Search Due Spaghetti
-
Recent Posts
Categories
- Other Marvelous Things (6)
- Recipes and Wine Pairings (108)
- Appetizers (17)
- Beverages (5)
- Desserts and Baked Goods (25)
- Holiday Recipes (12)
- Meat, Fish and Legumes (19)
- Pasta, Rice and Grains (34)
- Pizza and Bread (8)
- Vegetables and Salads (16)
- When You Visit Italy (23)
- Where to Eat and Shop (6)
Archives
Category Archives: Meat, Fish and Legumes
Pollo alla romana (Roman-style chicken)
Today’s post is for my friend and colleague Julius, who cooks for his lovely wife Alexis on Thursdays. I promised him more chicken recipes on Due Spaghetti, as he’s already cooked his way through pollo alla cacciatora, pollo alle olive … Continue reading
Posted in Meat, Fish and Legumes, Recipes and Wine Pairings
Tagged Chicken, gluten free, Italian Food, paleo
4 Comments
Insalata di polpo (Octopus salad)
When Stefano was a child, he used to fish for polpi (octopuses) in the summer months when his family left the heat of Rome for their little house near the town of Latina along the Tyrrhenian Sea, a subdivision of … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizers, Meat, Fish and Legumes, Recipes and Wine Pairings
Tagged frutti di mare, insalata di mare, Seafood
4 Comments
Pollo alle olive
This weekend in July has been unusual on two fronts. First, we’re home with almost nothing on our schedules. Second, the weather has turned unseasonably cool and crisp – jeans and sweaters weather, reminiscent of fall. This combination of factors … Continue reading
Costolette di abbacchio alla scottadito
Easter food is so good that we’ve been celebrating all week long! The subject of tonight’s meal, costolette di abbacchio alla scottadito, is a storied Roman dish that is savored on Pasqua or Pasquetta, and throughout the year. But before … Continue reading
Posted in Meat, Fish and Legumes, Recipes and Wine Pairings
Tagged Easter food, lamb chops
5 Comments
Baccalà con patate
Here’s a bit of trivia for you – Italy is second among nations in the consumption of baccalà. What is baccalà, you might ask? Baccalà is merluzzo, or cod, which has been salt-dried, and is later rehydrated, cooked and consumed. … Continue reading
Posted in Meat, Fish and Legumes, Recipes and Wine Pairings
Tagged Cucina Romana, Fish, Roman cuisine, Rome, Salt cod
11 Comments
Fagiano con i funghi
We’re not hunters. We don’t begrudge those who are. We simply did not grow up hunting, and it really doesn’t fit into the urban lifestyle we live now. Nonetheless, we’re quick to accept when a friend of acquaintance offers to … Continue reading
Sunday dinner: spaghetti alla chitarra con sugo d’agnello e costolette d’agnello alla griglia
Despite ourselves, the fast pace of American life has swept us into its whirlwind. We have tried to shield ourselves from it, mainly by honoring mealtime and cooking the food we know and love. It’s becoming increasingly difficult, though. It’s … Continue reading
Fave e Pecorino
We’ve been nostalgic for Rome lately. Perhaps its recent birthday has gotten us thinking about it. Or, maybe it’s been on our minds because we’re planning a visit this July and are eager to see friends and family, and to … Continue reading
Pesce spada al cartoccio
Some Due Spaghetti followers try each of our recipes diligently. They email questions about ingredients, quantities, and procedures. They tell us about memories they have of eating those same foods, and sometimes they share their family’s version of them with … Continue reading
Posted in Meat, Fish and Legumes, Recipes and Wine Pairings
Tagged Italian seafood, Seafood, Swordfish
3 Comments
Pollo alla cacciatora
Pollo alla cacciatora, a.k.a. chicken cacciatore, is perhaps one of the most commonly mistreated Italian dishes outside of Italy. Once, while visiting the States when we still lived in Italy, Stefano saw “Chicken Cacciatore” on the menu of a restaurant. … Continue reading
Due Spaghetti 