8 homemade sicilian Recipes

ground beef, fresh parsley, chopped, parmesan cheese, grated, plus more for serving, raisins, dry breadcrumbs, egg, beaten, garlic cloves, minced, salt, fresh ground pepper, olive oil, carrots, cut into 1/4 inch dice, onion, chopped, celery ribs, cut into 1/4 inch dice, zucchini, cut into 1/4 inch dice, low sodium chicken broth or 1 1/2 quarts homemade stock, canned crushed tomatoes in puree, dried rosemary or 2 tsp fresh rosemary, chopped, shell pasta or 1 cup other small macaroni noodles

whole milk, buttermilk, heavy cream, kosher salt, cheesecloth

lemons, washed, chicken breasts, large, skinless, boneless, flour , all purpose (or more as needed. can substitute non-gluten just fine.), olive oil, green olives, sliced and pitted (sicilian or other brine-cured green olives), capers, drained (if you are a caper freak, adding more doesn tsp throw off any balance), chicken stock (homemade , or canned broth works fine), butter, 1/2 stick, cut into 4 pieces (1/4 cup benecol or smart balance work just fine for this.), fresh parsley, chopped

olive oil, onion, chopped, celery rib, chopped, carrot, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, lean ground beef, ground veal (or can use ground beef), firm italian seasoned breadcrumbs , preferably from semolina bread, grated romano cheese, eggs, salt, fresh ground pepper, dried currant, chopped flat leaf parsley, chopped fresh sage (or 1 tsp. dried ), chopped fresh marjoram (or 1 tsp. dried ), grated lemon peel, unsalted butter, sliced mushrooms (wild or button or a combination), chopped shallots, all-purpose flour, beef broth (homemade or reduced-sodium canned ), marsala wine, chopped fresh herb (such as tarragon, sage, or thyme), salt, fresh ground pepper

fresh, whole milk ricotta, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, chocolate chips, candied fruit with citron and angelica if possible, pre-baked sponge cake (homemade or store bought , lb cake may be used), green marzipan for covering the finished cassata

chipotle chile in adobo, chopped small (add more chipotle if you want it spicier), panini bread, toasted, pesto sauce (homemade is best ), roasted chicken breast, baby spinach leaves, red onion , sliced into crescents, black olives, sliced