Cooking with Patty, my personal collection of Italian recipes

This is a classic dish that is really popular when the asparagus are in season.

If you don’t mind turning on the oven in the summer this is a great dish to make. My mother makes this every summer. I think they are a great dish for most any occasion, tasty and healthy.

This is a very common dish of Veneto, my region. Borlotti, cranberry beans are called this way for their red stripes. They’re often used for soups for their rich taste creamy consistency. This dish can also be enriched with sausages and eaten together with polenta.

If you like Bell Peppers this is definitely for you. Peperonata is a very common summer dish in Italy. It can be served warm or at room temperature, alone or as a side dish.

This is a classic Sicilian dish.

Parmigiana di melanzane is a classic of the Neapolitan cuisine. Other Italian regions claim to have the paternity for this dish but they’re only responsible for creating new versions of original. It’s true there are numerous versions of the parmigiana di melanzane and different methods on how to prepare the eggplants and the sauce, not [...]

Melanzane al funghetto is a classic of Italian cuisine. They’re called al funghetto because they’re cooked like the mushrooms. They’re served as a side dish with meat, cheese or fish. I like to use this preparation also as a condiment for my pasta.

They take a little time but they are well worth the work!

This is a super simple, but classic way to cook bell peppers, especially in the summer.

A simple recipe for mash potatoes that is much like the one you probably already make at home.

There’s no New Years Eve without lentils. In our family we eat them just after midnight. The belief is that eating lentils will bring you money throughout the rest of the year.

Bell peppers, zucchini and eggplants, summer vegetables always present on our table. This dish can be served as an antipasto or as a side dish for your barbecue.

Piselli al prosciutto, a simple recipe that I make often.

They take a little time but they are well worth the work!

If you can find this cabbage you’ll have to try this recipe. It’s so easy to prepare and so tasty too. This is a winter cabbage in Italy and we so make this often every winter.

Here’s a simple way to give spinach a new twist.

A plentiful summer vegetable which can be on the table in minutes.

Zucchini in carpione are zucchini marinated in vinegar and wine it’s a tasty appetizer from the Piedmont region. My auntie taught me how to make this dish during my last visit there. There are different versions of this recipe with slight differences. It’s usually prepared early in the morning and ready to be served in [...]