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Rachael Ray uses our Calabrian pasta!
Have you seen Rachael Ray using Fortuna's products in her cooking ...
Here is one using our Casarecce Peperoni pasta & just for viewing today it's on sale Buy 2 Get 1 FREE
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Nov 23rd 2025
Holiday Specialties
Have you seen all we have to offer for your holiday table, new products arriving daily from Italy
Nov 18th 2025
Fortuna's Pancetta and Brussel Sprouts - a family favorite
It says it all when our 12 year old grandson asks, if we can have brussel sprouts for his birthday dinner !!
Of course his wish is our dream.....
Crispy Brussels Sprouts and Pancetta
Wash and trim Brussels sprouts. Slice in half, lengthwise.
Heat oil in cast iron pan over medium/high heat. Add sprouts to pan. Cook and toss occasionally for 10-12 minutes. (reduce heat if sprouts begin to get dark too quickly)
Add pancetta to pan and cook 2-4 minutes while stirring.
Toss all together
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Nov 6th 2025
Patti's Moms Thanksgiving sausage stuffing
Mom’s Thanksgiving Sausage Stuffing
Serves 6-8
1 pound Fortuna’s Sweet sausage , casing removed
1 lb ground beef
6 tablespoons butter
1 Large chopped onion
2 cups chopped celery
2-4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
3-4 cups chicken or turkey stock – more if needed
1 large package of herb seasoned stuffing mix
1 teaspoon Poultry seasoning – more to taste
salt & pepper to taste
Giblets and heart chopped into small pieces(you can leave thi
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Nov 6th 2025
Pici Pasta with a Sausage Sauce
Add a little crumbled Italian sausage to your favorite Marinara of fra diavalo sauce and serve over Pici pasta for a wonderful simple dinners - top with grated cheese and dinner is served!
Products Used:
Sauce - we used fra diavalo
Pici Pasta, a thick spaghetti
Locatelli Pecorino cheese
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Nov 2nd 2025
Chicken Soup with pastina, soothes the soul
Nothing better than hope made chicken soup when you're feeling under the weather and nothing better than adding pastina for that "hug" feeling
Oct 24th 2025
Italian Meatloaf
Italian Meatloaf, the best comfort food
INGREDIENTS
1.3 kg of lean ground beef
3 medium eggs
50 g of stale bread
60 g of grated Parmesan cheese
200 g of sliced Fortuna's mortadella
250 g of Auricchio provolone
1 kg of turnip greens or spinach
½ glass of milk
salt to taste
pepper to taste
1 clove of garlic
extra virgin olive oil to taste
METHOD
To start cleaning the greens, wash them carefully and cook in boiling salted water for about 20 minutes; squeeze, once cooled, to remove e
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Sep 20th 2025
Fall is in our Vermont air!
Fall is in the air & our fall colors are at a peak in our pastaYou've read and heard how perfect our specialty pasta is that is made for Fortuna's in Calabria Italy tastes and cooks to perfection
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Sep 11th 2025
Pici all'aglione
Pici all'aglione is a typical Tuscan recipe, particularly from the Siena area, made with pici pasta, a thick, rustic type of spaghetti. Pici all'aglione is a very simple recipe to prepare, yet incredibly satisfying. The original Tuscan recipe also allows for chili pepper (if desired).
PICI all'aglione - serves 2 as a main course or 4 side dish
Ingredients:
5 cloves of slivered garlic
2-3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons of dry white wine
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Jul 30th 2025
Zucchini with Calabrese Pancetta
We all have more zucchini than we can eat and need to be creative instead of boring.
So I took some of our Calabrese Pancetta and diced it small and sauted for a couple minutes with a little olive oil .
Then diced up 3 small zucchini and added to the pancetta and let cook on low for about 20-30 minutes- until the zucchini was tender but not over cooked. That's it!!!!
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Jul 16th 2025