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 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 SOUPS Traditional Italian Wedding Soup Pasta Fagioli with Roasted Garlic Crostini 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