Recipes from the Toscana Mia Blog

Beverages:

Italian cocktail recipes

Antipasti (Appetizers):

Crostini Toscani (Tuscan Chicken liver crostini)
Crostini Toscani del Chianti- Chicken Liver Crostini (recipe from the Chianti hills area)
 

Primi (First Courses – Soups, Pasta, Risotto):

Farinata (dense polenta vegetable soup)
Frittelle di Cavolfiore (Cauliflower Croquettes)
Gnocchi di Patate (Potato Gnocchi)
Matuffi or Pallette (polenta with tomato sauce)
Melanzane Ripiene (Stuffed Eggplant)
Minestra di Funghi (Tuscan Mushroom Soup)
Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe
Pasta Tordellata (Pasta with ravioli filling on the outside)
Pasta with Smoked Salmon
Ribollita (Twice Cooked Tuscan Soup)
Risotto con Carote e Mozzarella (Risotto with Carrots and Mozzarella)
Risotto con le cicale- Risotto with mantis shrimps
Spaghetti Sauce with Sun Dried Tomatoes
Spaghetti with Dungeness crab
Zuppa casalinga (home-style soup)
Zuppa Di Pesce Alla Gallipolna (Fish Soup Gallipoli-Style)
 

Secondi (Second or Main Courses):

Anatra All’Arancia (Duck with orange sauce)
Arista di Maiale (Tuscan Pork Roast)
Cornish Hens Skewers over Polenta
Fagioli all’Uccelletto (with or without Italian sausages)
Salt Cod with Swiss chard – Baccalà con la bietola
Sausages, Simple, Home-Made
 

Dolci (Desserts):

Cantucci di Prato (small almond biscotti)
Morena’s Tiramisú (Pick me Up)
 

Bibite (Drinks):

Hot Chocolate Recipe 1
Hot Chocolate Recipe 2
Liquore di Caffe della Nonna (Grandma’s Coffee Liqueur)