all'attenzione italiani !

[mips]

Hi,

Hope I got the title right.

I'm looking for Italian food recipes cooked the traditional Italian way like your mother makes it and not the stuff we get fed in local restaurants.

Would some of you Italian folk be so kind as to post some of your mothers recipes here. Please try and translate into english and provide temperatures and cooking instructions.

Also feel free to mail/pm me if you want.

I would be gratefull for any assistance with the above.

Might wonder why ? Well when I was younger I stayed at friends place for a weekend and his parents were Italian immmigrants. The food I ate that weekend was some of the best I ever ate in my life and I would like to eat more of it.

Thanks
mips

[Lord Illidan]

I know of no Italian recipes, but I found this good site : http://www.italianfoodforever.com/

[Baochan]

The only way is... pasta barilla e sughi pronti. ;)

[tseliot]

The only way is... pasta barilla e sughi pronti. ;)

No, everything but sughi pronti ! :p

[Baochan]

Why? When i cook pasta i use always sughi pronti... i love sughi pronti!!!
But, when cook my mother... ok, it's another story.

Today i eat: pasta con seppie e calamari... do you understand? :p

[mips]

My mouth is starting to water. Need recipes...

[Brunellus]

Why? When i cook pasta i use always sughi pronti... i love sughi pronti!!!
But, when cook my mother... ok, it's another story.

Today i eat: pasta con seppie e calamari... do you understand? :p
now THAT'S what I'm talking about. yummy.

[tseliot]

Why? When i cook pasta i use always sughi pronti... i love sughi pronti!!!
But, when cook my mother... ok, it's another story.

Today i eat: pasta con seppie e calamari... do you understand? :p

Yes, I do understand but please don't cook your mother (unless you're a cannibal) :p

[Biltong (Dee)]

Everyone is still recovering from world cup hangovers??

Help Mips out (and me) by teaching us poor South Africans how to cook good Italian food!!

[mips]

Everyone is still recovering from world cup hangovers??

Help Mips out (and me) by teaching us poor South Africans how to cook good Italian food!!

Yeah, you tell them ;)

[Biltong (Dee)]

Unfortunately they are not listening...
Guess we will have to stick to our spaghetti and tins of pasta sauce :-(

[tseliot]

How about having a look at this?

http://www.italianfoodforever.com/

Go to "Recipes" and enjoy your reading:
http://www.italianfoodforever.com/iff/recipes.asp

[mips]

How about having a look at this?

http://www.italianfoodforever.com/

Go to "Recipes" and enjoy your reading:
http://www.italianfoodforever.com/iff/recipes.asp

Are those recipes the real thing or internationalised versions of your food ?
Would you use those recipes yourself ?

Just wondering if it is the real thing. Is'nt Deborah Mele american ?

[mips]

Ok, found these:

http://www.italianchef.com/
http://www.arca.net/recipes/
http://italianfood.about.com/
http://www.barillaus.com/recipes__cooking.aspx
http://www.cucinait.com/cucinait/Home/Home.asp
http://www.divinacucina.com/code/grigliate.html
http://www.dolcevita.com/cuisine/
http://www.epicurious.com/features/articles/italy/
http://www.italianmade.com/home.cfm
http://www.mangiarebene.com/
http://www.terraditoscana.com/default.aspx?lpg=cucina_top&loc=en
http://www.zuppa-toscana.com/

[mips]

Now maybe people can recommend their favourite dishes, with a short description.

[tseliot]

Are those recipes the real thing or internationalised versions of your food ?
Would you use those recipes yourself ?

Just wondering if it is the real thing. Is'nt Deborah Mele american ?

I don't know if she's American but I know someone whose surname is Mele here in Lecce.

And this recipe (spaghetti alla carbonara) is quite famous (especially in Rome) and tasty:
http://www.italianfoodforever.com/iff/news.asp?id=623

[mips]

Thanks, that looks really nice. Now I have to source the ingredients.

Looks like Deborah livea in Italy at some stage of her live so she might be Italian.

[tseliot]

Thanks, that looks really nice. Now I have to source the ingredients.

Looks like Deborah livea in Italy at some stage of her live so she might be Italian.

BTW in Italy both "Debora" and "Deborah" exist as names. And "Mele" is an Italian surname.