Favorite Italian Recipes

Paula: these are all so yummy. chicken marsala is one of my favorites of all time. thanks for sharing these!!!

I have a few more that I'll post, but one is long (the home-made ravioli recipe -- but it's so good...). Our kids (and guests) love the chicken marsala recipe and it doesn't take long to cook so it's a nice recipe. I put my limoncello in the freezer and one didn't freeze (that's good) and one did freeze (I put it back in the fridge to see how it will taste after having been frozen and will let you know). I can't figure out why one would freeze and one wouldn't -- the alcohol is supposed to keep it from freezing. Anyway, the recipe made so much limoncello cream that even if I lost a jar, I'll still have enough to give two bottles away and keep two... (one to bring to SoWal, maybe two to bring to SoWal...) in October!

Chef-boy-ardee Ravioli:

1. Open can
2. Pour contents into microwave safe dish, cover
3. Microwave 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 min...let sit 1 min

YUM!

Chef-boy-ardee Ravioli:

1. Open can
2. Pour contents into microwave safe dish, cover
3. Microwave 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 min...let sit 1 min

YUM!

3D - you always contribute so much. thanks.

Chef-boy-ardee Ravioli:

1. Open can
2. Pour contents into microwave safe dish, cover
3. Microwave 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 min...let sit 1 min

YUM!

Yum...can't wait to try this!

here is a link to the webpage to my favorite Italian magazines. some good recipes on this site, and the magazines are really nice.

http://www.italiancookingandliving.com/magazines/lci.html

here is a link to the webpage to my favorite Italian magazines. some good recipes on this site, and the magazines are really nice.

http://www.italiancookingandliving.com/magazines/lci.html

Great mag!! Tons of recipes!! I bet some are even low fat! Thanks for posting!!

Hey, I used to subscribe to that magazine -- La Cucina Italiana -- too and lately I've been going through all my old issues since I'm feeling exceptionally Italian these days. Beautiful quality -- photos and recipes. The issues are real keepers. I think I subscribed between 1998 and 2003 or so. I stopped because I had so many recipes that I hadn't tried yet. I've been soooo enjoying going over past issues.

Cook's Illustrated is another great cooking magazine. I don't subscribe to that anymore either even though I liked it so much because I just couldn't keep up with the recipes and I can just look over past issues over and over again.

I love cooking and eating... sigh...

yes, I love cooks illustrated (www.cooksillustrated.com) as it really teaches you so many things about cooking, techniques, tools, etc., and some of my very best recipes came from here - such as roasted chicken or turkey. great resource. I subscribe to this magazine and online for additional recipes.

No wonder we like each other... One of my dreams when I retire (which I hope to do early rather than later -- real early) is to cook a lot more, a lot lot more, most likely doing a lot of it in SoWal... cook, pool, beach, porch, cook, pool, beach, porch... sigh

Hey, I used to subscribe to that magazine -- La Cucina Italiana -- too and lately I've been going through all my old issues since I'm feeling exceptionally Italian these days. Beautiful quality -- photos and recipes. The issues are real keepers. I think I subscribed between 1998 and 2003 or so. I stopped because I had so many recipes that I hadn't tried yet. I've been soooo enjoying going over past issues.

Cook's Illustrated is another great cooking magazine. I don't subscribe to that anymore either even though I liked it so much because I just couldn't keep up with the recipes and I can just look over past issues over and over again.

I love cooking and eating... sigh...

I love La Cucina Italiana! Not only does it have excellent recipes, it has all those wonderful photos of Italy. It's hard to thumb through an issue without wanting to hop on the next plane to Rome.

No wonder we like each other... One of my dreams when I retire (which I hope to do early rather than later -- real early) is to cook a lot more, a lot lot more, most likely doing a lot of it in SoWal... cook, pool, beach, porch, cook, pool, beach, porch... sigh

Paula, I hope you get to do this REAL SOON--and I hope you invite me for dinner(s), and I hope I just have to walk over from MY house!

Paula, I hope you get to do this REAL SOON--and I hope you invite me for dinner(s), and I hope I just have to walk over from MY house!

me too. I've been treated to Paula's risotto. and let me tell you it was a treat and a half. I owe her some gorgonzola pasta.

I'm becoming a diet schizophrenic. I was just posting over on the skinny thread, then I come over here and start drooling over Italian food. My head is going to fall off from too much bouncing back and forth. I don't know what thread to be loyal to! I'm losing my mind!!!!

Sounds like we're escaping from the SoWell on SoWal thread... Yup, we'll have a great time wining and dining a LOT in SoWal someday and for now we'll take whatever weekends and days we can get. And DD, let's hope we are indeed within walking distance someday! I'll take that pasta with gorgonzola any time I'm in town, Tootsie.

well, gals. we need to remain loyal to sowell most of the time. but, I shall never give up my italiano ways with good food and wine. just gotta keep trying to learn moderation. or at least wait til Sunday to pack it in...

well, gals. we need to remain loyal to sowell most of the time. but, I shall never give up my italiano ways with good food and wine. just gotta keep trying to learn moderation. or at least wait til Sunday to pack it in...

That's the spirit, girl! :clap_1: :clap_1:

I agree. Portion control is the key, along with exercise (wish I could get into that), and enjoying a break now and then to eat with gusto.

I agree. Portion control is the key, along with exercise (wish I could get into that), and enjoying a break now and then to eat with gusto.

paula: I have a feeling you would really like yoga. probably hatha yoga or kripala - meditative work out on the mat. with some walking on the side - which is also meditative.

eat with gusto!!! my new favorite life philosophy...

I do indeed want to try yoga and meditation as well. We have a buddhist temple just down the street from us, about 4 blocks (clearly, we live in an academic town! there's something for everyone).

Right now I'm quite busy at work during the days and pooped at night, but things slow down a bit again in October/November and I'll have no excuse. Probably don't really have a good excuse now either frankly!