Hi!! I really love italian food: pasta, tomates, basil... I would like to prepare something special for my friend Do you know any good recipe for pasta, pizza or sth from Italy?
if you can give some idea of just what kind of stuff you like i can give you plenty of recipes, as so many others here can. Are you looking for a real italian-style meal? then you need a first course (pasta or soup), a second course (main dish and vegetable - much more vegetable than meat generally), a fruit course and cheese and/or desert
Soup, salad, good bread, maybe a small spread of a couple of different cheese, cured meats (salumi), pickled vegies. I'd be very happy. Simplicity is very often the core of a great Italian meal.
Soups: escarole soup, lentil soup over garlic rubbed toasted rustic bread, pasta e ceci, pasta e fagioli, one of many minestroni, black ribollita (beans and black cabbage), zuppa di zucca, zuppa di farro, zuppa di pesce, pesto etc
pastas:amatriciana, carbonara, pummarola, aglio olio, cauliflower, zucchine, fish sauces, pasta al caprese, etc etc etc
polenta, gnocchi di ricotta, gnocchi di patate, gnocchi di zucca, gnocchi alla romana (made with cream of wheat)
some seconds
meat: pollo ai pepperoni, carne alla pizzaiola, saltimbocca alla romana, involtini, grilled meat, grilled sausage, meatloaf, cotoletta alla milanese
vegetable: melanzane alla parmigiana, gateau (catto') di patate, caprese salad (tomato and mozzarella)
sides: broccoletti ripassati, chickory with lemon, ripassato with garlic and hot pepper, string beans with lemon and oil, roast peppers, fried eggplant, fried cauliflower, the list is endless
and so on- these are just the first to come to mind.
Lasagne is a family favourite, especially at the weekends. For years now, I have been adding freshly made pesto with some freshly grated nutmeg to the Béchamel sauce which adds another wonderful level to an amazing dish.
Try it sometime if you don't already do this, you might find you add this every time you make lasagne.
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