Category Archives: Italian

Pork, Red Wine, and Wild Mushroom Bolognese

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Sad Man's Tongue: Rockabilly Bar & Bistro

Ingredients: 1/2 cup of chicken stock 1/2 cup of red wine 50 g of dried wild mushrooms 8 cloves of garlic chopped 2 small cans of whole peeled tomatoes with juice 1lb of spaghetti 4 tbl of butter 1 tsp … Continue reading →

Posted in Basil, Black Pepper, Boletus, Butter, Button Mushrooms, Cheese, Chicken Stock, Cooking, Cuisine, Dinner, Eating, Food, Garlic, Herbs & Spices, Italian, Leeks, Meat, Mushrooms, Onions, Parmesean, Pasta, Plum Tomatoes, Pork, Pork Cutlets, Recipes, Red Pepper Flakes, Red Sauce, Red Wine, Sauces & Marinades, Sausage Links, Spaghetti, Stock, Tomatoes, Vegetables, Whole-Peeled-Tomatoes, Wild Mushroom Sauce, Wild Mushrooms, Wine | 4 Comments

Chicken & Carmelized Onion Sandwich W/ Gruyère & Sicilian Pesto

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Sad Man's Tongue: Rockabilly Bar & Bistro

Tired of ham and cheese sandwiches? This will light your pants on fire and have you begging for another one……..please Sir! It’s the second thing I do that my wife begs for, and I’m not telling you what the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread & Grains, Butter, Chicken, Chicken Broth, Cooking, Cuisine, Dinner, Eating, Food, Italian, Italian Cuisine, Meat, Onions, Recipes, Rhye Bread, Sandwiches, Sicilian Pesto, Spreads, Stock, Vegetables, Yellow Onions | 14 Comments

Four Cheese Florentine Pasta With Chicken

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Sad Man's Tongue: Rockabilly Bar & Bistro

Looking for a pasta with a cheese sauce but do not want it smothered in cheese. Then this is the perfect plate for you. There is no way for me to say this is a light dish, but it certainly … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Spinach, Basil, Cheese, Chicken, Chicken Stock, Cooking, Cuisine, Dinner, Eating, Ementhaler Cheese, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Food, Garlic, Gorgonzola, Herbs & Spices, Italian, Meat, Olive Oil, Onions, Parmesean, Pasta, Pecorino Romano, Recipes, Sauces & Marinades, Spaghetti, Stock, Vegetables | 4 Comments

Caprese Pasta With Bacon and Onion

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Sad Man's Tongue: Rockabilly Bar & Bistro

Saw a nice pasta dish over at “Better When Broken,” that I just had to try, and of course would have to modify. The modification you ask? Well by taking the traditional Caprese salad ingredients of this dish and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bacon, Basil, Buffalo Mozzarella, Cherry Tomatoes, Chicken Stock, Cooking, Cuisine, Dinner, Eating, Ementhaler Cheese, English Bacon, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Food, Garlic, Herbs & Spices, Italian, Italian Cuisine, Italy, Meat, Olive Oil, Onions, Pasta, Penne, Recipes, Vegetables | 10 Comments

Osso Buco (via Rufus’ Food and Spirits Guide)

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Sad Man's Tongue: Rockabilly Bar & Bistro

Lately, peasant food is all the rage. Dishes that used to be inexpensive and called for ingredients most people would not use have begun to cost more than a steak. Consider Osso Buco. My wife wanted me to make the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Cuisine, Dinner, Eating, Food, Italian, Meat, Ox Tail, Recipes, Rice, Risotto, Veal | Tagged Italian, Lamb, ox tail, risotto, veal | 2 Comments

Italian Wedding Soup From Cinnamon Spice & Everything Nice

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Sad Man's Tongue: Rockabilly Bar & Bistro

So we have deleted the original post, since it seems to have been wrongfully copied by another blogger. I now present you with the original recipe from the original blogger over at Cinnamon Spice and Everything Nice. Be sure to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cheese, Cooking, Cuisine, Eating, Food, Herbs & Spices, Italian, Italian Cuisine, Italian Wedding, Italy, Pasta, Recipes, Soup, Tubettini, Vegetables | 2 Comments

Pasta Florentine with Grilled and Cipollini Onions In an Ementhaler Cheese Sauce

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Sad Man's Tongue: Rockabilly Bar & Bistro

