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Italian Food Italian Food Quick/Easy Recipes Le Basi Classic Recipes From Kyle Phillips, your Guide to Italian Food My 4th grade year I went to an Italian school. Classes began October 1st, which was fine with me, but seemed awfully late to my parents. Life is a wheel, and now I'm counting the days until the kids are back in school. The year starts on the 15th (unless there's a strike, which is a possibility given cuts the Minister of Education has imposed), which seems late to me, but soon to the kids. Fresh Figs? They're Ripe Now Figs are among the last summer fruits to ripen, at least in Tuscany, and since this year has been cool, they are ready now. A couple of ideas: Gelato di Fichi, Fig Ice Cream Fig Marmalade, Marmellata di Fichi Calabrian Stuffed Figs, Fichi Ripieni alla Calabrese Arancini di Riso I occasionally get requests for arancini di riso, the rice croquettes with ground meat fillings that Sicilians consume as snacks. The idea sounds simple, but as Pino Correnti points out in his Il Libro d'Oro della Cucina e Dei Vini Della Sicilia, few dishes can tell as much about the peoples who have contributed to the Island over the centuries: The canestrato fresco (a fresh, mild, firm cheese that's generally replaced with mozzarella off the island) from the Greeks, the rice and saffron from the Arabs, the ragout from French... Risotto: It Is Warming... And that can be quite nice on a crisp day. A few favorites: Risotto al vino rosso, red wine risotto Alfonso's Risotto alla Marinara Fresh Prune Risotto With Pancetta Apple Risotto Pasta can be warming too While it's a little soon for a Bolognese sauce (though I wouldn't turn one down), simple quickly prepared meat sauce will be quite nice now. Leonardo Romanelli's Tortiglioni Con Cavolo E Salsiccia Spaghetti with Speck Sauce Tagliatelle with Mushrooms and Sausages Bucatini all'Amatriciana Italian Food Ads Italian Pastas Italian Food Italian Dessert Italian Bread Recipe Italian Sauces Featured Articles Sea Bass Roasted in Paper, Orata al Cartoccio Pork Loin Reggiana Style, Arista Alla Reggiana Tony Iannacone's Roasted Peppers Baked Apples, Mele al Forno Wines: Bardolino Stentahl's Syndrome: Where it strikes   More from About.com Is it a Cold or the Flu? Knowing whether you have a cold or the flu can help you treat your symptoms more effectively. More> Concerned About Your Drinking? This short quiz can help you identify whether or not you have a drinking problem. More> This newsletter is written by: Kyle Phillips Italian Food Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Italian Food newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Seen Here and There On Taurasi, a Truly Great Wine Nutella Cream Cheese Cake (in Italian) Hip Pressure Cooking: Polenta! Advertisement