These are not recipes, but they should make you hungry.
An individual pizza in a local restrauant that served - as a snack, french fries and deep fried seafod - before the pizza.
At a private home - Fresh Buffalo Mozzarella and homemade spicy sausage (in America peporoni). And at a restrauant - to top off any meal - - Gelato.

EATING in Italy, at least in Cantalupo nel Sannio and Molise... A, P,M,C,D, W.
More recipes to be posted soon.

Mix well, chill 2 hours or overnight
Roll into strips - 3/4 x 4 inches.
Make pizelles in original old fashion iron pizzelle maker. See in Miscellaneous page.

4 cups of flour
4 tablespoons of shortening
3/4 oz Anise extract
1 1/3 cup of sugar
8 eggs

Mix well, until bread dough consistency.
Roll into strips - 3/4 x 4 inches.
Make pizelles in original old fashion iron pizzelle maker. See in Miscellaneous page.

This recipe was a tradition in spring as the chickens laid more eggs in the spring and this cake will stay edible for a period of time in the cellar. A great way to utilize those excess eggs.

2 dozen eggs
3 small pepperoni sticks or ham, finely chopped
1 tbsp parsley
6 oz of monterey jack cheese (a white cheese that melts well)
1 cup of shortening (Crisco... butter WILL NOT WORK, so don't try it)
Some parmesan cheese, garlic to taste, pepper to taste and a pinch of salt.

Mix well, cook very slowly in a frying pan and it will eventually come together and form a solid cake and brown on the bottom. Be sure you move the pan to avoid the cake sticking to the bottom. The trick is to put a serving dish over the frying pan and remove the cake, so the browned bottom is now on the top.

Rice Filling:

1 1/2 cups of Italian rice
4 1/2 cups milk
6 tblsp sugar
3 silvers of lemon peel, 1 inch wide.
1 cinnamon stick
1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
1 whole egg and 1 egg yolk, reserve white
1 tblsp of chopped candied fruit (i.e. green and red cherries, fruit peel. etc.)
Mix first 5 ingredients in a pot, bring to boil slowly. Lower heat and stir often until rice is cooked and milk is evaporated. (If necessary add milk until rice is cooked) Cool in pot.

Remove cinnamon stick and lemon peel, pour into a bowl, add ricotta cheese and eggs. Mix with candied fruit.

The Finish
Place dough in pie plate, overlapping edges, pour rice mixture evenly over dough. Cut strips of dough with pastry wheel (VVVVV) and place over rice mixture in criss-cross pattern. Cut excess dough and crimp around edges. Baste with beaten egg white.

Bake in over at 350F degrees for about 1 hour or until lightly browned. Cool completely before eating. It is good to be Italian.

EGGPLANT CASSEROLE

Tindara (Sapenza) Barbieri as told by her daughter Patrizia (Barbieri) Magg

The amounts of ingredients are determined by the size casserole plan to prepare.  The following recipe has two unique twists…. Removing the bitterness of eggplant and adding a layer of sliced hard boiled eggs.

EGGPLANT

·        Slice eggplant lengthwise

·        Layer on plate and salt each layer

·        When eggplant is completely layered, place another plate on top and then something heavy on top of the plate, like a gallon of water

·        Leave for about 30 minutes

·        Rinse and squeeze dry each slice of eggplant and place on paper towels to drain.  Bitterness will be removed by performing this step.  

 SAUCE

Prepare YOUR favorite Italian style sauce which should include chopped onions and garlic, sautéed in olive oil.  

ASSEMBLY   

·        Place a layer of sauce in baking dish, and then a layer of eggplant, a layer of fresh sliced mozzarella, another layer of sauce, eggplant, mozzarella.

·        The final layer will be sliced hardboiled eggs. *

·        Topped with more sauce.

 BAKE

Bake until all cheese is melted and bubbly, approximately 60 minutes at 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

 *there are great devices that slice hard-boiled eggs in even slices

Zia Maria (Orrino) DiRe

Crostata

500 gr. flour

200 gr. Butter

200 gr. sugar

2 egg yolks

1 packet of yeast or baking powder

Mix  all ingredients in a bowl.  Then spread in low pie pan.  Add jam on top and strips of dough for decoration.

Bake at medium heat until golden brown.

Zia Maria (Orrino) DiRe's

 Risotto (hot rice dish)

Chop zucchini, carrots and spinach.

Fry in pan with olive oil, onions and rice.

Add chicken broth or veggie broth.  As rice absorbs the liquid add salt and pepper to taste.

Near the end of cooking, add a spoonful of butter to the rice.

Zia Maria (Orrino) DiRe's 

Zucchini Pizza Giulienne

Cut the zucchini in medium strips

Fry them in oil for 1 or 2 minutes

Boil potatoes, then once done mash them

In a boil, mix the mashed potatoes, zucchini, 2 beaten eggs (and perhaps mozzarella or any other ingredient you might want to add…carrots, eggplant, etc.)

Mix all together in a bowl then put in pan (non-stick) or greased pan.

Place in oven and cook at medium heat until golden brown on top.

Zia Maria (Orrino) DiRe's 

Insalata di Riso   (cold rice salad)

Boil rice and put it on the side for later use.

 Prepare veggies to add (finely chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, pickles, etc.)

 Add canned corn, tuna, olives, etc.

 Mix all ingredients with boiled rice and then add enough olive oil to dampen the rice.

 Add salt and pepper to taste.

 Serve cool as a main dish or side dish.