Getting Around the Site: Food & Wine

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• Ingredients, Techniques, Menus and More
• Recipes
  • Salse: Sauces
  • Antipasti, Or Beginnings:
    Vegetable Based
    Meat Based
    Fish Based
    Arancini, Fritters, And Snacks
  • Pane: Breads, Pizza, Focaccia...
  • Primi Piatti: The First Course

    Soups:
    Fish Soups
    Light and Clear Soups
    Hearty Legume and Pasta Based Soups
    Minestrone and other Vegetable Soups

    Risotti & other Rice Dishes

    Gnocchi, Potato & Otherwise

    Pasta & Pasta Sauces:
    Cream, Cheese, and Oil-Based Sauces
    Green Vegetable Sauces
    Red Sauces
    Mushroom Sauces
    Lemons, Onions, Garlic, and More
    Fish Sauces
    Meat Sauces

    Lasagne & other Baked Pastas

    Polenta (some will do well as a main course too)

    Stuffed Pasta
    Other Delights that can't be Pigeonholed

  • Secondi Piatti: The Main Course

    Fish & Shellfish:
    Selecting Fish and Basic Techniques
    Shellfish
    Crustaceans
    Octopus, Calamari, Seppie, Etc.
    Fresh Fish
    Baccalà and other Salted or Dried Fish
    

    Beef, Veal & Meat Combinations:
    Cured Meats (including pork)
    Cutlets, Braciole, Involtini, Steaks and other quick-cooking dishes
    Roasts
    Stews
    Boiled Meats
    Fried Meats
    Meatballs & Meat Loaves
    

    Pork, Poultry & Barnyard Animals:
    Chicken, Capon, Guinea Hen...
    Turkey
    Waterfowl & Game Birds
    Rabbit
    Pork
    Lamb, Kid and Other Ovines
    Furred Game and Other Animals
    Tripe, Trotters, Liver...
    

    Egg-Based Dishes

    Cheese-Based Dishes

  • Contorni: Vegetables and other Side Dishes
  • Dolci: Desserts and Other Delights

    Dolci al Cucchiaio: Puddings and other Spoon Desserts.
    Gelato and Sorbetto
    Cooked Fruit Pies & Tarts
    Cakes
    Biscotti & Other Cookies
    Frittelle, Cenci and other Fried Delights
    Jams, Preserves and More
    Fritters and Other Tasty Treats

• Syrups, Coffee, Liqueurs etc.
• Wineries
• Denominations
• Wine Tastings and Comparisons

• Classic Italian Dishes
• Quick Recipes
• Kinds of meals (Easter, etc.) and features devoted to specific regions
• Living Here: Food, Wine & Italy
• People: Farmers, Teachers, Wine Makers...
• Exploring the Wine Routes & Seeking Gastronomic Marvels: Travel
• Cosa Bolle In Pentola? Slices of Italian Life
• How To... Quick instructions for doing a variety of things.
• Book Reviews

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