Posted on 06/28/2018 4:06:28 PM PDT by Jamestown1630
Ive become very interested in Italy lately, and am especially drawn toward the Sorrento Peninsula/Amalfi Coast area. Searching for recipes from the region and continuing in the interest of finding ways to use all of those squashes that are beginning to burgeon in your gardens - I found a recipe for Spaghetti alla Nerano. This is a pasta dish that comes from the fishing village of the same name, and uses fried zucchini.
I found the recipe on a beautiful website dedicated to Italian cooking: Memorie di Angelina. Frank Fariello has done an amazing job with this blog, which is dedicated to his grandmother and his memories of her home cooking. He is passionate about his subject, and writes beautifully and thoughtfully about it:
http://memoriediangelina.com/2017/09/09/spaghetti-alla-nerano/
(While youre there, check out his recipe for Frico, a crispy potato-cheese wonderfulness.)
I happened to find a neat way of cutting a hard-boiled egg, in case you are presenting them in a Chefs Salad or some other dish This type of garnish cut is apparently called a Van Dyke (after he of the beard style?) and there are a couple of ways to do it.
Here, YouTuber 'cheekyricho cooking' uses a knife:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUGJGhwZAY0
And DaveHax of 'Egg Life Hacks' uses a drinking straw:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XxrgwjRBCQ
If I could, I would go to Sorrento just to visit Terrerosse, the ceramics studio of Alessandro Ottone and his wife Enrica Cerchia. They dont appear to have an online shop, but they do have a YouTube channel full of beautiful videos mixing magical scenes of the rugged coastline of their home with some of their work in ceramics. The way that Alessandro celebrates the sea creatures and natural environment of Sorrento tender but not sentimental - is very moving to me. I can only imagine the satisfaction that comes from possessing talent like this and being able to devote ones working life to it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0odXD6M1Ww&index=16&list=PL4rRCviH_yjBaNKMnSIFEldN_NHUFpE0D
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What first led me to become interested in this area of Italy was a YouTube channel, ProWalks, which features walking tours of several of the towns in the region. Among the videos of the resort towns, this YouTuber also has interesting tours of the ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii. The definition of the video makes you feel as if you are actually there and cause me to think that very realistic VR vacations are not too far away for us.
Some of the tours are quite long, but they are fascinating and relaxing to watch, if you are interested and have the time:
-JT
Not the foreseeable future; but maybe someday.
You would be a fun girl to travel with, Yaelle. When I hit the lottery, we’re off!
ING 3 cups fresh orecchiette pasta cup ea arugula broccoli rappini tsp chopped garlic
RELISH oz ea diced marinated artichoke hearts diced fresh fennel 4 oz. peeled seeded diced plum tomato
2 oz ea diced yellow and red peppers 2 oz. diced sun-dried tomato 2 Tb chopped garlic 3 oz evo
PASTA Cook orecchiette done in boiling water 4-5 min. Strain and set aside. Can do ahead.
RELISH Combine artichoke hearts, fennel, tomato, yellow and red peppers and sun-dried tomato.
Add garlic, olive oil, s/p (tsp. fresh chp rosemary is a wonderful addition).
FINAL Lightly saute/wilt arugula and broccoli rappini, tb olive oil, fresh garlic, water droplets over med. S/p.
Reheat cooked pasta in boiling water 30 seconds. Heat relish, add wilted greens and adjust seasoning.
SERVE Portion pasta in 6 dishes; top with Provencal relish. Can add chp cooked spicy Italian sausage.
I would love it! I keep forgetting to actually play the lottery. Which means my plans for the winnings keep getting put on hold. Dang.
That is soooo cute! Thanks for posting.
Thanks, Yaelle. We “put up” some peaches and froze some strawberries, and that would be a great way to use them!
Part of me keeps wanting to change the green in that room to Wedgwood Blue - but in that setting, the green is perfect and so restful.
Problem-—who in their right mind would want to leave that room to go on tours of Italian ruins?
Where the Mts meet the Sea
CIPRIANI'S BAKED TAGLIATELLE
Tagliatelle is wide pasta. Best made with Cipriani Restaurant's own brand of dried green or white pasta,
at fine markets. 6 appys/4 main course. Bechamel makes 2 cups; use 1/2 c for recipe; keep rest 2-3 days,
does not freeze well.
BECHAMEL: cook gently/stir on low 5 min 1/4 c ea melted sweet butter, flour; offheat vigorously whisk in 2 c cold
milk, return to med flame; cook/stir thick and smooth. BTB, then cook/stir over simmering bain 10-15 min. S/wp.
ASSEMBLY Put 3/4 COOKED pasta in pan w/ combined tb butter/1/2 c julienned prosciutto; toss w/ 1/2 c Parm.
Spread evenly in casserole; spoon Sauce over, then Parm, scatter tbl sweet butter bits over. Broil close to heat 1-2
min to freckle, is golden and bubbly.
SERVE piping hot w/ bowl of the best Parmesano Reggiano grated cheese.
I just told the Story tonight.. I was on the Med in Toulon France 4 days with A Greek/American Shipmate.
He was stellar in the exchange of lingo on the Med, Some habled, some vous france
Any Who We went to hike to the top of Mt Toulon, but at 7 AM I finding myself sucked into smashing dishes and drinking ouzo in a Greek Wedding along the way...
I’m like, Yo Georgeo, we need to go if we are to make this MT.
Good times
Try the Submarine Anchorage from La Maddalena to Palou..
Delightful *smirk* ;)
We made the Mt Peak and skipped switch backs by foot on the way down...
2 college girls gave us a lift, Nothing happened but smiles.
Don’t tell my exwife, it might make her jealous.
I brought her lots of goodys and was true
Yay! No Work in the AM! I am going to breakfast at the Farmers Market!
Gonna
listen to Janice Sing and play guitar on the patio watching the local market set up, Who knew Tx was so sophistimicated?
The PB flavor comes through, but it just adds to the yumminess to me.
Those do look yummy, and I can get the flour free ones to fluff up just like that.
LOL - What I’m thinking! - and especially with all those lovely bathing implements in the bathroom!
A good book, nice shower, a big glass of ice water with the windows open, smelling the gardens - dinner later in a fabulous restaurant with an amazing view - I’m Good ;-)
But I could probably get it together for a couple days of trekking through the frozen past...
Have a very happy Fourth of July week, Mylife!
The view alone is mesmerizing.......you wont get much reading done. I could barely drag myself to dinner from that view I had in Capri.
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