Some of Andy's Favorite Recipes

ANDY'S ITALIAN CHRISTMAS DINNER MENU

• Marinated Vegetables & Olive Salad
• Linguine with Red Clam Sauce
• Roasted Halibut With Fennel & Potatoes
• Garlic Brocoli Rabe
• Double Chocolate Espresso Hazelnut Biscotti
• Vanilla Gelato
• Holiday Eggnog
• Prosecco Raspberry Belinni

ANDY'S ITALIAN EASTER DINNER

• Stracciatella Soup With Roasted Garlic Crostini Floats
• Ravioli With Brown Butter Sauce
• Sicilian Roasted Leg of Lamb With Potatoes
• Roasted Baby Asparagus
• Sicilian Cannoli

ANTIPASTI

• Bruschetta with Gorgonzolla, Red Roasted Peppers, and Kalamata Olives
• Crostini with Caramelized Onions, Roasted Eggplant, and Cracked Green Olives
• Crostini Caponata
• Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with Spinach, Pine Nuts, and Raisins
• White Bean Sun-Dried Tomato Basil Bites
• Grilled Spicy Caponata over Crostini
• Grilled Pizza
• Grilled Shrimp and Polenta With Feta Cheese, Mint Leaves and Red Roasted Pepper Sauce

SALADS

• Sweet Fennel and Orange Salad with Toasted Walnuts in a Honey Sherry Wine Vinaigrette Dressing
• Holiday Salad
• Tomato & Cannellini Bean Salad
• Mozzarella Alla Caprese Tower with Grilled Eggplant Slices
• Bocconcini-Mini Caprese Salad

SOUPS

• Traditional Italian Wedding Soup
• Pasta Fagioli with Roasted Garlic Crostini

SANDWICHES

• Grilled Beef Ciabatta Sandwiches with Melted Cheese, Beefsteak Tomatoes, Capers, and Olives
• Grilled Panini With Roasted Red Peppers and Smoked Mozzarella

PASTA

• Bellini's Pasta Norma
• Orchetta Pasta with Roasted Garlic & Vine ripe Roma Tomatoes in a mild Gorgonzola Cream Sauce
• Spicy Shrimp in White Wine and Garlic Butter over Penne Pasta
  

ENTREES

• Braciola Alla Marinara
• Chicken Scaloppine with Lemon and Capers
• Grilled Portabello Mushrooms and Traviso over Creamy Polenta
• Fennel Fish Taco
• Grilled Baby Tuna Steaks with Toasted Almond Basil Pesto Topping
• Polenta Tricolore Casserole

DESSERTS

• Nona Grace's Sicilian Ricotta Cheesecake
• Double Chocolate Espresso Hazelnut Biscotti
• Dolce Con Ricotta E Caffe
• Roasted Bananas and Pecans and Strawberries over Mascarpone Cream Dipped Baguette Slices
• Strawberries with Toasted Pecan Pieces in a Vanilla Cream Sauce
• Ricotta and Marsala Tarts
• Italian Plum Torta
• Frutta di Modena
• Chocolate Amore Torte
• Ricotta Puffs with Raspberry Sauce & Powdered Sugar
• Bananas Amaretti
• Grilled Pineapple Spears

SIDE DISHES

• Grilled or Toasted Polenta with Strawberry Pineapple Salsa
• Mascarpone Cheese Polenta
• Polenta with Roasted Peppers, Mushrooms and Pecorino Cheese
• Garlicky Sauteed Mushrooms
• Oliva Nera Con Pomodori
• Frijoles with Melted Cheese
• Traditional Mexican Rice
• Grilled Shrimp, Fennel and Radicchio Stuffed Oranges
• Sweet & Savory Crepes
• Quick Ciabatta Calzone
• Eggplant & Mozzarella Sandwiches
• Grilled Zucchini Rolls with Lemon Ricotta and Roasted Red Bell Pepper Coulis

Recipes from the Kitchen of Andy LoRusso