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Ciao tutti!
Thanks for all the comments about our new website and Gina's blog: "The Buzz from Italy"! Lots of interesting current topics. If you haven't been out there - check it out!
September is here already! And with it the harvesting of tomatoes down south, the grapes in Tuscany and our fall culinary tours. We're also working on the winter schedule for Gina, so stay tuned!
Tired of the heat and still wanting to entertain and cook? Here are some interesting antipasto insights!
A presto,
Gina and Mary
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Antipasto Platters & Summer Entertaining
One of my favorite ways to eat is to just nosh on lots of little things, and both Spanish tapas and Italian antipasti platters are perfect for this, in fact they have a lot in common. When it's this hot and you don't want a heavy meal or to spend a lot of time cooking, but you want to have all your friends over for drinks and dinner, putting together a large assortment of antipasti is one of the easiest ways to entertain.
A couple of good cured meats like salami, prosciutto or mortadella, some sliced provolone, chunks of parmigiano and some pickled vegetables like giardiniera or pepperoncini are perfect for putting together various little mouthfuls. Some of the dishes that both Spain and Italy have in common as a part of little plates instead of a big meal are easy to make and round out the traditional antipasto platter to make it a full meal. Stewed octopus or squid, fried sweet peppers and shrimp with garlic and parsley are just a few examples.
Click here to read more, ideas and another recipe
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Moscardine con Sugo Arrabiata
(Tiny octopus with spicy tomato sauce)
Ingredients:
- 500 gr small octopus or squid
- 3 garlic cloves
- olive oil
- hot peppers, one or two
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- parsley
- white wine
Preparation:
Saut� the garlic in the olive oil gently, add the hot peppers and parsley and cook a few minutes, then add the octopus or squid and saut� until cooked. Add the wine, allow it to cook off and then add the tomato and simmer for 20 minutes, salting to taste. Serve as an antipasto.
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