Makes 6 servings The combination of arugula and mushrooms creates truly earthy flavors in this salad, and the cheese adds sweet and salty components. If you can’t find fresh porcini, use chanterelle, oyster, cremini, white, or any mushrooms with soft flesh. Serve grilled bread with this simple salad to enjoy […]
Risotto ai Trutti di Mare (Risotto With Seafood)
Serves 6
Risotto With Pumpkin and Parmigiano-Reggiano
Makes 4 to 6 servings
Risotto with Sweet Peppers and Scallops
Serves 6 If you can find bay scallops, they are perfect for this dish. If not, sea scallops are still good. If your sea scallops are extremely large, you can cut them in half.
Risotto with Winter Squash and Sweet Sausage
Makes 4 to 6 servings
Rolled Pasta with Pumpkin and Chestnut
Makes 8 to 10 servings
Spaghetti al Vino Rosso (Spaghetti with Red Wine and Pecorino)
Makes 4 servings This unusual pasta dish from Umbria is cooked more like a risotto than a typical pasta dish. As the pasta cooks, the wine infuses it with flavor and the color deepens to a rich chestnut color.
Stracciatella
Makes 4 to 6 servings
Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto
Makes 2 cups
Tortelli all’Uovo con Tartufo Bianco (Egg-filled Tortelli with White Truffle)
Makes 6 servings These tortelli are quite fragile, and should be cooked as soon as they are assembled, although you can hold the filled tortelli for up to 1 hour in the refrigerator, if necessary. If white truffles are not available or too expensive for your budget, you can use […]
Trenette al Pesto
Makes 4–6 Servings Trenette
Using Leftover Parmesan Rinds
If you are regularly splurging on beautiful craggy pieces of Parmigiano-Reggiano (or, it’s more local cousin Parmesan), you should enjoy every last bit. That includes the rind! As a wheel of Parmigiano-Reggiano ages, it develops a natural protective layer that, over time, becomes dry and hard. That layer is full […]
