7 italian dolce Recipes

cherries (250 g frozen or fresh ), butter or 1 tsp vegetable oil, almonds (ground ), breadcrumbs (finely grated ), eggs, divided, icing sugar (120 g), breadcrumbs (finely grated , 60 g), cornstarch (if using frozen cherries), nuts liqueur (alternative amaretto or maraschino), vanilla extract (grated peel only ) or 1/2 lemon (grated peel only), icing sugar (to serve )

mussels ( i used italian from the ligurian sea), ripe vine tomatoes, bread crumbs, dry white wine, spring rosemary, chopped parsley, garlic, chopped finely, good quality saffron, paprika dolce ( sweet italian paprika), egg, butter, salt to taste

hazelnuts, unskinned almonds, unbleached all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa, fennel seeds, lightly crushed, cinnamon, orange , zest of, grated, dried figs, thinly sliced, sugar, honey, gorgonzola , dolce (assorted italian cheeses) or 1 1/2 lbs parmigiano-reggiano cheese (assorted italian cheeses) or 1 1/2 lbs taleggio (assorted italian cheeses)

ricotta cheese, eggs, powdered sugar, grated lemon rind, fresh lemon juice, almond liqueur, semisweet chocolate mini-morsels, chocolate crumb crusts

canola oil, for frying, top sirloin , cut against the grain on the bias into eight 1/8-inch strips or fingers, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, all-purpose flour, eggs, italian-style breadcrumbs, smoked almonds, grated parmesan, extra-virgin olive oil, paprika, red bell peppers , fire roasted, from a jar, garlic , smashed, shallot, chopped, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, gorgonzola dolce, at room temperature, four 6-inch tomato focaccia rolls, split and toasted (or your favorite focaccia bread), homemade hot giardiniera , recipe follows (or your favorite oil-packed hot giardiniera), finely chopped, table salt, diced carrots, tiny cauliflower florets, serrano peppers, sliced (depending on heat level desired), garlic, minced, stalk celery, diced small, red bell pepper, diced small, canola oil, dried oregano, freshly ground black pepper