24 sicilian pine nuts raisins Recipes

swiss chard, washed and trimmed, olive oil, onion, chopped, golden raisins, salt to taste, pignoli nuts (pine nuts), toasted

flank steaks, mushroom, caps left whole,stems removed and minced, egg, beaten, breadcrumbs, onion, minced, garlic, pureed or minced,divided in half, firm plum tomato, pulp chopped ,and juices reserved, fresh red chili pepper, minced (or 1 tsp chile paste or equivalent, to taste), grating hard cheese (provolone, pecorino, parmesan, etc.), fresh herb, minced (can be 1, or any combination of parsley, sage, or oregano, to taste - or use 2 tsp dried, crumbled), hazelnuts, ground (or fine chopped , or coarse chopped pine nuts), anchovy, mashed (optional), currants (or chopped dark raisins, optional), salt and black pepper (to taste), olive oil (about 1 cup total; for sauteing and marinade), red wine (approx 1/2 cup for stuffing , 1 cup for marinade), whole sage leaf (to be placed on skewers; between speidinis) (optional)

sardines , canned in olive oil, pine nuts, slightly toasted, olive oil, raisins , plumped in warm, red wine , for 30 minutes, garlic, minced, peeled italian tomatoes , with juice, tomato paste, fresh fennel, cleaned,boiled and sliced thin (bulb and greens ), sugar, salt and pepper, to taste, chopped fresh parsley, oregano, st. joseph day breadcrumbs