Southern Italian Recipes

Most of us know how to make polenta with cornmeal that cooks into a mush, but here is Chef John’s recipe using corn in three different ways to make polenta. He uses dried and ground, which of course is the Polenta part and then uses fresh corn, but cooked... - 128.791

Easter is a very underrated food holiday. There are very few foods that are associated with Easter. For the Italians it is the freshly baked Easter bread, with its unmistakable anisette aroma filling the air. This traditional glossy iced braid, bejeweled with... - 124.281

Summer is the time for light, fresh and easy cooking and the perfect time for this delightful warm bread and mozzarella salad. This super easy salad is so beautiful; you can almost see the sunshine radiating out of it. It’s an unbelievably delicious bite,... - 121.033

Betty Bannerman Busciglio, cooking teacher and former caterer, demonstrates her favorite marinara sauce recipe. - 118.362

This Italian vegetable stew is literally a one pot meal. There are lots of versions of Giambotta but this one is the best cause it's not only loaded with fresh seasonal veggies in a thick tomato basil sauce but also uses sausages! Can there be a heartier meal... - 92.2799

Heat oil in med. Saucepan over medium low heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until tender crisp. Add tomatoes, sugar, nutmeg, pepper and salt; cook over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in basil and 1 tbs.of the cheese. Cover; remove... - 40.2837