Cipelle, or Onions:

Salsa di Cipolle
A zesty onion sauce for jazzing up meats or veggies.

Cipolline Sotto Aceto
Pickled onions: a perfect antipasto, especially when it's hot.

Acciughe Fresche per 20 Giorni
Fresh anchovies quickly pickled with onions are delightful with boiled beans.

Cipolle con le Sarde
Onions with sardines, a hearty dish that's perfect for perking up a flagging appetite.

Cipolle e Sarde in Insalata
A sardine and onion salad -- not for the weak of heart, but it will be bracing!

Focaccia con le Cipolle
Focaccia topped with onions, the traditional sendoff of the Ligurian sailor.

Sfincione di San Giovanni
A classic Sicilain treat, topped with tomatoes and onions.

Zuppa di Cipolle
A distinctly non-French onion soup with tomatoes and hot pepper, from Calabria.

Zuppa alla Canavesana o di Cipolle
In Piemonte's Canavese region they make cheesy vegetable soups with a variety of vegetables, including cabbage, leeks, and -- of course -- onions.

Cipolle Ripiene
Zesty, cheesy stuffed onions.

Cipolle Ripiene
Onions stuffed with leftover roast meat, or whatever was handy, traditional country fare food from the Canavese region in Piemonte, and nice at home too.

Cipolle Ripiene col Tonno
Onions filled with tuna, a Ligurian treat that will be perfect in summer.

Penne alla Cipolla
A creamy onion sauce for pasta.

Penne with Prosciutto, Onions and Sage
A tasty sauce that's also quick to prepare.

La Genovese
A rich Neapolitan onion-and-meat based sauce for pasta that has nothing to do with Genova, but is very good.

Frittata con le Cipolle
A delicate oniony frittata.

Frittata con il Salame
A hearty salami-and-onion frittata that would have been a main course dish in the past, and still could be today with a good salad. Or an antipasto.

Frico con le Cipolle
Peasant food at its best, and onion-and-cheese pie from Friuli.

Torta di Cipolle
Onion pie, a variation on the classic Ligurian Torta alla Pasqualina (scroll down).

Torta di Cipolle Bollite
This translates as boiled onion pie, but is actually more of a quiche.

Merluzzo alla Vicentina
Simple, delicate cod filets sauteed with onion and milk.

Tunnina Ca Cipuddata
Fresh tuna with onions is good hot but just as tasty cool, which makes it perfect for the summer months.

Agnello con le Cipolline
Lamb stewed with onions, a great delight.

Spezzatino con i Peperoni
A rich, tasty veal stew with peppers and onions that will be quite nice on polenta.

Lesso Rifatto alla Campagnola
Boiled beef, reheated with an onion and tomato sauce -- an excellent use for the byproducts of making broth.

Lesso Rifatto alla Casalinga
Boiled beef heated through with stewed onions, another excellent use for the byproducts of making broth.

Cosce di Pollo con Mele e Cipolle
Chicken legs with apples and onions, a pretty dish that's also easy to prepare.

Pollo Ripieno di Mela
Chicken stuffed with apples and onions -- a surprisingly tasty combination.

Tacchino con Cipolle alla Contadina
An unusual oniony stewed turkey breast that will be nice with polenta.

Cipollata
Stewed onions with tomatoes. A good use for a lot of onions.

Cipollata
A richer Tuscan version with grated cheese.

Guernitura di Cipolle e Cipolline
Tasty sweet & sour onions to accompany drier meats or fish.

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