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Mussel Soup (Zuppa di Cozze alla Marinara)

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

The mediterranean is rich in mussels, and you’ll find mussel recipes throughout the coastal regions. This particular one is from Liguria, and like many Italian recipes its beauty lies in its simplicity and the use of fresh, high quality produce. Ingredients for an Italian mussel soup 2kg of Mussels 1/2 glass of dry white wine [...]

Ditalini filled tomatoes

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Calabria is famous for, amongst other things, its tomatoes, and this is a great, fresh Ingredients 8 large tomatoes 8 spoonfuls of pasta – you can use what you want, but Ditalini are particularly adapt Olive Oil chopped parsley mint leaves basil grated pecorino salt pepper how to do it Wash the tomatoes thoroughly, and [...]

Spaghetti with Garlic , Oil, and Chilli

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

Spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncino is one of Italian cooking’s simplest and yet most satisfying recipes. It’s regional origins are lost in time, with various regions claiming it as their own – from Abruzzo through to Lazio or Tuscanny.  We’ve included this in the Sicilian section, because of a memorable variation we tasted in Palermo one [...]