08/31/10 Stuffed Peaches |
 Italian Sterling Silver Tableware at 50-60% off! At a glance you will notice we have the most exquisite line of Italian sterling silver giftware. Each piece has been chosen for its unique craftsmanship and tasteful Italian styles. Caterina Collezione includes a full range of classics, as well as an exclusive collection of contemporary styles. Our collection consists of flatware, tea sets, platters, bowls, serving pieces and much more. We have the perfect gift for every occasion to please our most discriminating customers, We are committed to prompt, efficient and courteous service.
"Mrs. Cannavaro enjoyed your wonderful silver. She is out of the hospital now and has recovered from her illness. She was so happy to get this silver gift from Sicily since that is where her ancestors are from. Ciao." Priscilla T. (Tampa, Florida) It is with utmost pride that we would like to present to you our unique outstanding Italian silver gift collection. Visit the Caterina Collezione catalog exclusively at SilverFromItaly.com! |
"A buon intenditor poche parole." (Few words to the good listener. A word to the wise is sufficient.) Welcome to another recipe edition from Adriana's Italian Bakery!
This week's Italian recipes:
-Eggplant Risotto
-Musky Octopus Napoletana
-Stuffed Peaches
Enjoy this week's recipes and the last few days of summer!
Arrivederci e a presto!
Yours Truly,
Adriana Ciccarello
Cookie of the Week: Sicilian Orange Almond Cookies |
"Sicilian Orange" Almond Cookies: A soft and chewy Italian almond cookie with a crisp outside and tender inside. Made exclusively from our own home grown natural almonds with bits of candied Sicilian oranges, the freshest farm eggs, flour, and sugar. No preservatives, additives, artificial colors, nor flavors. Serves 5-7.
900 grams (2 lbs.) is only 14.49 Euro ($18.25-$18.75) + Shipping.
Example Order: One order to anywhere in the USA costs 14.49 Euro plus 8.70 Euro for Global Priority Mail shipping (7-9 days) for a total of 23.19 Euro ($29.50-$30.00 U.S. Dollars).
Recipe: Eggplant Risotto |
Eggplant Risotto
Risotto alle Melanzane
Ingredients:
For the Vegetable Stock:
3 cherry tomatoes, coarsely chopped
2 turnips, coarsely chopped
2 leeks, trimmed and coarsely chopped
2 carrots, coarsely chopped
2 potatoes, coarsely chopped
2 onions, coarsely chopped
1 celery stick, coarsely chopped
Salt
For the Risotto:
2 eggplants, sliced
12 oz (350 grams) risotto rice
1 ripe tomato, peeled, seeded and diced
7 oz (200 grams) mozzarella cheese, diced
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 garlic clove
Pinch of dried oregano
Salt and pepper
Directions:
Prepare the Vegetable Stock:
Place all the vegetables in a large saucepan, pour in 1.5 litres (2 and 1/2 pints) of water, add a pinch of salt and bring to a boil.
Lower the heat and simmer gently for about 20-25 minutes.
Remove from the heat and leave to cool slightly, then strain into a bowl pressing down well on the vegetables with a wooden spoon.
Prepare the Risotto:
Place the eggplant slices in a colander, sprinkle with salt and leave to drain in the sink for about 30 minutes.
Rinse well, pat dry with kitchen paper and chop.
Bring the stock to a boil.
Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in another saucepan.
Add the garlic and cook for a few minutes until browned, then remove and discard.
Add the eggplants, stir in the tomato and oregano, increase the heat to high and cook for another few minutes.
Stir in the rice.
Add a ladleful of the hot stock and cook, stirring, until it has been absorbed.
Continue adding the stock, a ladleful at a time, and stirring until each addition has been absorbed. This will take about 20 minutes.
About 5 minutes before the end of the cooking time, season with salt and pepper to taste and stir in the mozzarella cheese.
When the rice is tender, transfer to a warm serving dish. Serves 4.
That's it!
Recipe: Musky Octopus Napoletana |
Musky Octopus Napoletana
Moscardini alla Napoletana
Ingredients:
2 and 1/4 lbs (1 kg) musky octopuses, cleaned
6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 garlic clove, chopped juice of 1 lemon, strained salt and pepper
Directions:
Cook the octopuses in salted, boiling water for 10 minutes or more, depending on their size.
Drain, cut into pieces and place in a dish.
Mix together the olive oil, parsley, garlic and lemon juice in a jug, season with salt and pepper and pour the dressing over the octopuses.
Leave in a cool place for 1 hour for the flavors to mingle before serving. Serves 4.
That's it!
Recipe: Stuffed Peaches |
Stuffed Peaches
Pesche Ripiene
Ingredients:
1 oz (25 grams) unsalted butter plus extra, for greasing
6 yellow peaches
4 oz (100 grams) whole blanched almonds
12 Amaretti biscuits (almond macaroons)
2 oz (50 grams)) sugar
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons (30 ml) Marsala, Maraschino or Amaretto (almond liqueur)
Grated zest of 1/2 lemon
2 fl oz (50 ml) white wine icing sugar, to serve
Directions:
Pre-heat the oven to 350°F (180°C) Gas Mark 4.
Butter a shallow, ovenproof dish.
