Ciao, here are some typical Italian dishes that are prepared during holidays.
14th February
200 gr white chocolate
100 gr toasted hazelnuts
2 drops of seed oil
4 egg yolks
110 gr Sugar
100 ml dry Marsala
400 g Mascarpone
200 ml Fresh liquid cream
120 g Sugar (+2 spoons for the syrup)
4 Yolks Bitter cocoa powder
2 Restricted coffees
150 ml Milk
200 g ladyfingers
15th August
10 Eggs
1 kg Flour
5kg Ammonia for desserts
200cl Anise liqueur
1 pinch of Salt
50 g Sugar
150 cl Water
Lemon juice a few drops
1kg Potatoes
300g flour
1 Eggs
Salt
TO SEASON
1 kg Duck
600g Tomato puree
1 Carrot
1 Celery
1 White onion
1 Glass of white wine
Parmigiano Reggiano
3 teaspoons of extra virgin olive oil
Salt
500 g Flour
100 g Sugar
4 Eggs
20 g Fresh brewer's yeast
2 teaspoons Anise
1 /5 glass of Aleatico red wine
4 teaspoons extra vergin oil
Salt
25th and 27th December
18 - 20 ounces Cheese Tortellini I buy the fresh refrigerated tortellini
3 Tablespoons Butter
3 Cloves Garlic minced
1/4 pound Prosciutto cut into thin strips
2 cups Heavy Cream
1 - 14 1/2 ounce can Petite Diced Tomatoes
1/2 - 3/4 cup Parmesan Cheese
3/4 cup Frozen Peas
1/3 cup Fresh Basil thinly sliced
Salt + Pepper to taste
10.5 oz flour 00
3 eggs room temperature
3.5 oz pecorino cheese
3.5 oz fresh ricotta
1 oz honey
2 oz butter
1 untreated orange zest
½ orange juice
½ tsp sugar
a pinch of salt
pepper to taste
parsley
a handful Pecorino shavings
2 oz chopped toasted walnuts
34 grams lukewarm water (2½ tablespoons)
4 grams active dry yeast (1⅓ teaspoons)
50 grams all purpose flour (6 tablespoons)
FIRST DOUGH
90 grams all purpose flour (½ cup + 3 tablespoons)
20 grams granulated sugar (1¾ tablespoons)
1 large egg (room temperature/beaten)
SECOND DOUGH
170 grams all purpose flour (1¼ cup + 1 tablespoon)
90 grams granulated sugar (⅓ cup + 2 tablespoons)
10 grams honey (½ tablespoon)
140 grams butter (softened)
(½ cup + 2 tablespoons)
2 large eggs (room temperature)
1 large egg yolk (room temperature)
1 pinch salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
zest 1 orange
31st Dcember
1 cotechino sausage
2 cups lentils (I used puy lentils), soaked in water overnight
1 onion, peeled and diced
2 carrots, peeled and diced
2 cloves garlic, peeled and diced
2 bay leaves
4 cups stock (I skimmed the fat from the broth from simmering the cotechino)
Salt and pepper for seasoning
3 tablespoons fresh parsley
Pork shoulder, leg meat 400 g
Salt 18 g
Cure 2.5 g
White pepper 2.0 g
Nutmeg 0.5 g
Cloves, ground 0.3 g
Cinnamon 0.3 g
Cumin 0.5 g
Vanilla extract 1 ml
Garlic 3.5 g
Red wine 30 ml
800 g Calf's liver
60 g butter
80ml white wine
1 zest of lemon
Sea salt
2 sppons extra vergin oil
2 large onions (white)
1 tablespoon flat leaf parsley finely chopped
Lemon wedges to serve