Recipes

A lovely mix of Valdostano, Italian, and American recipes on Appalachian to Alpine!

Savory

main dishes

Polenta- a crash course
Polenta Ostenga con Gamberetti….Italian Shrimp & Grits!
Day Old Polenta (crispy pan fried with jam)
A Polenta Rainbow
Black Polenta Squares with Gorgonzola and Caramelized Onions
Polenta con salsiccia (polenta with sausage)                                                                                                                                                                    Homemade Tortellini
Fresh Porcini Mushroom Risotto
Pasta e Fagioli, summer version
Zuppa Valpellinese (black bread,cabbage, & Fontina soup)
Light as a Cloud Gnocchi
Homemade Veggie Burgers

vegetables & side dishes

Fresh Figs Topped with Bleu d’Aoste, Balsamic & Caramelized Onions
Cornmeal Crusted Zucchini and Tomato Tower
Wildcrafted Cicoria Salad
Fiori di Zucca (fried zucchini blossoms)
Edible Weeds
Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Focaccia
Lemon Agretti with Truffle Olive Oil
Oven Roasted Treviso Radicchio with Fleur de Sel
Crispy fried mozzarella cheese balls (gluten free)
Roasted beet, orange and kale salad
Wear your polenta and eat it too: Polenta Hat Crackers

Breads, Desserts, & Jam

Red currant, lime and chambord gelato
Jam Making for Jamaphobes
Strawberry, Mint & Black Pepper Jam
No-Knead Bread
Pie, the Mysterious Food-Art (pumpkin pie & crust recipe)
Lemon Cake Pie
Bronx Style Bagels

Gluten free recipes

Polenta- a crash course
Polenta Ostenga con Gamberetti….Italian Shrimp & Grits!
Day Old Polenta (crispy pan fried with jam)
A Polenta Rainbow
Black Polenta Squares with Gorgonzola and Caramelized Onions
Polenta con salsiccia (polenta with sausage)    
Fresh Figs Topped with Bleu d’Aoste, Balsamic & Caramelized Onions
Cornmeal Crusted Zucchini and Tomato Tower
Wildcrafted Cicoria Salad
Edible Weeds
Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Focaccia
Lemon Agretti with Truffle Olive Oil
Oven Roasted Treviso Radicchio with Fleur de Sel
Crispy fried mozzarella cheese balls (gluten free)
Jam Making for Jamaphobes
Strawberry, Mint & Black Pepper Jam
Fresh Porcini Mushroom Risotto
Red currant, lime and chambord gelato
Roasted beet, orange and kale salad