9 nero italian Recipes

good-quality chicken or vegetable stock, savoy cabbage, stalks removed , outer leaves separated, washed and roughly chopped, big handfuls cavolo nero and/or kale, stalks removed, leaves washed, stale country-style or sourdough bread, garlic, unpeeled, cut in 1/2, olive oil, pancetta or bacon, anchovy fillets, in oil, fresh rosemary , leaves picked, fontina cheese, grated, freshly grated parmesan , plus a little for serving, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, couple large knobs butter, fresh sage , leaves picked

italian sausages, skins removed and meat crumbled, olive oil, onions, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, chicken stock, white wine, thyme sprigs, kale, washed and chopped, cooked cannellini beans

eggplants, cubed small, green bell pepper, diced, sweet onion, finely diced, garlic cloves, minced, whole garlic clove, extra, fennel seed, cumin seed, whole black peppercorn, coriander seed, french bread or 3 slices italian bread, toasted, extra virgin olive oil (or more ), fresh raw shrimp, ouzo, pitted kalamata olive, roughly chopped, capers, flat leaf parsley, finely chopped, unsalted pistachios, chopped, shredded parmesan cheese

onion, roughly chopped , plus 1 onion, finely chopped, carrot, roughly chopped, bay leaf, cleaned cuttlefish , ink sac retained, extra-virgin olive oil, squid ink, arborio rice (vialone nano brand preferred), dry white wine, unsalted butter, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/4 cup

salt and pepper, to taste, ziti rigate whole wheat ziti or 3/4 lb any other short-cut pasta, extra-virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, finely chopped, cavolo nero, stemmed and very thinly sliced (also called tuscan kale, dinosaur kale or lacinato kale), nutmeg , to taste, fresh ricotta cheese, grated onion, italian tomatoes in puree, fresh basil , torn, to taste, parmigiano-reggiano cheese , to taste, shredded mozzarella cheese

cannellini beans, olive oil, divided, ham hock (or 1/2 lb. chunk prosciutto), garlic cloves (chopped ), garlic clove (whole ), water (divided ), thyme, rosemary, leek (white and light green only minced ), onion (chopped ), carrot (diced ), celery rib (diced ), bay leaves, cavolo nero (chopped-if available use italian black cabbage), napa cabbage (chopped ), tomato puree, italian bread (sliced 1/2-inch thick ), parmesan cheese

cake, flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, milk, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, orange filling, orange liquor (not too sweet ), butter, sugar, salt, mandarin oranges, drained, cream filling, heavy whipping cream, vanilla, orange liquor