Ricette della casalinga

Casalinga is the Italian for housewife.If you see Cucina Casalinga on the menu of a trattoria or osteria,you can almost be sure that they serve good plain food, and that the landlady is in the kitchen.I've wrote down some recipes that I got from Italian housewifes that I have meet when I was in Italy.

Polenta :

Polenta is a sort of semolina porridge, wich is still eaten often in the north of Italy instead of potatoes.

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For grilled polenta -- Cook the polenta untill it is really thick - about 40 minutes.Greas an oven dish with oil.Poor in the cooked polenta and let get hard and cold.Tip the cold polenta on to a cutting-board, and cut into 2 cm (1 inch) slices.Grill the polenta on each side.

Bagno Caöda :

A dip sauce from Piemonte for people with a strong stomach!!

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  • Salsa Verde :

    This green sauce is always eaten together with Boliti Misto.

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  • Salsa di Pomodore :

    A basic sauce for most of the pasta sauces.

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  • Pesto alla Genovese :

    A green herb sause mostly used for pasta and in some soups.

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  • Salsa 'Peara' :

    A peppersauce from Veneto, mostly served with Bolito misto.

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  • Pasta all'Uovo' :

    Fresh egg pasta.

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