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Memorie di Angelina

http://memoriediangelina.blogspot.com

A food blog inspired by the wonderful home cooking of my Italian grandmother.

Added on: Jun 28th, 2009
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Frank Fariello
Listed in: Home Cooking Recipes
Tags: recipes food pasta home cooking italian comfort food

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Zuppa di orzo

Posted on Tuesday February 9th, 2010 at 01:10 pm in cheap, winter, vegan, vegetarian, soup, vegetable, fall, piatti unici, primi piatti

Italian cuisine is known for pasta and risotto and polenta and, to a lesser extent, for farro. But did you know that Italians also enjoy barley? Here is a simple, basic barley soup that is both healthy, appetizing and, if made in a pressure cooker, c...
How to make béchamel sauce

Posted on Monday February 8th, 2010 at 07:23 pm in reference

Béchamel sauce, which is essentially nothing more than milk thickened with a roux, is widely used in northern Italian cooking. It is not usually used as a 'sauce' per se but rather as a component in baked primi like lasagne alla bolognese, cannellon...
Polenta pasticciata con fagioli e verza

Posted on Monday February 8th, 2010 at 12:18 pm in vegetarian, vegetable, polenta, piatti unici, primi piatti

It's a shame to throw away leftover polenta. There are so many delicious ways to use it. As mentioned in an earlier post on how to make polenta, it hardens as it cools and can be sliced into squares or other shapes, then grilled or fried. But my favo...
A Word of Thanks

Posted on Sunday February 7th, 2010 at 07:02 pm in news, nana

Dear readers, Just a quick word to let you know that Memorie di Angelina now has well over 2000 followers via email, readers and various social networks, up from 1500 only about a month ago. I wanted to express my sincerest thanks for your...
Pasta e fagioli

Posted on Sunday February 7th, 2010 at 01:37 pm in vegan, vegetarian, pasta, soup, vegetable, campania, nana, primi piatti

Pasta e fagioli, or pasta and beans, which goes by the amusing nickname 'pasta fazool' in Italian-American slang, is one of the most internationally famous dishes in the entire Italian repertoire. It is, however, a victim of its own success, an...
Coniglio alla cacciatora

Posted on Saturday February 6th, 2010 at 11:12 am in winter, toscana, poultry, fall, secondi

Rabbit is a wonderful meat, leaner but yet tastier than most chicken you'll find in these days of industrial agriculture. Many people (at least in the US) have an aversion to eating rabbit, but it is quite popular in Italy, Spain, France and elsewher...