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Calamarata Summer Pasta
Ingredients:
1 lb of Calamarata or Paccheri pasta Pint of fresh cherry tomatoes or 1 can Mutti Cherry tomatoes (drained) Pinch to your taste of red pepper flakes Parsley & Basil - tablespoon of each - tear into small pieces - fresh is best 4 cloves garlic Fortuna's Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil Locatelli grated cheese to top Salt Directions:
Heat 1/4 cup of extra-virgin olive oil in a pan along with a chopped cloves of garlic
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Aug 24th 2023
Risotto Caprese
Ingredients:
1 cup Lucedio Arborio Rice 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved 8 ounces fresh mozzarella, chopped into bite-sized pieces to match the size of the halved cherry tomatoes 10–12 large basil leaves, torn by hand into bite-sized pieces 1 cup olive oil Sea salt & pepper to taste
Directions:
Pre-cook the rice: Bring salted water to a boil. Add rice to the boiling water, and cook until al dente, approximately 12 minutes. Drain rice, and spread lightly with
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Aug 24th 2023
Maritati with a twist- Caciocavallo
Traditional this Maritati pasta dish is made with cacioriccota but at Fortuna's we are always looking for new ways to incorporate our best selling products, so.... we grated caciocavallo from Sicily, a nice dry cheese and it was delicious!!1 lb cooked Maritati PastaA jar of Fortuna's Marinara (or your own)1/2 lb grated CacciocavalloOlive Oil1 clove of chopped garlicHot or Sweet Calabrian Pepper (optional)Salt for pasta, chopped basil for toppingPasta water- save 1/2 cupC
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Aug 5th 2023
Zucchini Time !
Zucchine Friattata with caciocavallo cheese and topped with zucchine flowers !!
Aug 4th 2023
Tuscan Bean Salad with Soppressata, By Mary Ann Esposito, Ciao Italia
Tuscan
Bean Salad with Soppressata
By Mary Ann Esposito, Ciao Italia
Tuscan Bean Salad with Soppressata Insalata di Fagioli e Soppressata alla Toscana Serves 8 1-1/2 cups dried
cannellini beans
¼-pound chunk Fortuna's soppressata, diced
¼-cup chopped red
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Jul 24th 2023
Mezzi Rigatoni with Peas & Tomatos
Note from Patti Fortuna: I found this recipe online and have made it a few times and love it- thought I'd share with you all! Recipe calls for sugar, but I do not use. INGREDIENTS:1 1/2 LB. of peas, shelled 12 OZ. of mezzi rigatoni pasta 11 OZ. of cherry tomatoesSpices: fresh oregano, salt, marjoram & lemon Extra-virgin olive oil - a few tablespoonsMETHOD: 1- Preheat the oven to 300°F.
2- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Score the bottom of t
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Jul 9th 2023
Refreshing Summer Lunch from Sicily
If you haven't tried it yet, it's a must try this summer! Italian Tuna from Sicily, nothing like the cans in the grocery store. Make a pasta salad, tuna salad sandwiches or these cute cucumbers topped with Italian tuna salad. Click here to see more on Italian Tuna
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Jul 8th 2023
Movie Night Popcorn with Locatelli
ooking for something fun for Summer Movie Night? Try adding some freshly grated Locatelli Romano cheese on top of your popcorn and toss instead of butter - yummmmmm
Jul 7th 2023
ELICONI, Loves to hold your favorite sauce!
ELICONI , large spiral pasta is our favorite & it loves to hold your favorite sauce in all the spirals check it out: ELICONI
Jun 27th 2023
Picnic Time
Picnic Time is time for Fortuna's specialties! Grab your friends and head to the mountains, shore, beach or the nearest picnic table. Spicy Framer BruschettaTaralli Sliced thin Coppa & Prosciutto
Jun 22nd 2023