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Layered Eggplant with spinach and fresh mozzarellaServes 2Ingredients:1/ 4 cup olive oil for browning  1 large eggplant, peeled and sliced about 1/2 inch 2 cups Italian flavored bread crumbs 2 eggs scrambled with 1 tbs milk  1 medium onion, chopped  1/2 lb Fortuna's hot Calabrese Italian sausage, casing removed (or sweet sausage if you'd like) 1, 1/2 lb ball fresh mozzarella 8 oz baby spinach  4 cloves of garlic  Directions: Cut and dip eggplant in egg …

Sicilian Tuna - Rice BowlIngredients 1 jar of Sicilian oil-packed tuna drained and flaked into large pieces 1 celery stalk, thinly sliced (about 1/3 cup) 1/4 cup red onion, thinly sliced 1/4 cup pitted Castelvetrano olives, sliced 1 tablespoon capers 1 cup cooked Arborio rice , rinsed and cooled 2 tablespoons red or white wine vinegar 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 2+ tablespoons extra-virgin olive oilDirections Combine the tuna, celery, onion, oli …

PASTA RUSTICA -Serves 4-6 Fact: Patti won the Pasta challenge one year with this recipe, worth a try!    1 lb. Penne or Pasta of your choice ¼ cup butter 4 cloves chopped garlic 6-8 sundried tomatoes- julienned ¼ cup minced shallots 2 cups of heavy cream ¼ lb. Coppa sliced ¼” thick then julienned ¼ lb. Sopressata sliced ¼” thick then ½ mooned (hot or sweet) 1 cup frozen peas, thawed and drained 1 cup or 1 can straw mushroom …

BRACIOLE , with my twistSo much talk lately about braciole I just had to make it too! But I added a twist to my grandmothers recipe and added a little Italian bread crumbs and one of our new sauces made with olives. Ingredients: Flank steak pounded thin (about 1.5 lbs)For stuffing: 4 chopped hard boiled eggsfresh parsley- chopped1 Tbls Italian Bread crumbs2 cloves chopped garlicLots of Locatelli Romano, about 1/2 cup grated2 Tbls of our new Conte sauce with olivesMix all ingr …

Tagliatelle BologneseIngredients for 41 lb.  Tagliatelle3⁄4 lb. ground beef1⁄3 lb. pancetta, chopped1 1/4 cups Marchio Familglia tomato passata3⁄4 cup beef broth 2 carrots2 celery stalks1⁄2 small onion 1⁄2 cup red (or dry white) wine 1⁄2 cup milkextra-virgin olive oil salt – pepperGrated cheese to tasteDirections:Chop the pancetta. Trim the celery, carrots, and onion, and mince them all into fine pieces.Heat a pan with a drizzle of oil, sauté the pancetta, add the vegetables and g …