauce, finished with parsley
Fish Recipe

Stoccafisso alla Messinese with Potatoes, Olives and Capers

Dark braised wild boar cubes in glossy tomato sauce over soft polenta in a ceramic bowl with parsley
Tuscan

Cinghiale in Umido: Braised Wild Boar with Red Wine

Overhead view of veal involtini in tomato sauce with sage leaves in a 12-inch pan on a rustic wooden board
Main Courses

Simmered Veal Involtini with Prosciutto in Tomato Sauce

Sliced vitello arrosto fanned on a white platter with rosemary pan sauce, carrots and sage on a wooden table
Italian Meat

Slow Roasted Veal (Vitello Arrosto) with Pan Sauce

Swordfish steak in red tomato sauce with green olives and capers, parsley on top, in a white shallow bowl
Fish Recipe

Easy Pesce Spada alla Siciliana with Capers and Olives

Poached hake fillet on a white plate with boiled potatoes, green beans, parsley, and glossy lemon oil
Fish Recipe

Nasello in Bianco: Poached White Hake with Lemon Oil

Golden breaded veal cutlet sliced open to reveal melted fontina and pink ham, lemon wedge beside it on a stone plate
Northern Italy

Pan-Fried Cordon Bleu di Vitello with Ham and Fontina

Whole baked Ligurian greens pie in a fluted tart pan, one wedge lifted to show the chard and ricotta filling
Ricotta

Baked Torta di Verdura Ligure with Chard and Ricotta

Sliced pan-seared duck breast fanned on a white plate with glossy balsamic sauce and a thyme sprig
Main Courses

Petto d’Anatra al Balsamico: Pan-Seared Duck Breast

Round onion frittata with a golden top and one wedge cut, in a skillet on a wooden board beside parsley
Vegetable

Frittata di Cipolle with Parmigiano and Sweet Onions

Four golden potato rounds, one cut open to show melted Casera, topped with sage butter on a speckled plate
Alpine

Pan-Seared Melonz della Valle Spluga with Sage Butter

Glossy red wine braised pork ribs plated over soft polenta with a rosemary sprig on a rustic wood table.
Alpine

Costine al Lavécc: Slow-Braised Valmalenco Pork Ribs

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