photo credit: jessicafm You won’t find a more authentic Italian food than the Italian pasta and bean soup called Pasta e Fagioli or Pasta Fagioli. This is an ancient peasant dish and some say you will find the best ever made in Tuscany. It always includes lot of vegetables, beans and herbs and some smallish [...]
Gourmet Italian
Italian Pasta and Beans Soup – Pasta e Fagioli
February 10th, 2010
Simple Italian Zuppa di piselli secchi e patate – Split Pea & Potato Soup
February 7th, 2010
photo credit: thebittenword.com Simple Italian soups are so welcome this time of year, and none are more comforting that Split Pea and Potato soup! A nice warm bowl of soup, a crusty chunk of bread and a fireplace and I’m in heaven. The addition of potatoes to the pea soup just make it that [...]
You Can’t Go Wrong with Italian Stracotto al Barolo – Beef Braised in Red Wine Sauce
February 3rd, 2010
photo credit: VirtualErn Beef braised with Italian red wine – Stracotto al Barolo – is one of my favorite comfort foods! This Piemontese Pot Roast is cooked in Barolo red wine. Barolo is sometimes referred to as the king of wines, for its rich flavor and wonderful aroma. Barolo had admirers throughout Europe as early [...]
