These little Italian appetizers, served at a restaurant in the Lake Como area of Italy, are just the right combination of sweet caramelized onion, salty pancetta and cheesy polenta. I tried to recreate the recipe after returning home from a vacation in Italy and was happy enough with my results to enter it into an employee recipe contest. It won a prize for best appetizer recipe. Here's how to make these delicious little bites. Cook cornmeal with chicken broth. Then fold in some...
Tags: appetizers, polenta, Italian appetizers, holiday appetizers, caramelized onions, Caramelized Onion and Pancetta-Topped Polenta, pancetta, make-ahead appetizers
Are you getting hungry for turkey and can't wait until Thanksgiving for a taste? Here is a recipe from the Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery for Turkey Cacciatore that uses turkey breast and thighs in a delicious tomato and red wine sauce. I found this recipe while checking out web sites for wineries that we are visiting this week in Napa Valley. I tried out this recipe on our wine group and they “gobbled it up” (I couldn’t resist) ever...
Tags: polenta, Turkey Cacciatore