Cut the peaches in half and remove the stones.
Place the halves in the prepared dish, cut side up.
Put the almonds and Amaretti biscuits in a food processor and coarsely grind.
Mix in 2 oz (50 grams) of caster or superfine sugar, the egg yolk, Marsala and lemon zest.
Use the mixture to stuff the peach halves, piling it up slightly.
Sprinkle over the wine.
Place a shaving of butter on top of each peach half.
Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes until the peaches are soft but still holding their shape.
Serve dusted with sifted icing sugar.
That's it!
Printer Friendly Version :: Submit Your Thoughts
 Italian food is practically synonymous with oregano, Angela's Italian Organic Oregano! Angela's oregano has a rich flavor that harmonizes even with hot and spicy food, as is popular in Southern Italy. It's very aromatic, warm and just slightly bitter; a quality so good and strong that it almost numbs the tongue! It holds its flavor perfectly. Angela's oregano's rich flavor deepens and melds flavors of soups and sauces without overwhelming the dish.
"The oregano arrived today! Thank you very much. I appreciate that you are producing such a good product. (I have actually tried the oregano in other dishes than merely the Italian ones, such as beef stew, and it adds a very nice flavor.) Thank you very much! Ciao!" Ellen Maher F. (St. Louis, Missouri) Give it a try for your upcoming summer feasts! You'll smell and taste the difference! |
Only In Italy! |
"Only In Italy" is a daily news column that translates & reports on funny but true news items from legitimate Italian news resources in Italy. Each story is slapped with our wild, often ironic, and sometimes rather opinionated comments. And now, for your reading pleasure:
Italian Police Investigate UFO That Was Observing Naples
Naples - May 28, 2010 - Italian police are probing an alleged UFO sighting by a trash collector in a town near Naples.
The man, 42, told police Friday he was collecting rubbish at 2 a.m. when he saw two "bright red spheres" in the sky which "hovered for a while before zooming off in different directions," according to reports from the town of Crispano, 13 km (eight miles) north of Naples.
Investigators moved into the alleged sighting zone, near the town's soccer stadium, and reportedly found "concentric circles" and "signs that the grass had been trampled".
"Porca vacca!", Fabio, what is that?
One of the most intriguing questions that supporters of the UFO phenomenon are forced to confront with is why, if aliens are visiting our planet, they don't make open contact. Why not park a space ship in Pompeii? One speculation is that aliens have some kind of moral code which prevents them from large scale interference in the affairs of a less advanced civilization like the Napolitani.
If the aliens want to disclose some message to us, surely it would be better to do it publicly rather than confiding it to a rare and incredibly peculiar species like a Napolitano garbage man?
The usual answer of the dubious alien contact smelling of cheap aftershave, shirt half-buttoned, and with slivers of baccala caught in his teeth, is that the human race is yet not ready for open contact with the extra-terrestrials because our level of spiritual consciousness is too low. Only the Napolitani themselves, after many years of listening to bad Napolitani music about their beloved mothers, the hardships of living in Naples, and death in general, have attained the spiritual understanding necessary to fully appreciate the alien message.
UFOs and Napolitani: Fact or Myth?
- A UFO sighting occurs somewhere on the planet every three minutes. (Garbage collection occurs somewhere in Naples every 3 months.)
- Hundreds of thousands of unexplained sightings have been reported all around the world, many of which were documented or photographed. (Hundreds of thousands of unexplained peculiar acts according to Naples culture and way of life have been reported, many of which were documented or photographed.)
- A Gallup poll in 1996 said that 71 percent of Americans believe the government knows more than it is telling us about UFOs. (Italy's police forces believe the Napolitani know much more than they are telling them.)
"Only In Italy" Subscribe today and you'll discover why the last improvements to Italy were made by Julius Caesar and why it's been downhill ever since! Click Here to Subscribe!
|
SilverFromItaly.com
Read Past Issues
What's New?
Our Cookies
Order Our Cookies!
People are Talking!
Try Our Almonds!
Tour Our Bakery
Shipping
About Adriana
Customer Service
Italian Sources
Our Privacy Policy
Submit Your Thoughts
Email Adriana
Subscribe!
Follow Adriana on FB:
Angel Cake
Beetroot with Bechamel Sauce
Chicken Breasts with Prosciutto and Sage
Chocolate Crepes
Fava Bean Soup
Grilled Striped Bass with Lemon and Fennel
Recipe for Milanese Osso Buco
Pasta with Sausage, Eggplant and Basil
Risotto with Cauliflower and Leeks
Spaghetti with Garlic and Arugula
Tomatoes Au Gratin
Winter Tomato Sauce
Questions: Need more Italian recipes? How about Italian gift ideas? Or just plain Italian fun?
Subscribe to these interesting newsletters from our closest and trustworthy Italian affiliates located here in Italy? Just click the sites that may interest you and sign up:
Silver From Italy.com
Oregano From Italy.com
Only In Italy.com
Copyright ©2000-2009 FromItaly di Ciccarello. ISSN: 1724-7985. All Rights Reserved. Please read our Privacy Policy
This newsletter is powered by Libero. It no longer uses NOR does it recommend the services of Tiscali S.p.a.