Cooking with Patty, my personal collection of Italian recipes

I often prepare comforting soups and what could be more cozy than a barley soup with speck to enjoy on a cold winter day. This dish comes from Trentino Alto Adige and there are many variations to the basic recipe, however they all have barley, speck or smoked meat and veggies in common.

This is a nice soup. It has a really delicate flavor and is perfect in the winter.

In the autumn when fresh squash hit the market this is a recipe that I really enjoy.

This is a delicate winter soup.

My mother always makes this recipe when she has too many vegetables in the refrigerator. She throws some of them in a pot and makes a simple soup. Now I do the same at my house it is a great way to avoid waste, and this is a very healthy soup too.

This is a very rustic and simple dish. It was one of my grandfather’s favorites and we ate it often. When my mother asked my grandfather what he wanted for dinner would respond in dialect saying, “La panà ben salà ben consà,” which means the panà well salted and well seasoned.

This is a classic Tuscan soup. It is a fairly long process, but not very difficult and definitely worth the effort.

It takes a little time, but it’s a very easy to make recipe that is for all onion lovers.

This is a tasty soup that will warm up a cool winter evening. It has a has a lot of cabbage and not as much liquid as you might expect in a soup. My mom told me that when she was little and you had the flu they used to prepare rice and savory cabbage soup to make you feel better. I don’t know if it worked but it certainly makes you feel warm and cozy after you finish it.

This is a great winter minestra and it’s so healthy too!

This is a classic Italian recipe that takes just 15 minutes to get on the table. It was one of my favorites as a child.