This week's roundup of recipes are for the carb and sweet lover in all of us. Risotto, handmade pasta, Sicilian bread and desserts - including a few fried treats for Carnival. Eating Italy is also packed with treats. Where to eat and shop in Rome, Pork in Umbria, prosecco in Padua, a restaurant deal in Arezzo, how new olive oil can ruin you for life and much more, including more pizza making information from the Bonci class. I've included links for a cookbook contest for Mamma Agata's Cookbook and information on World Nutella Day 2011. The 5th edition of World Nutella Day is next Saturday. All you need is a spoon and Nutella. If you have another idea for using Nutella, sharing your recipe on Feb 5th would be a great way to participate. Enjoy and Buon Appetito!
My Choice for This Weeks 10 Best Italian Recipes from Around the Web:
Risotto alla Milanese - Do you know the secret ingredient? - Memorie di Angelina
Risotto al Nero di Sepie with Sauteed Calamari (Squid Ink Risotto) - Cristina from Buenos Aires to Paris
Leaf Cabbage and Chicory Malfatti - Jul's Kitchen
Strozzapretti - Priest Chockers make with Farro Flour - Madonna del Piatto
Pane Siciliano: Sicilian Bread with Sesame Seeds - Scordo
Artusi's January: Biancomangiare - A centuries-old dessert with Sicilian roots - EmikoDavies
Mamma Agata's Lemon Cake: Dolce al Limone - Italian Food Forever
Almond Pear Tart with a Chocolate Crust - Ciao Chow Linda
Sardinian Fritters: Sebadas - Filled with cheese, fried and slathered with honey - Italy Magazine
Recipe for Bugie (lies) and Carnival Traditions - Beautiful Liguria
Eating Italy:
Charcuteries, bread bakers, butchers, enoteche - Where to find all the great stuff: Food Shrines in Rome - The American in Italia
Wow! Elizabeth has some more great details from the Bonci pizza class in Rome: Making Pizza Dough with Gabriele Bonci and Pizza as Canvas: Creating Toppings with Gabriele Bonci and Two Cool Tricks Pizza (Bonci Again) - Elizabeth Minchilli in Rome
A Thrifty Restaurant in Arezzo - Experience Tuscany
Saturday Market in Rome BYOB (bring your own bag) - Under a Tuscan Stove
The Butcher of Panzano: Dario Cecchini - Video of his appearance in the U.S. - EatItalian
The Vegetarian's Dilemma: Umbria and Pork - Brigolante
The Fifth Anniversary of World Nutella Day is Feb 5 - Are you ready? Information on participating - Bleeding Espresso
Sardinians Lay Claim to the "Longevity Diet" - Italy Magazine
Padua! Our fist sip of Prosecco Like a First Kiss - Jeremy is back in Italy, so we can all look forward to some great food and wine posts and photos - Do Bianchi
New Olive Oil Will Ruin You For Life -An American in Rome
Mamma Agata's Cookbook Giveaway - Italian Food Forever
Fabrizia Lanza in the U.S. Again - Cooking teacher & daughter of Anna Lanza of the renowned Anna Tasca Lanza Cooking School in Sicily will be making appearances in the Chicago and San Francisco in February - Sicily Guide
Upcoming Food and Wine Festivals in Italy:
Identita Golose - January 30 to February 1 - Milan - Food, Wine and Pastry Festival with chef demonstrations
Fiera del Cioccolato - February 4 to 13 - Florence - In Piazza Santa Croce and in an early celebration of Carnevale, the city celebrates artisanal chocolate
Cioccolosita (Chocolate Festival in Tuscany) - February 4 to 6, 2011 - The town of Monsummano Terme, near Pistoia, hosts a chocolate festival and brings chocolatiers from all over Italy with samples!
