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INGREDIENTS2 cups Fresh Basil Leaves (packed)  2 cloves Garlic  1/3 cup Pine Nuts  1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil  1/2 Locatelli Pecorino Romano Cheese (grated) 1 lb Trofie Pasta  Kosher Salt (to taste) Pepper (to taste)  …

San Marzano Tomatos D.O.PPomodori Pelati Italiani con Basilico (Italian Peeled Tomatoes with Basil) On the plain near Salerno Italy, the sun, soil, and weather conditions combine to grow the best tomatoes. These peeled, plum-shaped tomatoes are truly unique with fewer seeds and less water. The pulp creates a wonderful base for pizza, marinara sauce, or any Italian dish calling for plum tomatoes. Packed in San Marzano Italy 28 oz can Italy's finest …

Trofie al Pesto -serves 4Time 30 mins1 lb bag  Trofie Pasta2 Tbsp  grated Grana cheese4 tsp grated Pecorino Romano 1 Tbsp./12 g pine nuts 20-25 fresh basil leaves2-4 cloves of fresh garlicExtra-virgin olive oil SaltFor the pesto sauce:Wash and dry the basil leaves. With a mortar and pestle crush some of the leaves, then gradually add more, and keep crushing – they're easier to crush this way instead of all at once. Add the pine nuts a little at a time, then the slices of garl …

Here at Fortuna's we have over 20 honey bee hives. As always, we pride ourselves on pure all natural foods, including our honey! Our honey bees have free range over our 158 acres and feast themselves on our wild flowers, berries bushes, garden vegetables and make just the purest natural honey. A spoonful a day keeps the doctor away! Did you know? The Egyptians cherished honey so much, jars of the liquid gold were buried with deceased royalty to give them a sweet transition into th …

Yummmm Grilled Eggplant ParmigianaShop Ingredients:  Calabrese Pancetta , chopped and lightly sauted until softenTomatoes with Peppers , add sauce & tomatoes to cooked pancettaSugo Melazane - EggplantLocatelli Grated CheeseAuricchio Smoked Scamorza Fresh Eggplant , peeled, sliced , brushed with light olive oil and grill until soft.Layer as you would any eggplant parm : Eggplant>sauce with pancetta>Scamorza>repeatBake 350 for 20 minutes  …

CASSULLI with ZUCCHINI AND ALMOND PESTOINGREDIENTS FOR 4 PERSONS2 zucchini 40 g of almonds without skin1 lb Cassulli pasta, similar to Cavatelli 30 g of Pecorino cheese Some basil leaves- nice handful 4 fresh mint leaves 1 clove of garlic extra virgin olive oilDallop of ricotta cheese and fresh tomato to garnish salt pepperInstructionsWash the zucchini and cut into strips. Then in tiny little pieces. In a pan heat a little extra virgin olive oil and a clove of garlic. Add …

Yes, that's our family on the label, Nani & Papa Marchio!Made in Calabria , shipped from USA- our new private family recipe & brand.  New item direct from our pasta maker in Calabria Italy. Our new passata is exclusive to Fortuna's in the USA. One taste and you will agree it's the best!  HANDMADE, WITH LOVE, This was how our grandparents made it, and like this we continue, because of nostalgia but also because we can’t give up the authentic, fresh flavor of the artisanal p …

HONEY CORN MUFFINS¾ cup flour1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder½ teaspoon salt1/3 cup cornmeal¼ cup diced raw apple¼ cup our own Vermont pure  honey1 well beaten egg1/3 cup sour cream3 tablespoons melted shortening or butterPreheat oven to 400 degrees. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Add cornmeal.  Combine beaten egg, sour cream, honey, and melted butter or shortening. Add all at once to flour/cornmeal mixture.  Stir only enough to dampen all the flour. Fold in the …

Sausage, Zucchini & Caciocavallo FrittataSausage, Zucchini & Caciocavallo Frittata 12 Fresh Eggs beaten well with ¼ cup of whole milk¾ lb. Sweet Italian Sausage, removed from casing½ coarsely grated Caciocavallo cheese1 Med. Zucchini , chopped fairly small6 Zucchini Flowers to top2 Tbls olive oilSalt & pepper to tasteIn a good heavy duty frittata pan or non-stick pan heat the olive oil and brown the Italian sausage, breaking up in small pieces as cooking. Cook throu …