Chapter 18 Breakfast (Colazione)

The Continental breakfast

Baked white fish fillets with potatoes

Coffee or tea with milk

Broiled or grilled pork loin or tenderloin

Espresso

Chicken with sautéed vegetables

French toast

Fried fish with garlic and mint vinaigrette

Fruit fritters

Stuffed eggplant or zucchini

Zucchini bread

Stuffed bell peppers

Banana bread or muffins

Eggplant or zucchini Parmigiano

Blueberry muffins

Restaurant style eggplant Parmigiano

Oatmeal

Bell peppers and sausage

Scrambled eggs (lactose free recipe)

Meatloaf (polpettone)

Baked custard

Meatballs (polpetti)

Veal or pork rolls in tomato sauce

Veal, chicken or pork scaloppini

Bruschetta

Homemade sweet Italian sausage

Cheese & olives

Homemade hot Italian sausage

Cheese & salumi

Broiled steak

Melon & prosciutto

Baked chicken with potatoes and carrots

Fresh mozzarella with tomatoes and basil

Broiled fish

Roasted bell peppers

Oven fried fish

Marinated eggplant & zucchini

Pan fried fish

 Roasted peppers, prosciutto, olives and artichoke hearts

Stuffed zucchini flowers

Balsamic vinaigrette

Steamed vegetables

French dressing

Sautéed vegetables

Salad greens with olive oil and vinegar

Fried artichokes, zucchini, eggplant or cauliflower

Cucumber and tomato salad

Bell peppers with tomatoes and onions

Lettuce with sliced cheese and olives

Fried potatoes

Tomato salad

Boiled potatoes

Green beans

Pickled red beets

Basic chicken soup

Broccoli with rice

Basic fish soup

Endive and escarole

Basic beef soup

Boiled asparagus

Split pea soup

Potatoes with rosemary and white wine

Lentil soup

Baked potatoes

Minestrone

Candied yams

Hearty chicken soup

Vegetable and meat soup

Vegetable and chicken soup

Basic bread dough

Buns (panino)

Foccacia with variations

Tomato Sauce

Pizza (with various toppings)

Ragu (meat sauce)

Panzarotti (stuffed fried bread with various fillings)

Tomato sauce with pulled pork, beef or chicken

Onion and seafood calzone

Peas and macaroni

Beans and macaroni (Fagioli e Pasta)

Quick beans and macaroni

Biscotti (anise toast)

Pasta with pesto

Torta (cake)

Pasta Alfredo

Amaretti (almond cookies)

Pasta with rapinni, spinach or Swiss chard

Chocolate candy with nuts

Lasagna (vegetarian and meat)

Pizza dolce (sweet ricotta pizza)

Tembano (Apulian deluxe lasagna)

Tiramisu

Pasta with ricotta sauce

Pizzelle

Pasta with seafood sauce (tuna, cod, squid, mussels)

Cream puffs & Éclairs

Manicotti (cheese, spinach & beef)

Ricotta with fruit

Pasta with anchovies and olive oil

Cake and Strawberries

Pasta with green beans

Chocolate chip cookies

Pasta with cauliflower

Portuguese Cookie

Pasta with butter & cheese (the original macaroni & cheese)

Fruit tart

Pasta with meatballs or sausages

Risotto (vegetarian and seafood)

Baked rice and potatoes