Author: Daniel Bellino

Hello All ! I'm Daniel Bellino "Z" Best Selling Italian Cookbook Author and Publisher of Positano The Amalfi Coast ... I have traveled the World extensively and have been going to: Napoli, Capri, Positano, and The Amalfi Coast of Italy Since 1985 ... I live and write in New York's Greenwich Village. I am the Best Selling author of such Books as : SUNDAY SAUCE , The RAGU BOLOGNESE COOKOOK, The FEAST of The 7 FISH, and the soon to be released POSITANO - Capri The Amalfi Coast , a book that tells stories of Napoli, Capri and Psoitano, and is part Cookbook of Regional Dishes of the area, as well as being a Guide Book of this region of Italy. I have been a Restaurant and Wine Professional for more than 30 Years, and I Created America's 1st Ever Venetian Wine Bar (Bacaro) in 1997, in Bar Cichetti, where I was the Head Chef / Wine Director and Managing Partner.

Braised Rabbit with Pasta in Ischia

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FETTUCCINE w/ RABBIT RAGU ISCHIANA
 
ISCHIA
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Browning the RABBIT
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FAVORITES

And SECRET ITALIAN 

RECIPES

 

AGIDA Serves The PASTA dressed with Some SAUCE
 
The RABBIT is SERVED as The MAIN COURSE (Secondo)
AGIDA in ISCHIA
 
“Isn’t she SWEET” ?
CONIGLIO ISCHITANA
 
The BRISED RABBIT
 
alla AGIDA
 
ISCHIA, ITALY
 
Braised Rabbit Recipe 
 
 
 
BRAVA AGIDA !!!
 

 

Italian Hot Chocolate Recipe Cioccalata Calda

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ITALIAN CIOCCALATA CALDA
 
Italian Hot Chocolate
 
 
 
ITALIAN CIOCCOLATA CALDA
1 ½ cups  whole milk (or part heavy cream for extra super decadence)
2 Tbsp Sugar
3.5 oz  good quality dark chocolate, 70% or higher, broken into pieces
2 tsp cornstarch (cornflour, maizena)
Take about 4 Tablespoons of the milk and set it aside. In a medium saucepan, over low heat, slowly heat the rest of the milk and the sugar.
When the sugar is dissolved and the milk is hot, but not boiling, add the chopped chocolate and stir until it is melted.
Mix the cornstarch with the reserved milk and add it to the chocolate mixture in the pan. Stir until the mixture thickens.
Pour into mugs or cups and serve immediately.
This makes 2 large or 4 small servings.
You can serve whipped cream (the real deal!) on the side or on top for added decadence. Also nice is a sprinkling of cinnamon.
This is a basic recipe and from here you can get creative by adding some coffee liqueur, or any other liqueur, some vanilla flavoring, etc
I’ve seen cioccolata calda served in very small cups, and even thicker than this recipe, but I’ve not tasted or tried that version.
 
 
 
SUNDAY SAUCE
 
WHEN ITALIAN AMERICANS COOK

 

Meatballs

MEATBALLS
 
 
 
 
 
RECIPE GRANDMA MARIELLI’S MEATBALLS
 
 
INGREDIENTS :
 
2 and 1/2 lbs. Ground Beef Chuck
2 large eggs
1/4 cup fresh chopped Parsley, 
1 teaspoon each of dry oregano and dried Basil
5 slices of wheat bread(in 1/2′ cubes)
1/2 teaspoon each of Salt and Black Pepper
1/3 cup milk
half cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 medium chopped onion
6 cloves minced Garlic
 
Mixed all. Form into Meatballs and baked them for 30-35 minutes at 375° 
 
Or Fry the Meatballs in vegetable oil and serve, or finish cooking in your Sauce.
ENJOY !!!
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DOLLY SINATRA’S MEATBALLS
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Party alla Bolognese

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RIGATONI BOLOGNESE

 

PARTY alla BOLOGNESE

Party alla Bolognese , ever hear of it? No, I didn’t think so. I coined the phrase, just like I coined the phrase Meatball Parm Mondays , which I first wrote about in my best selling Italian Cookbook Sunday Sauce. So, you want to know what a Party alla Bolognese is, a term you are no doubt hearing for the first time. Well as you might have already surmised, number one, it’s a party that has to do with Bolognese. A party where you eat Pasta with Ragu Bolognese you’re asking? Well yes, you are quite correct, you’ll be eating the famed Italian Ragu from the city of Bologna, Italy. This is a party centered around eating Pasta all Bolognese. Now what’s better than that?

So, as we know Ragu Bolognese is the famous meat-sauce for pasta from Bologna, Italy. Now, hopefully by the time you read this part of the book, you’ve already made your first Ragu alla Bolognese. Well congratulations are in order to you, you’ve learned something that is infinitely important, and something that will serve you the rest of your life. You now know the infinite glories of the Bolognese, that lush pasta meat-sauce from Bologna, Italy known as Ragu Bolognese. You know the wonderful flavor, and are sure to crave it often. No problem, if you have a craving, you can just make it. You have the recipe, you’ve made it once or twice, you can make it any time you want.

So, you want to throw a dinner party for friends? I certainly hope you do. If you’ve never done so before, I’d just like to tell you, you have no idea, and I’m sure you’ll be surprised, surprised how great it will be, ” a Party alla Bolognese.”

Making this famed Ragu and throwing a party centered around the Bolognese where you’ll feed Maccheroni alla Bolognese to friends and family, this is such a wonderful thing, you just can’t imagine. Do it once and you’ll see. You will make your friends oh-so-happy in more ways than one. They will thank you and sing your praises, and you will feel their joy. A joy that you gave them by making them Ragu Bolognese. Yes it has this affect.

Throwing a dinner party you say? It seems so daunting. Hey, you’ve made Bolognese, throwing a dinner party centered around Bolognese is as easy as pie, and I’m going tell you how. You will amaze your friends with this one! Trust me! Hey, I’ve already told you pretty much, 90% of all you’ll need to know to do your first fabulous Party alla Bolognese. “What,” you say? Well I’ve written the recipe for you, and you’ve already made your first Bolognese, maybe even two or three by now. You know how to make one of the World’s great dishes Pasta alla Bolognese, all you need now is some good music, good Italian Wine, and some sort of Salad or Antipasto to start you off.

You will make the Bolognese ahead of time, either the day before or early in the day before your party starts. You can either make a salad to have before the Bolognese, but a better choice would be either a Caprese Salad of fresh Mozzarella & Tomatoes, a lovely mixed Antipasto, or something as easy as Prosciutto & Melon would be very apropos, considering the Bolognese and the famed Prosciutto di Parma are both from the same region in Italy of Emilia Romagna.








 

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