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Dad’s Cookin’ Italian Recipes
You’ve heard the name, but have you ever tried it? Translated as Hunter’s Chicken, this is a rustic comfort food that traditionally used what the hunter brought home – quail, rabbit, squirrel, whatever! This recipe is also a great way to use leftover turkey.
Italian doesn’t have to mean tomato sauce. This tangy, savory marinade works great on beef steak, pork steaks, or pork chops and pairs well with a salad or roasted veggies.
If you ever watched the TV show “Everybody Loves Raymond” you’ll remember that this was Ray’s favorite dish. This recipe brings the lush and juicy flavors of pizza together with the bold and substantial flavor of a beef steak.
I found this recipe from Chef John at Food Wishes. He tells the story of how the poor terra cotta workers in Tuscany invented this dish to cook while they were working near the pottery ovens. They used a lot of garlic and black pepper …
A unique combination of butter, lemon juice and capers (or, as I prefer it, with kalamata olives in red wine) give this chicken dish a complex flavor.
This is a variation of the Olive Garden classic. The chicken is fork tender and full of flavor. This is a savory dish that can satisfy a crowd, along with some pasta and a salad.
If you would like some Italian flavor without the red sauce, give this a try. It’s a little like breakfast Italian style with eggs and pancetta (Italian bacon). The legend is that this is a meal coal miners made at work taking eggs and pancetta …
