Lisa Caponigri - Lisa's Italian Kitchen

apericena, Appetizer Menus, authentic italian, Italian Aperitivo, italian recipes, Italian Style, Recipes for Sanremo, Sanremo Music Festival Menus, Small Plate Recipes, Small Plates

Sanremo is the annual music festival in Italy. You can read a history of it here. Some Americans have called it “Italy’s American Idol”. Sacrilege! Don’t ever say that to your Italian friends! The Sanremo Festival is a festival of song and rewards the best

Lisa’s Stuffed Tomatoes

04 February 2024

Lisa Caponigri

0 Comment

authentic italian, Italian side dishes, lisa's italian kitchen, Lisa's Italian Sunday Dinners, Recipes from Emilia-Romagna, Recipes with Parmigiano Reggiano, Stuffed Tomatoes, Stuffed Tomatoes Recipe, Sunday Dinner recipes, Tomatoes all'Emiliana

Stuffed tomatoes are an excellent side dish, or contorno, as Lisa calls them, with the Italian word, in her Sunday Dinner menus. The Besciamella Sauce, Parmigiano Reggiano, and spinach make them absolutely delicious too. Lisa first discovered these recipes while visiting

Lisa’s Tuscan Pot Roast

28 January 2024

Lisa Caponigri

0 Comment

authentic italian, Chuck Roast Recipes, Italian Pot Roast Recipes, Italian recipes for pot roast, Sunday Dinner recipes, This is Sunday Dinner, Tuscan Pot Roast, Whatever Happened to Sunday Dinner?

This classic Tuscan Pot Roast (known as Stracotto, which literally means “overcooked”) is found all over Tuscany in small trattorie. It’s delicious and will satisfy anyone’s hunger, especially on a cold Sunday afternoon in winter. Except, perhaps a hunger

Lisa’s Chicken Cacciatore

20 January 2024

Lisa Caponigri

0 Comment

authentic italian, Chicken Cacciatore, Chicken with Tomato Sauce Recipes, Crock Pot Italian Recipes, italian recipes, One Pot Meals, Tuscan Chicken Recipes

Chicken cacciatore is rustic Italian cooking at its most satisfying. Any extra sauce can be frozen and used another day. It’s one of those secondi that Lisa loves because it brings back memories of being with her children in the Tuscan countryside, watching Italian hunters

Lisa’s Ricotta Pudding

16 January 2024

Lisa Caponigri

0 Comment

authentic italian, Italian Desserts, italian recipes, Ricotta Pudding, Winter Comfort Foods

This rich, creamy pudding is very simple and quick to make. It tastes superb topped with fresh red fruit such as strawberries, cherries, or raspberries that have been sprinkled with a liqueur or a high-quality balsamic vinegar. In fact, this would be a good time to use an aged

Lisa’s Italian Pot Roast with Barolo

14 January 2024

Lisa Caponigri

0 Comment

Authentic Italian Recipes, Italian Comfort Food, Italian Comfort Food Recipes, Italian Potroast with Barolo, italian recipes, Italian Recipes with Wine, Northern Italian Recipes, Recipes from Piemonte, Recipes with Barolo, Winter Comfort Food, winter italian recipes

When it’s snowing out, and chilly, we all need our comfort food! For Lisa’s family, potroast is one of those go-to comfort staples of Sunday Dinner. And, for Lisa, ever since her children were little, it’s an easy recipe: place everything in a crockpot, forget

Grandma Caponigri’s Three Meat Neapolitan Sauce

07 January 2024

Lisa Caponigri

0 Comment

authentic italian, bolognese sauce, Grandma Caponigri's Three Meat Neapolitan, Green Peppers, Italian American Meat Sauce, italian recipes, Marinara, Meat Sauce Recipes, Ragu, Recipes for Ragu, Sunday Gravy

Lisa’s paternal grandmother, Lucia Caponigri, was born in the isolated, mountainous region of Basilicata in southern Italy. There she perfected her recipe for ragu before leaving her village with Lisa’s grandfather for a life in America. Lucia and Nicola Caponigri settled in

Lisa’s Classic Sicilian Lentil Soup

02 January 2024

Lisa Caponigri

0 Comment

authentic italian, classic italian soup recipes, Italian American Recipes, lentil soup, lisa's italian kitchen, lisa's italian soups, sicilian soups

Lentil soup is full of nutrients and delicious! This is Catherine Lione (Lisa’s grandmother’s!) recipe and it originates from Sicily, where Lisa’s Nana (as she was lovingly called!) was from. Lentil soup is a hearty soup that is excellent in the winter months

Lisa’s Potato Croquettes

29 December 2023

Lisa Caponigri

0 Comment

authentic italian, Italian side dishes, New Year's dishes, Potato Croquettes, Side Dishes, Spanish dishes

Potato croquettes are a unique dish found commonly in Italy, France, and Spain as a way to use leftover potatoes. It is not only a smart recipe but delicious! Lisa lived with her family in Spain as a child while her father had an academic position in Madrid and these croquettes

Lisa’s Famous Sherry Mushroom Soup

26 December 2023

Lisa Caponigri

0 Comment

authentic italian, Italian Soup Recipes, Italian Soups, lisa's italian kitchen, mushroom soups, new year's recipes, sherry mushroom soup, soup recipes with wine, winter italian recipes, Winter Soups

Lisa is known for her mushroom soup, which she first made in college. This recipe was inspired by both Tuscany and adds a Piemontese touch- sherry, which gives this wonderful, creamy mushroom soup a velvety texture and a rich, warm taste! It’s perfect for this week between

‹ Previous 1 2 345 6 7 Next ›Last »

Lisa Caponigri on Lisa’s Manicotti with Authentic Classic Tomato SauceMarch 3, 2024
Dear Noelle, I don't make homemade manicotti shells. I buy my shells imported from Italy at an Italian store. But,…
Noelle on Lisa’s Manicotti with Authentic Classic Tomato SauceFebruary 27, 2024
Lisa, recipe for homemade manicotti shells. Noelle
Lisa Caponigri on Lisa’s Shrimp ScampiAugust 24, 2023
Thanks Ginny! We've just updated the recipe- Lisa uses 2 lbs of frozen shrimp! Buon Appetito and thank you for…
Ginny on Lisa’s Shrimp ScampiAugust 22, 2023
I can’t find how much shrimp you used.
whoiscall on Christmas Sunday Dinner: An Italian Holiday PranzoAugust 16, 2023
Thanks for sharing.

Sanremo Menus

Lisa’s Stuffed Tomatoes

Lisa’s Tuscan Pot Roast

Lisa’s Chicken Cacciatore

Lisa’s Ricotta Pudding

Lisa’s Italian Pot Roast with Barolo

Grandma Caponigri’s Three Meat Neapolitan Sauce

Lisa’s Classic Sicilian Lentil Soup

Lisa’s Potato Croquettes

Lisa’s Famous Sherry Mushroom Soup

A Word From Lisa

Recent Comments

Recipes