Italian Supper
With appetizers, pastas, mains, sides and desserts, our Italian Supper collection has all the makings for a hearty Italian meal. When you mangi bene, you vive bene. So eat up and live well with these recipes from Rachael Ray, Mario Batali and friends!
This traditional Italian honey cake, or "honey balls," as it is sometimes known, is served around Christmas time. Sometimes you will see this dessert on St Joseph's Day tables as well. Usually the balls are piled high in a tree-shaped mound, but you can shape them into a wreath as well.
More Desserts:
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Serve for dessert with Sausage and Fish One-Pot.
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Choose your favorite fall fruit to adorn this sweet focaccia. I recommend throwing three tablespoons of water into the lower part of the oven three times during the first ten minutes of baking. The steam created results in a crispier crust. Try it, but be careful not to extinguish the pilot light or soak the focaccia!
-Louisa Shafia
This recipe appears in Louisa's new book, Lucid Food, available in November 2009.
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Add this cherry soup to a bowl of vanilla ice cream or eat it with a spoon and nothing else!
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This is a dessert that is a favorite for New Year's Eve. These delicious treats may be stuffed with various fillings such as jelly or cream.
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You can serve these any time of year, but they always made the Christmas cookie tray in my family. These are a traditional Italian cookie, pronounced "joo-joo-lay-knee."
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This recipe was submitted by Joanne Chrisinger. Read her full story in our Family Heirloom section.
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Raymond De Felitta has shared his aunt's Pasticelli Cookies recipe with us. His wife, Sherry, notes, "These marvelous cookies take some time to prepare, but they are worth it! This recipe is classic Italian – even the cookie sheets are greased with olive oil!"
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This dessert has a special lemon kick. For a complete meal, serve with Tarragon-Cream Chicken and Polenta Pot Pies.
