Tag Archives: Beef

Vitel Tonne’

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Daniela

My mom has been making this for me in the summer time ever since I was a little kid. It was my favorite way of eating beef! Yesterday here, despite the rain, it was oppressively, humid hot! It was so … Continue reading →

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Ossobuco alla Milanese

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Daniela

This is my family recipe for ossobuco! Ossobuco is basically veal shank…a delicious, tender meat. It is cut pretty thick so it takes one to two hours to cook, but it is totally worth it. My family recipe is really … Continue reading →

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Meatloaf

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Daniela

Comfort food is the best! It really is. It’s easy, tasty, delicious!!! And it makes me feel at home…or a bit closer at least… This meatloaf recipe is not Italian. It is what I consider an American version of the … Continue reading →

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Polpettone

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Daniela

This is my grandma recipe for the meat polpettone. Polpettone is like a big, huge, meat ball filled with cheese, ham and hard boiled eggs. It can be baked in the oven or cooked with olive oil and white wine … Continue reading →

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Beef Stew with Potatoes

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Daniela

Mmmmm, can you smell it? This delicious rosemary aroma? It’s my beef stew with potatos dish. Isn’t it delicious? After all these posts about sweets, cookies and dessert we really needed something salty one, didn’t we? If you liked my … Continue reading →

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The Italian Style Hamburger

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Daniela

This is what I define an Italian style hamburger, cause it looks like an hamburger but in practice is quite different from it for way of preparing and cooking. In Italian we call it a “schiacciatina” which means “pressed meat”. … Continue reading →

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Spezzatino (Beef Stew)

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Daniela

Spezzatino is a meat dish made of beef or pork. It takes its name from the meat that is cut into cubes, in fact the italian word refer to something that has been broken into pieces. There are different varieties … Continue reading →

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