Recipes

Roast Pork, Porchetta Style Joeann Gutowski of the Fort Collins office shares a recipe for roast pork, porchetta style. In Italy, porchetta (por-KET-ta) is prepared as a whole pig stuffed with garlic and herbs and roasted over a wood fire.… Read full article

Spaghetti alla Carbonara Spaghetti with Carbonara Sauce For four people: 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 clove of garlic 2 eggs 1 ½ cups of grated pecorino and/or parmesan cheese 1-2 cups of coarsely diced bacon or “pancetta/guanciale” (vegetarian option can… Read full article

Sopes (Corn Flour Patties) When we chose Sopes  for this month’s recipe, I knew that the folks at my Fort Collins neighborhood’s excellent Mexican restaurant Las Salsitas would be able to tell me all about them. So I stopped in… Read full article

Mamma Elena’s Recipe for Eggs with Tomatoes My mother loved eggs. She liked them fried, soft or hard-boiled. I never knew whether she invented this recipe with tomatoes, but it has become one of my favorites as well as my… Read full article

Risotto Con Scampi   One of the secrets for a good risotto is to coat the rice well with the oil or butter, (and the onions) at the very beginning of the cooking, before you put any liquid. Another is… Read full article

Skordalia (Garlic Spread)   Greek tour leader Patricia Hajifotiou shared her recipe for Skordalia with Paola a while back, and now she’s passing it on to the rest of us. Paola says that the Greeks traditionally serve this tasty and… Read full article

Lasagne or Lasagna Lasagna was for centuries considered by Italians a ‘rich’ dish, thanks to the variety and the quality of the ingredients, and because it was made and enjoyed at special family occasions and festivities. It is also ‘rich’… Read full article

  Grilled Vegetables with Paola’s Mediterranean Dressing With our small or large vegetable gardens and farmers’ markets all over the country producing fresh vegetables, you may find this dressing interesting.  It is composed of the quintessential Mediterranean herbs of mint, garlic… Read full article

Mediterranean Fennel Salad Orange Slices, and Walnuts   How many of you regularly eat fennel? Here is your chance to prepare and eat it with familiar tastes. Besides, it takes only ten or fifteen minutes to prepare!   Ingredients for… Read full article

Galette des Rois There are two main cakes prepared for this occasion: a brioche type stuffed and decorated with gorgeous candied fruits, and a puff pastry with almond filling. This recipe is for the northern-style pastry and almond cake. One… Read full article

Lentil salad with bell peppers and vinaigrette Experienced hiker Julie Horton, Operations Manager at ExperiencePlus!, finally shares her recipe for one of her favorite trail lunches. Lentil salad with bell peppers and vinaigrette is both simple and delicious. Served on… Read full article

Ciorba As the days get shorter and cooler, it is time to think about soups and stews. Our Romanian friend and employee at the farm in Italy this last year, Felicia, gave us this heart-and-body-warming recipe from her home country.… Read full article

Tuscan-Style Baked Cannellini Beans with Rosemary and Garlic   Baking beans in a covered dish in slow oven heat allows them to soften without their skins puckering and separating. Another version of baked beans calls for onions, thyme and sage… Read full article