When I was younger for years I only ate a red sauce and mostly spaghetti. Spaghetti and meatballs every Sunday with sausage and brasiole on the side. I was so spoiled, like my grandfather, that if my grandmother cooked any other noodle, … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Spinach, Basil, Chicken Stock, Chicken Thighs, Cipollini Onions, Cooking, Cuisine, Dinner, Eating, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Food, Garlic, Herbs & Spices, Italian, Italian Cuisine, Italy, Meat, Olive Oil, Onions, Pasta, Pecorino Romano, Recipes, Sauces & Marinades, Scallions, Spaghetti, Vegetables, Yellow Onions | 10 Comments

Pasta with Capers and Tuna (via Rufus’ Food and Spirits Guide)

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Sad Man's Tongue: Rockabilly Bar & Bistro

Not only is this dinner quick to prepare, it also can be made to feed one or many people. Not to mention it tastes really good. A few notes. If you do not have salted capers use small capers in … Continue reading →

Posted in Cheese, Cooking, Cuisine, Dinner, Eating, Food, Herbs & Spices, Italian, Italian Cuisine, Pasta, Recipes | 2 Comments

Todays Quote For April 7th, 2011

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Sad Man's Tongue: Rockabilly Bar & Bistro

Photo of a Tuscan sunset taken from The Valliano Estate of Piccini Wines near Sienna, Italy.

Posted in Cooking, Cuisine, Dinner, Eating, Food, Italian, Italy, Piccini Wines, Quotes, Recipes, Wine | Leave a comment

Todays Quote For April 1st, 2011

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Sad Man's Tongue: Rockabilly Bar & Bistro

Posted in Cooking, Cuisine, Eating, Food, Italian, Italian Cuisine, Italy, Quotes, Recipes | 2 Comments

Stuffed Shells with Rosé Sauce

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Sad Man's Tongue: Rockabilly Bar & Bistro

by Shea Featured Foodie Dixie Chick Cooks This recipe is one that I adapted from a locally owned restaurant close to where we live called Joe’s Italian. It’s an insanely popular place to eat and stays packed out. They have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Basil, Cheese, Cooking, Cream Cheese, Cuisine, Dinner, Eating, Food, Garlic, Herbs & Spices, Italian, Italian Cuisine, Mozzarella, Oregano, Parmesean, Pasta, Pasta Shells, Pepper, Recipes, Red Wine Vinegar, Ricotta Cheese, Salt, Sauces & Marinades, Tomatoes, Vegetables | 2 Comments

Italian Wedding Soup (via Relish It)

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Sad Man's Tongue: Rockabilly Bar & Bistro

Judging by my previous posts here (as well several others on Bliss), you probably think its all sweets at our house. Obviously I love to bake, and I generally agree that we shouldn’t deprive ourselves or our kids of these … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Cuisine, Eating, Food, Italian, Italian Wedding, Recipes, Soup | Tagged chicken, dill, meatballs, Soup, spinach | 2 Comments

Linguine With Chanterelle Mushrooms & Chicken

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Sad Man's Tongue: Rockabilly Bar & Bistro

Ingredients: 1/2 Cup of Dried Chanterelle Mushrooms 1 Cup of Chicken Stock 1 Medium Red Onion 1 Medium Yellow Onion 1 Yellow Pepper, sliced into medium strips 2 Garlic Bulbs, or 16 Cloves, crushed with mortar and pestle 1 … Continue reading →

Posted in Basil, Butter, Chanterelle Mushrooms, Cheese, Chicken, Chicken Stock, Cooking, Cuisine, Dinner, Eating, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Food, Garlic, Herbs & Spices, Italian, Italian Cuisine, Italy, Linguine, Meat, Mushrooms, Olive Oil, Onions, Pasta, Pecorino Romano, Recipes, Red Onions, Red Pepper Flakes, Salt, Stock, Vegetables, Yellow Onions, Yellow Peppers | 7 Comments

Todays Quote For Wednesday March 23rd 2011

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Sad Man's Tongue: Rockabilly Bar & Bistro

Todays quote comes from the founder of Puccini Wines, Angiolo Puccini. The picture is taken from a hill, overlooking their vineyards and the rolling hills of Tuscany, called Poggio Teo on their Valiano Estate.