A recipe for an olive oil rosemary cake with pine nuts. This is an Italian cake that isn’t too sweet, and is great with preserved fruit and a little liqueur.
Italian Recipes
I grew up cooking Italian cuisine, from classic Italian-American red sauce dishes, to more refined Northern Italian specialties. What follows is a huge collection of more than 100 Italian recipes that use fish, game, mushrooms or edible wild plants.
I started compiling this list of Italian recipes back in 2007, and while all are adapted for game, fish, etc., they all work with regular store-bought meats like chicken, beef or pork.
You will find Italian salumi here, as well as in its own category of Charcuterie, as well as all my recipes for pasta, polenta, risotto and gnocchi -- they also get their own category, since there are more than 60 recipes for them.
Some of my favorite Italian recipes include classics like scampi and old school lasagna, as well as less well known dishes like red pesto from Sicily and tuna crudo.
The Latest
Canederli Dumplings
Canederli are dumplings from the Italian Alps closely related to Austrian and German dumplings. Filling, rich and easy to make.
Pine Nut Cookies
How to make pine nut cookies, pignoli, with American pine nuts — although any kind of pine nut works. These cookies have a touch of rosemary in them and are not too sweet.
Barley Risotto
Barley risotto is an earthy, hearty variant on traditional rice risotto. My recipe uses barley, stock, cheese and shredded grouse.
Chanterelle Pasta
A fun, summertime recipe for chanterelle pasta: Pasta with chanterelle mushrooms, sweet corn, cherry tomatoes and basil. You could use other mushrooms, too, found or bought.
Risotto Recipes
Risotto is a classic Italian rice dish, as versatile as it is delicious. Here are 13 risotto recipes to help you make perfect risotto every time, with whatever you have on hand.
Mushroom Spinach Frittata
An easy Italian cross between an omelet and a quiche, this frittata is stuffed with wild mushrooms and wild spinach.
Polenta with Mushroom Ragu
A classic Italian mushroom ragu, made with a variety of mushrooms, wild or cultivated. Serve this with polenta or pasta.