In Venice both rich and poor hunted birds for sport and sustenance. This recipe for guinea hen with black pepper sauce suggests the Renaissance, when spice played an important role in flavoring, often counterbalanced with a touch of sweetness. “Game birds are lean,” Francesco says, “Which is why we use […]
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“This is about as fancy as chicken gets in Venice,” Francesco says. Chicken with cheese and prosciutto is a northern Italian combination of long standing, the ham and cheese is infusing the mild chicken with flavor. There are many delicious, and easy chicken recipes. The Venetian Chicken stuffed with Prosciutto […]
Roasting vegetables, which concentrates their flavor by allowing excess moisture to evaporate, is one of the superb techniques that Francesco shares with many other contemporary chefs. Treating mushrooms in this manner results in lucious, meaty caps that are excellent served in salads. Roasted mushrooms can be sauteed quickly without flooding […]
For this recipe you need a fish with the scales left on. Otherwise, the salt will penetrate the fish. It is another method of steaming and, properly done, results in impeccably moist and meaty fish that is not at all salty. To be sure of obtaining a fish with the […]
This is Marcella Hazan’s recipe. She prepared it for lunch on the terrace outside the lovely, antique-filled top-floor apartment she and her husband, Victor, share in the Cannaregio district of Venice. The Hazan’s served the quail with polenta. Sauteed rabbit with herbs 2 rabbits, cut in serving pieces 4 sprigs […]
Here is hearty peasant fare from Treviso and the mountains north of Venice. “Dishes for the poor take longer to cook,” Francesco observes. The pigeon soup enriched with bread is a second-day bonus using leftovers or extra pigeons (or ducks, for that matter) that have been sautéed or roasted. “This […]
The region of Liguria is also known as the Italian Riviera and is well marked as a major tourist spot with famous resort towns sprinkled among fishing villages and rocky coastline. Liguria occupies a thin stretch of coastline from Italy’s western border with France, following the Mediterranean coastline south and east […]
Many Italians are incredibly attracted to the USA and its culture. Certainly, movies and tv had a huge influence on the Italian public, as they showed us the country’s cities and great outdoors, its skyscrapers and mountains. Italians became so fascinated by the US, many do visit it each year, and […]
At the beginning of 2016 Dolce & Gabbana launched a campaign for a new fragrance; protagonist of the video is Sophia Loren. The video proved extremely successful. Sophia Loren is a lady fixing the family villa in Bagheria, Sicily, with the help of her 5 children; once the villa is […]
