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Eggplant Parm with a twist- "I did it my way"
Eggplant parm “I did it my way”
Grilled eggplantThin sliced Fortunas mortadellaFresh scamorzaPassata, from Calabria cooked with onion and butterGnocchi from Calabria
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May 10th 2026
Maccheroni with spicy N'duja sauce
Maccheroni with spicy N'duja sauce
Nduja is a spicy spreadable salami popular in Calabria that is great in anything from pasta to pizza to just spread on crusty slice of Italian bread.
Yield: Serves 4-5
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
1 medium Finely Chopped Onion
4 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3 Cloves Garlic, Peeled & Minced
Approximately 3 Tablespoons Nduja Removed From The Casing
1 (14 Ounce) Can Mutti Cherry Tomato
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May 2nd 2026
Easter Traditional Meat Pie, Pizzagaina
3 lb Fresh or Frozen Pizza Dough
4 lb Ricotta whole milk cheese
1 lb shredded Fortuna's Caciocavallo cheese
5 oz grated Fortuna's Grana Padano Cheese
3 fresh eggs
12 sliced hard boiled eggs
3/4 lb cooked ham
1/2 lb Fortuna's Pepperoni
3/4 lb Fortuna's Sweet Coppa
1 lb thinly sliced Fortuna's Sopressata
salt and pepper
This recipe is for 3 piesUse 3 lb fresh or frozen bread or pizza dough for crusts. Cover dough with smooth towel when rising. When rising, rub oil
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Mar 11th 2026
Shrimp with a bit of spicy N'duja
Shrimp with a bit of spicy N'duja
This recipe just was put together by my husband with what we had in the house on a snowy day!
Clean and devein your raw shrimp-set aside
Saute until soft in olive oil, bit of rolled pancetta chopped onion, diced fennel and a bit of fennel tops, roasted peppers and of course garlic!
Add a spoonfull of ndjua and stir until melted into the sauce.
Add shrimp and cook until done but be carefull not to over cook.
Serve over pasta or baby spin
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Dec 2nd 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
Garden & Grilling Time!
First of the season, swiss chard one of our favorites with cannelini beans and grilled
Italian Turkey Sausage!
Fast & Simple:
While prepping the greens and beans, steam or boil swiss chard (after its been cleaned and cut) - Drain and set aside
Saute a large sliced onion in olive oil with 4 gloves of garlic - Don not brown just soften
Once softened add whole can (juice too) La Squisita Cannelini beans
Lots of fresh ground black pepper, grated Romano cheese
Mix well and let simme
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Jul 15th 2025
Pepato, Ham & Cannellini Bean Soup
Pepato, Ham & Cannellini Bean Soup Serve 6-8
Ingredients
1 large onion chopped
4 large celery stalks, cleaned and sliced
4 carrots peeled and cut bite size
6-8 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped or smashed
Few tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 (2- to 3-pound) smoked ham bone, preferably with meat
8 ounces Locatelli Pepato Cheese, grated and then toss in the rind
Sprig of Rosemary
12 cups of water
1&nb
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Mar 1st 2025
Cotechino with lentils
Cotechino with lentils - 6 servingscotechino con lenticchie 6 servingsIngredients1 pound uncooked cotechino sausage, soaked in
abundant cold water at least 4 hours or
overnight2 tablespoons
extra-virgin olive oil3 tablespoons finely
chopped onion1 medium carrot,
finely chopped1 large celery stalk,
finely chopped plus whole celery leaves for garnish1 small garlic clove,
gently smashed and peeled1 1/2 cups small
lentils, rinsed and drained1 bay leafSaltFreshly ground black
pepp
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Sep 23rd 2024
Twist on Eggplant Parmagiana
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
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Jul 25th 2024
Zucchini Time !
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
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Jul 11th 2024