Recipes of Second courses

Meats, fish, and vegetarian options Italian style. Easy and tasty main courses with the homemade touch of traditional cuisine.

Recipes, Second courses

Beef tagliata with arugula, parmesan, and Modena balsamic vinegar

14 January 2014 / No Comments

Beef tagliata with arugula, parmesan, and balsamic vinegar of Modena, or how to fake it with a main course in just over 10 minutes. Carnivores are in luck. Today’s recipe is for those who have a blast with a good piece of meat and little else, but, wow… What little else! The combination of these 4 ingredients is top-notch… I…

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Mia Villar Raurich

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Pasta with spinach, mascarpone, and orange zest
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Sweet Valentine’s Day temptation with coconut cookie, mascarpone, and strawberry
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Supplì: risotto croquettes with meat sofrito and a mozzarella heart
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Recipes, Second courses

Hunter-style chicken

23 October 2013 / No Comments

I love this version of hunter-style chicken (pollo alla cacciatora in Italian). I say version, because there are quite a few different ways to prepare this recipe, and it is not known if it is typical of Tuscany or Umbria. Some people start the base with onion, celery, and carrot, others add red wine instead of white, some add olives,…

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Pasta Arrabbiata (penne all’arrabbiata)
13 October 2013

Pasta with tomato and mascarpone sauce
26 June 2015
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Roman-style stewed salt cod (cod with tomato, raisins, and pine nuts)

29 August 2013 / No Comments

Today it’s time for “baccalà in umido alla romana”, also known as “in” or “al” guazzetto (the little sauce) cod; with a tomato, raisin, and pine nut sofrito. This is a recipe originating from Judeo-Roman cuisine, but over time, it became the official dish for Christmas Eve for many years. Nowadays, however, this tradition has been somewhat lost and it…

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The “Nonna Moderna” Tiramisù
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Pasta alla boscaiola: creamy Italian recipe with mushrooms, peas, and sausage
19 November 2025

Italian-style lamb stew: Nonna’s leftover recipe
4 December 2025
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Eggplant and ham meatballs, with a Burgos cheese center and honey and pepper sauce

31 July 2013 / No Comments

I have decided. These eggplant and ham meatballs with their honey and pepper yogurt sauce have just become the new trendy appetizer in my house, until we get sick of them: They turned out waaaay too goooood… I was already familiar with “le polpette di melanzane,” very typical of southern Italy, but since eggplants go so well with ham (and…

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Summer antipasto: Figs with ham
28 June 2015

Torta Pasqualina: the traditional Italian savory pie for Easter
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Chickpea, arugula, and cherry tomato salad with anchovy vinaigrette
4 July 2015
Recipes, Second courses

Saltimbocca alla Romana

3 February 2013 / No Comments

The Saltimbocca alla Romana are an iconic dish of Italian cuisine. Although their origin is attributed to northern Italy, it was Rome that popularized them and turned them into an authentic gastronomic jewel. Their name, which literally means “jumps in the mouth,” alludes to their explosion of flavors that conquer anyone. This dish combines simple ingredients like meat, ham, and…

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