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Creamy Polenta with Grana Padano Cheese Fondue

January 14, 2020 By very EATalian Leave a Comment

As strange as it may sound, my dad always says he grew up eating “polenta e latte” (polenta and milk). In the morning, he would break a slice of hardened polenta into his bowl of warm milk and call it a breakfast. Although I never had the pleasure to try it, my mom confirms it’s delicious!

WHAT’S POLENTA, ANYWAY?

Cheap and filling, polenta is the quintessential peasant food of Northern Italy; it’s coarsely ground cornmeal cooked in water for a long time.  Polenta is very versatile. Do you remember that Forrest Gump’s scene where Bubba goes on and on about shrimp? Well, I could go on and on about all the different ways to eat polenta! It can be yellow, white or dark (polenta taragna, a blend of buckweat flour and cornmeal). When soft, it’s the perfect companion for stews or any dish that includes a little sauce. When hard, it turns into a loaf that can be easily sliced and then pan-seared, grilled or fried. Here are just a few examples of how people in Friuli and Veneto like to eat it: polenta with sauteed mushrooms, polenta with melted cheese, polenta with grilled meat, polenta e baccala’ (salt cod), polenta con polastro in tecia (stewed chicken), polenta e spezzatino (beef stew), polenta e osei (birds!), polenta with eggs, polenta with salami cooked in vinegar, polenta with fried sardines…and the list goes on and on!

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Friuli, Main Entree, Vegetarian Tagged With: cheese, comfort food, fondue, friuli, polenta, polente cuinciade

Butternut Squash Ravioli (Ravioli di Zucca)

October 22, 2016 By very EATalian 2 Comments

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Everything is pumpkin-flavored these days and you probably already had butternut squash cooked in any possible way this season…but have you ever tried Butternut Squash Ravioli (Ravioli di Zucca)? They’re delicate pockets of thinly rolled pasta hiding a delicious filling of sweet and nutty squash, bitter-sweet amaretti and savory Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. Back in Italy, we typically toss them in a lovely aromatic butter sage sauce. They’re pretty much impossible not to love!

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Filed Under: Pasta & Gnocchi Tagged With: comfort food, fall, pasta, pumpkin, ravioli, squash

Velvety Kabocha Squash Soup

December 3, 2015 By very EATalian Leave a Comment

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If you think I’ve posted too many squash recipes lately, you may be right. I’m kind of obsessed with kabocha squash in particular, for its versatility. After making some delicious fluffy gnocchi and baking some adorable squirrel-shaped cookies, now it’s time for a nice and easy soup recipe!

I think the sweet flavor of this vegetable really shines in velvety soups like this one….

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Filed Under: Soups, Vegetarian Tagged With: comfort food, pumpkin, soup, squash

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