…If you prefer to avoid alcohol, you can substitute orange juice. Orange zest can sub for lemon zest. And in some recipes, you dust the fried castagnole in confectioner’s sugar….
How to Dress a Salad “all’italiana”
…even a salad of orange and fennel that can serve as a kind of dessert. Finally, I can’t write a post about salads without mentioning the exception that proves the…
Chiacchiere (Fried “Ribbons”)
…You will also see recipes that add some additional flavors, usually lemon zest or, as in this lovely version I just saw today, a bit of orange zest. Some recipes…
Granita di caffè (Coffee Granita)
…be made from fruit juice, typically orange, or puréed fruit such as strawberry or melon. Obviously, the success of your granita di caffè will depend on the quality of your…
Pico de gallo
…me, at least, pico de gallo is all about freshness. Some recipes I’ve seen call for adding quite a bit of liquid—either lemon, lime or even orange juice—so the result…
Sorbetto di mango (Mango Sorbet)
…in Italy are made from citric fruits: lemon and, a distant second, orange. The first recorded recipe for sorbetto is found in the Opera of Bartolomeo Scappi (1570) and, interestingly,…
Carpaccio di salmone affumicato (Smoked Salmon Carpaccio)
…orange and green, while not true to Carpaccio’s style of contrasting reds and whites, is lovely to behold all the same. The choice of smoked salmon is up to you,…
Penne alla vodka (Penna with Vodka Sauce)
…tell the right amount by the color of the sauce–it should be a creamy orange as pictured in the photo above. When the penne are done, add them to the…
