Silvia's Four Simple and Delicious Italian Recipes

After a fine dinner at Tarocchi restaurant to celebrate and get to know each other from Martinho Correia's portrait workshop last summer, the vivacious and enthusiastic model Silvia (whom nearly everyone has painted!) got into an excited conversation with me about the most universally uniting subject: food. Scribbled on a rustic placemat she imparted to me some of her favorites. Semplice e buono!

Frittata:
eggs - uove

cream cheese

smoked salami - salumi fumicato

parsley - prezzemolo

sale e pepe

Risotto 1:

1 cup white wine

1 cup risotto

1 piece leek minced

red radiccio chopped

walnuts chopped

continue adding chicken or vegetable broth by the ladle until risotto é finito

finish with parmigiano cheese

Risotto 2:

1-2 celery/sedano minced

1 onion/cipolla minced

1/2 pear/pera diced

white pepper/pepe bianco

salt

1 cup white wine

1 cup risotto

3-4 cups chicken broth or water

top with gorgonzola

Quattro Formaggio

Mix

mozzarella

parmigiano

gorganzola

lo stracchino

Pour over cooked pasta

Bake in oven

The base for many sauces seems to be minced carrot, onion, celery, and garlic.

Buon apetito!