Category Archives: Italian

Mushroom Risotto (Risotto ai Funghi)

A traditional northern Italian dish, mushroom risotto is the ultimate comfort food. Saucy arborio rice cooked in wine and broth until it's gone, and topped with sautéed mushrooms and parmesan, it's just the thing to warm you up on a cold winter's day.
A traditional northern Italian dish, mushroom risotto is the ultimate comfort food. Saucy arborio rice cooked in wine and broth, and topped with sautéed mushrooms and parmesan, it's just the thing to warm you up on a cold winter's day.  There is nothing so relaxing as making a big pot of risotto. Stirring that pot…Read More

Nightshade Free Antipasto Platter

Nightshade Free Antipasto Platter - I Say Nomato
Learn how to create a colourful, welcoming Nightshade Free Antipasto Platter that will be a hit at your next party!    Is there anything more welcoming than a platter full of your favourite foods? I don't think there is. My family tends to go all out for holidays. And I mean. All. Out. I'm part of…Read More

White Chocolate Meringue Cookies

White Chocolate Meringue Cookies - I Say Nomato Nightshade Free Food Blog
My family has very strange rules about things sometimes. I think every family does. Things that you don’t realize are actually strange rules until someone who’s not one of the family points them out. Obviously they start for one logical reason or another, but then as a kid you just kind of accept that that’s just…Read More

Panettone French Toast

Panettone French Toast - I Say Nomato Nightshade Free Food Blog
If you come visit my family during the holidays, it’s a pretty good bet you’ll leave with your arms full of panettone. What is, panettone you ask, eyes full of wonder. This. This, my dear friends is panettone: (more…)Read More

Pesto and Goat Cheese Pizza

Pesto and Goat Cheese Pizza - I Say Nomato Nightshade Free Food Blog
I’m going to be real honest with you here. This blog should not be called I Say Nomato. It should be called "Confessions of a Pizza Addict". Because seriously, I’ve got a problem. Thanks, Raffaele Esposito for a lifetime of tight pants, because you basically created the most delicious and versatile food ever. You can…Read More

Risotto alla Milanese

Italians are some of the most patient people in the world when it comes to food. Parmesan aged for 20 years… wine aged for 50… every meal is an investment, a work of art. A meal worth waiting for. So when I say that this risotto takes at least half an hour of patience and…Read More

Zabaglione

Having a farmer for a sister is the best. Seriously. When she worked at a dairy farm, she would bring home jugs of whole milk, perfect for making mozzarella or ricotta or other amazing cheeses. And the ice cream.... heaven! Now she's working at a chicken farm, and let me tell you, we have reaped…Read More

East Coast Garlic Fingers with Donair Sauce

Ah pizza... is there anything more perfect? A slightly crispy crust, thick or thin, covered in a spicy tomato sauce and smothered with melted mozzarella... that is the stuff of dreams. The variations are endless: cauliflower crusts, cheesy layered deep dish, drooping thin crust, rounds of spicy pepperoni, tartly sweet barbecue sauce, roasted chicken, black…Read More

Italian Wedding Soup

Okay, I’m officially in denial. I admit it. Summer is here, and here I am, making soup. I could make some sort of excuse, like drinking hot liquids makes it seem not so hot outside… or that I had leftovers in the fridge that I needed to get rid of… And while both of those excuses…Read More