Boiled

boiled beef (about 600 grams) • cooked chickpeas (about 400 grams) • medium onion • To taste wild thyme • To taste garlic powder • To taste salt, pepper, and extra virgin olive oil

large bell peppers • smoked scamorza cheese • fresh sausage • small bunch fresh parsley • frying oil (about 1 liter) • day-old bread • garlic clove • Black pepper, to taste • Salt, to taste • eggs

mixed boiled meat from broth (beef, chicken, turkey) (about 300 grams) • grated Parmesan cheese (about 150 grams) • well-drained cooked spinach (about 150 grams) • potato • carrot • onion • Breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, and olive oil, • egg

flour (about 4 cups) • salt (about 2 to 2 1/2 teaspoons) • honey • extra virgin olive oil (about 1 1/2 tablespoons) • water or milk (about 2/3 cup) • eggs • Fresh or dry active yeast (enough for 500 grams/4 cups of flour) • peanut oil (about 8 1/2 cups) for frying the panzerotti • (For the filling:) • Tomato pulp, well drained, • balls of mozzarella, well drained • Anchovies in oil, well drained,

boiled beef (500 g) • boiled carrots • medium red onion (such as Tropea) • bay leaves • balsamic vinegar • Olive oil, • Salt, • Nutmeg,

anchovy fillets in oil • garlic • Plenty of fresh parsley (you can’t have too much) • capers (packed in salt) • hard-boiled egg yolks • white wine vinegar (about 50 grams) • day-old bread, crust removed (about 80 grams, use only the soft inside) • extra virgin olive oil (about 150 grams) • Black pepper, to taste

meat* (beef, veal, chicken, or turkey) (about 500 grams) • potatoes* • carrot* • celery stalk* • onion (half for the broth, half for the pan)* • cherry tomatoes or a few tablespoons of chunky tomato puree • Olive oil, • Salt and pepper, to taste

Pumpkin, any variety and amount

fresh, mature fava beans (about 700 grams) • Olive oil, • Fresh mint, • garlic • Salt and pepper

mullets • lemon • Black peppercorns • Bay • white onion • Enough water to cover the fish (I used a skillet, but a fish poacher works better) • Extra virgin olive oil • Juice of 1/2 lemon • Chili powder

boiled beef (chuck and shank) (about 300 grams) • ground meat (about 300 grams beef, 300 grams pork) (600 grams total) • Cooked ham • provolone cheese • eggs • Fresh parsley • Parmesan cheese • Day-old bread • milk (about 240 ml) • Salt and pepper, to taste

mantis shrimp (about 1.2 kg) • Water, • Salt, to taste • Pepper, to taste • Extra virgin olive oil, to taste • Ice, as needed (optional)

fresh octopus (1 kg) • white vinegar (60 ml) • Water (for boiling) • bay leaf • Salt (to taste, after cooking) • Olive oil • Salt • Lemon • Parsley • Green olives • Italian-style pickled vegetable salad (insalata capricciosa) • Salt •

yellow bell pepper • white onion • Shredded chicken (about 1/4 cup) • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • paprika • extra virgin olive oil • garlic powder • potato

boiled chicken thighs • boiled carrot • boiled potatoes • egg • cream cheese (such as robiola or similar) • Breadcrumbs, • Vegetable oil (such as sunflower oil),

–3.3 lbs oxtail (1–1.5 kg) • –2 cloves garlic • Ginger, to taste • Celery, to taste • Leek, to taste • white wine (50 ml)

fresh parsley, cleaned and washed (about 60 grams) • hard-boiled egg yolks • salt-packed anchovies • Olive oil, • white sandwich bread • white wine vinegar (30 ml) • Salt • garlic

fresh parsley (about 100 grams) • extra virgin olive oil (about 100 ml) • day-old bread or sandwich bread (about 70 grams) • apple cider vinegar (about 50 ml) • hard-boiled egg yolks • anchovy fillets in oil • garlic clove • capers

large fennel bulb • Navel oranges • eggs • Olive oil, salt, and pepper • Fennel fronds

Boiled beef • Cilantro • carrots • Salt, to taste • Fresh chili pepper

fresh scialatielli pasta (400 grams) • ground veal (300 grams)

white eggs from free-range chickens • asparagus • apple cider vinegar • Edible dried flowers to taste (optional) • tuna • cheese wedge • capers • extra virgin olive oil

fresh green beans (about 300 grams) • potatoes (about 300 grams) • eggs • pear (I used Abate) • extra virgin olive oil • balsamic vinegar (or apple cider vinegar) • Salt to taste • sunflower seeds

chicken breast • medium potatoes • mayonnaise • lemon • Parsley and basil, to taste • Extra virgin olive oil, garlic oil, to taste • Salt, pepper, turmeric, and sweet paprika, to taste • eggs

green beans • hard-boiled eggs • cherry tomatoes • Olive oil (extra virgin), to taste • Salt and pepper, to taste • medium onion

ground veal • ground pork • smoked scamorza cheese • grated Parmesan cheese (about 100 grams)

(300 grams), 3 chicken cutlets • cooked ham, 3 slices

fresh orecchiette (500 g) • ground pork or Italian sausage (200 g) • onion • Extra virgin olive oil • Salt and pepper • broccoli cream (450 g) • boiled potatoes • grated Parmesan cheese (30 g) • broccoli (300 g) • Salt and pepper

fusilli (about 160 g) • boiled broccoli • canned tuna in olive oil, drained (about 80 g) • Red pepper flakes • Kosher salt • garlic clove

firm black eggplants • short pasta (like penne or rigatoni) (400 grams) • ripe round tomatoes • hard-boiled eggs • fresh basil • salt • extra virgin olive oil • garlic clove • smoked ricotta cheese (200 grams)