Italian Recipes
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Frittata with Bread and Bottarga
Going out on New Year’s Eve has always been, according to my parents, for amateurs. Their long-standing alternative: stay home and eat well. The ritual starts with caviar and Champagne. Then Dad might prepare steak tartare and Mom, a chocolate soufflé. Good stuff. Now, all grown up (and then some), I realize they’re on to something. A low-key, intimate gathering starring good food is my preferred way to ring in the new. But in these lean times — and in my significantly smaller kitchen — putting out a succulent spread and entertaining the troops chez moi calls for some creativity. This frittata can be cut in half and served as a meal for two with a bitter chicory salad, or sliced into strips and put into a salad of its own.
Panna Cotta With Ginger Syrup
Chickpeas and Handmade Pasta
Black Pepper Taralli
Packaged taralli, available at Italian and gourmet markets, are usually as dry and bland as wood chips. That’s why making your own is so satisfying. These melting little rounds are rich with olive oil and fiery with black pepper — more black pepper than seems possible, or reasonable. If your palate really can't handle heat, use half the amount in the recipe. But if you like chiles, it's fun to be reminded that black peppercorns can also give that delightful burn. The taralli will seem chewy when they come out of the oven, but as they cool and dry out, they will become crumbly, like shortbread. Serve with drinks, preferably something light with a little sweetness, like a rosé, a Champagne cocktail or an Italian Spritz.
Frascatelli With Parsley, Garlic And Pecorino
Roman Style Baked Semolina Gnocchi
Venison Osso Buco
Roasted Radish Crostini
Of all the things you can do with a radish — slice it into salads, chop it into salsa, shred it into slaw or top it with a thick layer of sweet butter and a sprinkling of flaky sea salt — the last thing most people think to do with it is cook it. But you should. Heat transforms the spicy, crisp and crunchy radish into something sweet, succulent and mellow. Here, pan-roasted radishes are served atop toast with a quick sauce made of butter, anchovies, garlic, red pepper and olive oil.
Chocolate Fettuccine Pudding
Mostarda
Rice Balls Stuffed With Mozzarella and Beef (Supplì al Telefono)
Supplì al telefono are rice balls stuffed with ground meat and mozzarella, then breaded and fried. They are a classic Roman snack. Serve them as an appetizer, and pair them with an aperitif like Prosecco or Campari.
Chicken Vesuvius Sinatra Style
Artichoke Heart Frittata
You can make this easy Italian frittata with the fresh, tiny artichokes that arrive with spring or, more quickly, with frozen artichoke hearts.
Panini With Artichoke Hearts, Spinach and Red Peppers
Here’s a great way to pack a lot of nutrients into a sandwich. If you use frozen artichoke hearts, the panini are quickly assembled.
Pan-Roasted Baby Artichokes
Risotto With Artichoke Hearts
Kim Severson’s Italian Meatballs
These are the meatballs you want to serve with spaghetti sauce — my mother Anne Marie Zappa’s is the one I’d use, but your favorite will work as well. Key to the recipe is a light hand in the mixing.
Tomato-Meat Sauce
Sausages in Red Wine With Polenta
Pepper-Crust Clam Pizza
Tomato Sauce for Pasta
Lobster Ravioli In Won Ton With Lemon-Grass Butter Sauce
Pasta Cartoccio Frutta Di Mare
Italian Spinach Stuffing
This is an Italian-American turkey stuffing that was invented in New Jersey by Pietronilla Conte, who emigrated from the Italian region of Molise in the early 20th century. Ms. Conte's granddaughter Lisa shared the recipe (which her mother, Carmela, also prepares) with us. "She must have used a stuffing that she knew in Italy," Lisa Conte said of her grandmother. "And she just looked at the turkey as a larger thing to stuff." The gizzards give the stuffing its depth of flavor (like giblet gravy), but you could leave them out, or substitute an equal amount of livers, or 6 ounces of pancetta or bacon.