For those of you who do not know this already, Maryann from Finding la Dolce Vita and Marie from Proud Italian Cook have invited us all to an Italian feast. This is their second annual Festa Italiana and if last year is anything to be measured by, I am not missing out on this lovely event. Some of you have already "arrived" with some beautiful dishes and I cannot wait to sample everyone of them.
Maryann says: "It's easy to participate. This is what you have to do..."
- Create an Italian dish or drink.
- Post about it on your blog.
- Use our badge and link back to both me and Marie. The links should refer to this announcement post and also to Marie's so others can participate.
- Photograph your dish and send a copy to us. We cannot accept photos that are bigger than 350 pixels wide.
- Now email us at festaitalianadishes@gmail.com
- Send us your name, blog's name and url, the photo of your dish, the name of your dish and the permalink to your post.
I decided on a main course called:
Risoni with Chicken, Mushrooms and Olives
Ingredients (4 servings)
8 pieces of chicken - I used drumsticks and thighs
1x410gr tinned tomato and onion mix
15 pitted black olives - sliced in halves
1 small red onion peeled and sliced
250gr mushrooms - sliced
100ml white wine(optional)
1 tsp sugar
1 Tbs cornflour - mixed with a little water
chopped oregano
grated parmesan
pesto
salt/pepper/dried oregano
dried olive and chili mix
Preheat oven to 180C
Place chicken pieces in a ovenproof dish and season with salt, pepper and dried oregano. Top with onion, mushrooms, 10 olives and tomato mix. Add the wine, cover with foil and place in the oven. Cook for about 40-50 minutes. Mix the cornflour with water and the sugar and pour over the chicken - the sauce will thicken almost immediately. Place back in the oven for about 10 minutes ( this time without the foil) or until golden and bubbly! Serve on a bowl full of Risoni(pasta rice) and top with grated parmesan, homemade basil pesto and some more olives. For a final touch, sprinkle with Dried olive and chili mix.
Buon appetito!
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26 comments:
this looks delicious :) yummy
that looks so good.
italian food is the best.
that looks so good.
italian food is the best.
Nina, your Risoni is gorgeous, but I knew whatever you brought would be outstanding. Great job.
I'm so glad you are attending the festival. I send my dish yesterday and I'll see you there.
Sam
I think you will find me hovering around this dish at the festa Nina. I will need to do a lot of dancing to wear off all of these delicious foods:D
Delicious! What a great combination of flavors! :)
Brava Nina! Brava!
Thanks for joining the festa!
Maryann xox
How absolutelt scrumptious that looks Nina. See you at the festa!
that's gorgeous, nina.
Nina, everything you make is gorgeous and delicious.
Nina, Such a gorgeous looking dish!
I can't wait to try this at the festa! I'm so happy you were able to join us, thank you, thank you!!
xox, Marie
snooky doodle - delicious, just like your cakes yes!
cookingcourtney - I think my cooking always has some Italian influences..
My Carolina Kitchen - I could really do with some uplifting thoughts right now, thank you!
Belinni Valli - bring on the music!!!
ginny - it did work quite well, thx!
maryann - I would not miss it for the world!
passionate about baking - Aaahh, I haven't seen you for quite some time, welcome back!!
bee - coming from you, it is an enormous compliment!
cynthia - Oh dear friend, you are so soothing to the ear!!
proud italian cook - the joy is all mine!!Thx for hosting!
Mushrooms, olives, and tomatoes, these are my favorite ingredients. Especially my husband always love everything that has tomatoes in the cooking. Your dish is absolutely delicious Nina.
Cheers,
elra
Oh Nina...this looks amazing! I love all the ingredients used - I am sure it was delicious.
It looks great Nina, and what a darling little serving dish! Great addition to the Festa!
LL
This is a great event. Love the picture.
elra - I think you should make this for your hubby then, right?
pam - indeed it was
lori lynn - thanks firend!
helene - are you joining us?
Rustic Italian is where I am! I love this meal.
This looks too good! I'm drooling!
Dear Nina, first thank you for your kind words on my foodblog for my 1st blogger award!! That means a lot to me!!!! So, thanks again!! This dish looks superb!!!! MMMMMM....You can read my mind,.....
I love these flavors. Great entry Nina.
That chicken looks tasty!
Looks good! I love rustic dish like this!
Mushrooms and olives are two of my favorite foods. I have to give this a try. Is risoni the same as orzo?
Chicken seems to pair particularly well with olives, doesn't it? Yours looks gorgeous! I'll have to go and check out the deadline for the fiesta - maybe I can still sneak in...
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