This week's Italy on a Plate is full of regional and seasonal cuisine from the boot; baccala from Venice, pasta dishes from Abruzzo and Naples, mussels from Liguria, and a cherry cake from Puglia, just to name a few. In Eating Italy, travel by food to to Italy. First an Italian mamma gives cooking lessons, then suggestions for pairing Sicilian wines with Sicilian food, much about food and wine from Puglia and Rome -- along with gelaterie favorites in Rome, and also gelato in Turin. Enjoy and Buon Appetito!
My Choice for This Week's Top 10 Italian Food Recipes from Around the Web:
Baccala Mantecato e Polenta Bianca - A Venetian dish from the piece "Biennale e Baccala" - The Florentine
Focaccia - The Panini Girl
Maccheroni alla Molinara Domus: A Loopy Pasta with a Long Little-Known History - Domenica for The Washington Post
Linguine allo Scoglio al Cartoccio (Seafood Linguine in a "package") - Cime di Rapa (video recipe in Italian)
Mafalde with Roasted Tomatoes - Jul's Kitchen
Stinging Nettle Tortellini - Emiko Davies
The Neapolitan dish: Pasta e Fagioli con le Cozze (Pasta and Beans with Mussels) - Napoli Unplugged
Stuffed Mussels from Liguria - Little Paradiso
Semolina alla Ciliegia (Cherry Cake) and a story about the favorite Ferrovia cherries from Puglia - Charming Italy
Angelina's Pizza Dolce - Memorie di Angelina
Eating Italy:
Italian Food Tastes Better: How to Cook Like an Italian Mamma - HiP Paris Blog
Sicilian Wine Pairings with Sicilian Cuisine - The Sicilian Cuisine Blog
A Slice of History: Pizza Where They Say it All Began - A pizza experience in Naples - Carbonara's Blog
Jeremy is posting like crazy from Puglia - Here are just a few from the week: Ciceri e Tria ai Frutti di Mare and An Incredible Meal at Le Zie in Lecce and from his Italian grape name appellation pronunciation project, a Pugliese Wine: Primitivo (two ways) - Do Bianchi
A Feast of Flavors in Italy - A Taste of the Piedmont region - The Independent
Our Angelo in Cucina - Sicilian cuisine with Angelo of Foresteria Planeta - Over a Tuscan Stove
Making Pizza with Bonci at Tricolore in Rome - Gina Tringali
Role Call: Gelato in Rome - Roundup of Rome foodies' favorites for gelato in Rome - NileGuide Rome
Puglia: A tate from Italy's Heel - Charles Scicolone on Wine
Tour del Gelato: Cioccogelateria Venchi in Turin - Turin Love
VitignoItalia 2011 - Report from the recent VitignoItalia Wine festival in Napoli - Napoli Unplugged
Eating in a 15th Century Cloister - Elizabeth Minchilli in Rome
Sicilian Taralli - Sicily Guide
The Secrets of Rome - Food Secrets in Rome shared, well kind of - Everywhereist
Upcoming Food and Wine Festivals in Italy:
Degustando Pisa 2011 - June 1 to 30 - Pisa - Throughout the month participating restaurants in Pisa are participating in the event, offering special fixed-price degustando menus with traditional Pisan dishes
Melodia del Vino - June 28 to July 8 - Festival where Tuscan wines and classical music meet - Various locations in Tuscany (For a description of the Melodia del Vino festival in English - Tuscanycious)
Barolo Night 2011 - July 23 - The town La Morra, in the Piedmont region, celebrates the king of wines - Barolo - with a progressive dinner in four locations, showcasing La Morra cuisine with a wine pairing.
Sagra della Porchetta di Arricia - September 4 - The town Arricia, near Rome, most famous for the roasted suckling pig starts porchetta celebrations on the first Sunday in Septmeber
Slow Food Cheese - September 16 to 19 - Bra, the home of the Slow Food Headquarters - An cheese festival that originally highlighted only local cheeses, now is an international affair celebrating artisanl cheesemaking - the site is still under construction
CousCous Festival - September 20 - 25 - San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily
EuroChocolate - October 14 to 23 - Perugia - The biggest chocolate festival in Italy
Related Posts:
A Salento Style Lunch at Cantine Menhir
Tour of Masseria L'Astore and a Frantoio Ipogeo (ancinet underground oil mill) in Salento
Pizza al Taglio at Pizzarium in Rome
Pizza Lover's Odyssey in Naples
Journey through the Pastries of Napoli
The Pastries of Lecce with Pastry Chef Luca Capilungo
Seven Sensational Gelaterie in Turin
Caramel Gelato Recipe and Favorite Gelaterie in Rome
Torta Caprese - Flourless Chocolate Cake from Capri
A Morning at the Rialto Market in Venice
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As is clear from my prior posts, I'm an artichoke lover, so I WANT those ravs ... which link had the recipe?
Posted by: Paula | June 06, 2011 at 07:01 PM
Paula - I was wondering if anyone would ask....I'm such a tease, and haven't posted the recipe yet. Artichoke and spinach ravioli recipe post will be up Saturday.
Posted by: Kathy | June 06, 2011 at 07:10 PM
Ah, the memories of baccala. Long ago, when my Italian grandmother baby-sat me, she'd yell when I was lounging for too long in the bath tub: "Get out! You're soaking like a piece of baccala!" (I will definitely try this recipe. Thanks.)
Posted by: Christina Baglivi Tinglof | June 07, 2011 at 03:50 PM
Kathy, I have an award for you - I hope you will accept it :)
http://quatrofromaggio.blogspot.com/p/thanks-to.html
Thanks for being a true ambassador of Italian cuisine in the world.
Posted by: Paolo @ Quatro Fromaggio | June 07, 2011 at 11:43 PM
Ah, the Barolo Night sounds absolutely wonderful - contemplating how long it would take to roadtrip it on over to Piedmont :) sounds so amazing! Like every week, never know where to start with all the great food posts, thanks Kathy!
Posted by: Tuula | June 08, 2011 at 08:41 AM
*clearing throat* ... It's Monday and still no recipe .... *wink*
Posted by: Paula | June 13, 2011 at 06:24 PM
Christina - Baccala Mantecato is one of my favorite Venetian cicchetti -- I need to make it soon, too!
Paolo - Thank you very much for the award and your very kind words...I'm very flattered and honored.
Tuula - Vai, vai!!! I know I won't be able to make it, so I'd love to live vicariously.
Paula - It's up - One artichoke & spinach ravioli recipe post per your request :-)
Posted by: Kathy | June 15, 2011 at 10:49 AM