Sagra del Mandorlo in Fiore (Almond Blossom Festival) - February 2 to 11, 2011 - The town of Agrigento celebrates spring and almond blossoms with this festival featuring typical Sicilian foods
Carnevale di Venezia - February 26 to March 8, 2011 - A magical event that I would recommend attending at least once in your life, the entire city of Venice becomes a stage
CioccolaTo 2011 - March 25 - April 3 - Chocolate festival in Turin
Vinitaly 2011 - April 7 to 11, 2011 - International wine festival in Verona
Related Posts:
Gianduja and Nutella Cheesecake for World Nutella Day 2010
A Taste of Napoli - Fifteen Regional Pasta Dishes for the Food Lover in Naples
Pasta all' Amatriciana - A Roman Treat
Favorite Regional Italian Pasta Dishes
The Cinque Terre - My Happy Place
Five Reasons to Visit Verona Besides Juliet
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Love the Lamb Ragu photo ... my Lombardesa nonna used to use lamb a lot more than we do and I could immediately remember the taste when I saw that photo. I must buy some lamb and do this for old time's sake.
Posted by: Paula | January 30, 2011 at 10:29 PM
Thanks for the shout out! Tonight we're in Venice at Covo and tomorrow at La Frasca in the province of Udine...
We need to discuss Biancomangiare and Artusi one of these days, btw!
thanks again! :-)
Posted by: Jeremy Parzen | January 31, 2011 at 02:11 AM
The chocolate almond pear tart sounds amazing!
Posted by: Tiffany | January 31, 2011 at 03:45 AM
So honored to be included on that list !!! I LOVE Italy, the Italians, opera, Italian movies, and Marcello Mastroianni (so far I have never found another actor, piu bello, than him ;D
Bacci !
Cristina
Posted by: Cristina, from Buenos Aires to Paris | January 31, 2011 at 03:47 AM
Did you say Nutella? What a line up!
Posted by: Belinda @zomppa | January 31, 2011 at 05:08 AM
Paula - Thank you for the photo compliment! Spring is coming, so it will so be the season for lamb. Lamb is actually my favorite meat.
Jeremy - You're very welcome. I appreciate all your food & wine posts, but especially those in Italy....will look out for Venice & Udine.
Tiffany - I agree...I especially liked the chocolate crust.
Cristina - I'm glad you added an Italian dish to your usually fabulous French repertoire. For me, I think there are a few Italian actors piu bello di Marcello Mastroianni -- Raoul Bova & Riccardo Scamarcio are my two favs right now (but I'm fickle :-)
Belinda - YES! Nutella Day is less than a week away. Are you making something special?
Posted by: Kathy | January 31, 2011 at 11:18 AM
Mmmm this all makes me hungry. The Nutella cheese cake looks to die for.
Posted by: Ang | February 01, 2011 at 07:35 AM
Another delicious week! I think the first time I had strozzapretti was in Assisi - what a funny name :) Took a few bags back to the States as gifts & they were a huge hit...seem to work well with a lot of sauces.
I'm sure you're getting excited for your trip...& I'm a big Raoul Bova fan as well (what a man, lol!)..
Posted by: Tuula | February 01, 2011 at 08:43 AM
Wow, I don't know what dessert is in that picture but WOW!! I'm absolutely dying for chocolate tonight. :-) Guess I'll have to go rummage for some chocolate chips to tide me over. :-)
Posted by: Krista | February 01, 2011 at 09:58 PM
What a great post. Thanks for sharing all of these. I love all the photos - also the one of the pizza window.... making me hungry!
Posted by: Jill | February 02, 2011 at 10:32 AM
Ang and Krista - Thanks, yes that Gianduja & Nutella cheesecake was very tasty. You can click on the photo to get to the post with the recipe.
Tuula - I think strozzapreti is my favorite pasta name. Although I'm pretty sure it's in reference to their collars, the image of strangling/choking a priest makes me laugh. I think I might have to watch "Facing Windows" tonight with that mention of Raoul Bova.
Jill - Thank you for the very kind compliment on the post and the photos. They make me hungry, too.
Posted by: Kathy | February 02, 2011 at 01:33 PM