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Pistachio Gelato
We are having a bit of a heat wave here in Connecticut this week. I figured what better way to fight the heat than to try out a new flavor of gelato. I wanted to make a Sicilian style gelato,…
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Prosciutto e Melone
Sweet ripe cantaloupe wrapped in paper-thin prosciutto. One of Italy’s simplest and most perfect combinations. Prosciutto and Melon is a simple and classic Italian combination. Quality ingredients are key here, use good imported Prosciutto di Parma or if you want…
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Pasta alla Norma
Pasta alla Norma is one of Sicily’s most celebrated dishes, a simple combination of pasta, tomato sauce, fried eggplant, and ricotta salata that has become a symbol of Sicilian cooking. The dish comes from Catania, on the eastern coast of…
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Branzino di Lina in Cartoccio
Many of my favorite memories of visiting Sicily over the years revolve around food. The way a meal could stretch for hours. The way my aunt would disappear into the kitchen and come back with something extraordinary made from almost…
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Ricotta Cheesecake
Desserts were not the strong suit of my father’s restaurant. You ate there for the pasta dishes and the Italian entrees. Dessert was an afterthought. Like many Italian-American restaurants at the time, we had premade desserts we got from a…
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Pasta al Forno with Sausage
Pasta al Forno simply means baked pasta, and unlike a lot of Italian dishes, there is no single definitive recipe for it. Every region has its own version, every family has their own take, and almost any combination of pasta,…
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Sole Francese
Sole Francese was a constant on my dad’s menu and has always been a popular Italian-American favorite. Who can resist a golden egg-battered fillet smothered in a lemon butter wine sauce? The majority of the recipes here on ItalianChef.com were…
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Chicken Cacciatore
The trend in Italian restaurants today to be new and innovative has unfortunately forced some excellent traditional dishes such as Chicken Cacciatore off the menus. This is a shame, because if you ask me, great food should never go out…
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Pasta al Tonno (Pasta with Tuna)
Pasta al Tonno is the ultimate Italian pantry meal. A can of tuna, some garlic, olive oil, parsley, and a box of penne – that’s all you need. This is the kind of pasta you make on a busy weeknight…
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Chicken Piccata
Chicken Piccata is one of those Italian-American classics that proves you don’t need a long ingredient list to make a delicious meal. Thin chicken cutlets, a bright lemon-butter sauce, briny capers, and a splash of white wine, that’s it. This…
Hi, I’m Phil. I started The Italian Chef in 1999 to keep my father Paul Torre’s recipes alive after he retired from the restaurant business. Most of what you’ll find here comes from his kitchen and mine.
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- The Pasta Book: Recipes, Techniques, Inspiration
- The Italian Baker
- Coming Home to Sicily: Seasonal Harvests and Cooking from Case Vecchie
- Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking
- The Silver Spoon (Traditional Italian Home Cooking Recipes)
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Pasta alla Norma. Eggplant, tomato, basil, ricotta salata. Sicily on a plate.
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