6 nonna italian Recipes

chicken thighs, bone in, italian sausages, extra virgin olive oil, carrot, peeled, onion, garlic, chopped, bay leaf, dry white wine, crushed tomatoes , plus, crushed tomatoes (i actually like using the tomatoes in the tall glass container, italian brand), salt and pepper, parsley, basil (if using fresh , use lotsa basil, and add close to the end)

flour (13 oz), margarine (5 oz) or 150 g butter (5 oz), sugar (6 oz), salt, eggs, baking powder, vanilla, liqueur (we use maraschino), lemon zest or 1 orange zest, milk (1/3 cup), sugar (additional only for topping )

lean ground turkey, eggs (or egg beater equivalent), salt, romano cheese (generous half a cup), italian breadcrumbs, tomato sauce

extra-virgin olive oil, recipe polpette alla napoletana , recipe follows, pork spare ribs , cut into 2-inch pieces, chicken thighs, skin-on and bones intact, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, onion, finely chopped, dry red wine, peeled plum tomatoes and juice, passed through a food mill, sweet italian sausage (about 6 links), still in its casing, hot red pepper flakes, day-old bread, cut into 1-inch cubes, ground chuck beef, eggs, beaten, garlic cloves, minced, grated pecorino romano, chopped italian parsley leaves, pine nuts, baked for 8 minutes in a 400 degree f oven, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper