Rice balls with Sausage 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 shallot, finely chopped 1 cup uncooked Arborio rice (risotto style) 1/2 cup dry white wine 2 1/2 cups boiling chicken stock salt and pepper to taste 1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese 1 egg, beaten 1 egg 1 tablespoon milk .

Patatine al Formaggio Polenta con Bolognese I like to play with my food. Tweaking recipes and ingredients, substituting spices and techniques to represent the same dish in different cultures. Lately I’ve been craving chili cheese fries. But not the type you get any local sports bar or greasy spoon, I want the kind you might find .

Porchetta (por-ketta) is an Italian style, slow-roasted, stuffed pork roast. In Italy, porchetta is made by slow roasting and stuffing parts of the whole pig. Here in America, the shoulder (butt) is the typical cut for creating porchetta. Traditionally made using fennel, herbs, garlic and salt, porchetta is sliced and .