Mamma di Pino

This salad is excellent for parties. You can serve it in lemon cups (clean the inside of 1/2 lemon and add the pasta to it) or red radicchio leaves for more color. Serving: 8-10 people Ingredients: 1 lb Orzo Pasta 3/4 chopped Tomatoes  or...

In this recipe, the stuffing doesn't contain any meat, but I guarantee it will be delicious. You can make this recipe in advance and freeze it, so you can have it ready for your next dinner. Serving: 4 people Ingredient 6 Red Bell Peppers 2...

This recipe is a healthy side dish. It goes well with with pork or any meat. I have also served this side dish with chicken cutlets. Serving: 6 people Ingredients 2 heads Green Cabbage 2 cans (30 oz)  Cannellini Beans 2 cloves Garlic 1...

Rapini is a common vegetable in Italy. This side dish goes well with pork chops. Serving: 4 people Ingredients: 2 bunchs of Rapini 3 cups of water 3 cloves of garlic 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil salt and pepper to...

Stuffed Calamari with Peas. It is a tradition in Italy to serve seafood on Christmas Eve. This dish is one of the common seafood plates served on Christmas Eve.  The Stuffed Calamari with Peas is served as one of many side dishes. Merry...

Serving 6 people Ingridient 2 large eggplants (or 3 medium ones) 1 cup grated romano cheese 1 cup parmiggiano regiano cheese 16oz diced mozzarella cheese 8 large eggs minced garlic rosemary 1/4 cup extra virgin olive...

This is the Italian version of Cheese Balls. Ingredients: 3 large eggs 1  1/2 cup of grated cheeses (use different type such as Asiago, Fontinella and Parmiggiano) 2 tbsp Italian plain bread crumbs 1 tbsp fresh chopped parsley Vegetable...

Cousous Salad Serving: 6-8 people Ingredients 1 pound of Israel couscous.  Israel couscous has a bigger grain than other couscous. 1/2 gallon of water 4 cubes of chicken bouillon (if you are vegetarian you can use vegetable...

Green Beans in Tomato Sauce. When I lived in Italy, I cooked green beans in tomato sauce a lot during the last months of summer. During that time, the greens were ready to be picked from my home garden. At times, there were so many green beans to be...

Fried Bell Peppers Ingredients 1 bag of peppers extra virgin olive oil Instructions Cut the top of the pepper Put olive oil on the pan and let it drizzle. Add the peppers for 15 min. Another 15min. turn the peppers They will be nice and...