The Year of the Recipe

Over the years, I have amassed quite the list of recipes from our travels to cook at home.  Some are recipes that I have been inspired to recreate and some are recipes that I have received.  But sadly, most have gone unmade.  Yep, even though I cook at home most nights of the week, I have seriously neglected making these recipes that I have been so excited about during (and even after) our travels.

So I’ve decided that instead of creating a long list of goals for the New Year, I really want to focus on just a few things, and cooking is one of them.  I’m saying adiós to my yearly tradition of making a laughably long list of life goals, and cheers instead to creating an insanely long list of recipes.  I feel a little bit like this is my very own Julie & Julia moment, except I am just having this moment with myself, so it is more like a ‘Katie & Katie’ moment.  (Oh, and unlike Julie, I am not attempting to make 524 new recipes, just 50.)

1. Taglierini with Seafood from Trattoria da Billy
2. Pasta with Artichokes from Fiorella
3. Chicken Fiorella
4. Pecorino Baked with Pears from Osteria Aquachetta
5. Roasted Artichokes and Potatoes from Osteria Aquachetta
6. Pici Pasta with Wild Boar from Fiorella
7. Pasta alla Mazzarese from Serena and Lorenzo’s Wedding
8. Pizza from the Walkabout Florence Cooking Class
9. Tuscan Ragu from the Walkabout Florence Cooking Class
10. Tuscan Bruschetta from the Walkabout Florence Cooking Class
11. Crostini from Il Santino
12. Butter Chicken from Trattoria Sostanza
13. Tagliatelle Melodia from the Trattoria Garga Cooking Class
14. Petto di Pollo alla Chantal from the Trattoria Garga Cooking Class
15. Marscapone with Amaretti Cookies from the Trattoria Garga Cooking Class
16. Fried Zucchini Flowers from Assunta
17. Homemade Pici Pasta from Assunta
18. Planeta’s Pasta alla Norma
19. Trattoria alla Madonna’s Seafood Risotto
20. Trattoria Mario’s Peposo
21. Pasta with Sardines from Ryan’s cousins in Sicily
22. Bistro Paul Bert’s Steak au Poivre
23. Recreate a Picnic from Paris
24. Montaditos from Casa Moreno
25. Tortellini in a Cream Sauce from the Taste of Italy Cooking Class
26. Tortellini in Broth from the Taste of Italy Cooking Class
27. Somsak Boo Op from Somsak Boo Op
28. Fried Calamari Sandwich from Madrid
29. Grilled Calamari from Paros
30. Feta Cheese Stewed in Tomatoes from Taverna Aeolos
31. Croque Madame from Boulangerie Jeannot
32. Crab Imperial
33. Frank Pepe’s Clam Pizza
34. Farcis
35. Pizza with Arugula, Cherry Tomatoes and Burrata from Sienna
36. Socca
37. Spätzle with Ham and Peas in a Cream Sauce
38. French Apple Tarte from Liébaux
39. Focaccia with Cherry Tomatoes from the Cooking Experience Lecce
40. Eggplant Parmigiana from the Cooking Experience Lecce
41. Meat Rolled Meat from the Cooking Experience Lecce
42. Homemade Orecchiette from the Cooking Experience Lecce
43. Homemade Maccheroni from the Cooking Experience Lecce
44. Fresh Figs with Stracciatella and Prosciutto from the Cooking Experience Lecce
45. Contemporary Greek Salad from Athens
46. Penne alla Caruso from La Viola
47. Orange Marinated Pork from Lolita
48. Giacamo’s Sauce
49. Mozzarella Grilled between Lemon Leaves from da Paolino
50. Nougatine Gelato from Venchi