Fried Pasta by kathy vegas

So what do you do when you have too much leftover pasta? Fried pasta! Fried noodle cakes are popular in a number of cuisines, particularly in Asian cooking. When cooked pasta is fried it becomes crisp and toothsome. Asian noodle cakes typically don’t use a binder; in this Italian-inspired recipe a bit of breadcrumbs, a beaten egg…

Frittata ai carciofi (Artichoke Frittata) by Frank Fariello

The frittata is one of those categories of dishes, like risotto, where the main ingredient, in this case egg, can act as a foil to an almost infinite variety of flavors, be it meat, fish or vegetable. So by learning a single technique, you open up a whole new culinary galaxy. One of my favorite frittate, especially this time of year,…

Chicken Cutlets with Roasted Red Pepper Puree and Cheddar Cheese by Cara Fernicola

I adore chicken cutlets. I grew up on them, my parents would make them twice a week, my mom would always make your traditional cutlet while my father always made good old chicken parm. As much as a love a good cutlet, I love playing with the endless…

Creamy Parmesan and Sundried Tomatoe Chicken by Tina Smith

Frittelle carnival treats by Alida

Hurray it's that time of the year again! It's carnival, so it's time to make those addictive deep fried, gorgeous cakes. Every year for me has become a tradition now. It cannot pass February without making frittelle. Every region of Italy calls them differently but in the end they are all very similar. I get instantly transported…

Chicken Parmesan by Nazzareno Casha

It is easy to prepare and it is nice to serve it at lunch time with well chilled bottle of white wine. bon apetit.

Polenta Squares with Gorgonzola - Crostoni al Gorgonzola by Evelyn Scott

Fried polenta is a great treat, a snacking food of the sort one can go to a friggitoria and buy a cone of -- the frier takes a sheet of yellow butcher's paper, rolls it into a cone, and fills it with squares of polenta. But polenta is also a nice accompaniment to other fried foods at table, and is a perfect base for toppings of…

Italian Rice Balls by Corey

Baseball-sized rice balls coated in breadcrumbs, deep-fried and served with bright red marinara sauce.

Warm Fennel & Chickpea Antipasto by Caroline Caron

Such a wonderful appetizer (or side dish) that reminds me of something rustic and Italian!

Turkey italian sausage by Phil M Carver

Like to eat italian, try this and you'll love it..my Nonna's Recipe try it once and tell me what you think..Put it in your Pasta no matter what kind it is it's great on Pizza just brown it first.

Angel hair frittata by Ginny Jones

A lovely Italian lady from Calabria showed me how to make this many years and it is always a success.