Recipes
Paella
This is my mother's recipe for paella. Its not very different from the typical dish just made with a lot of sofrito. One of my favorites!
Farfalle Tonno
Time consuming to prepare but worth the effort as its served with spring onions, lemon juice and zest, black olives, tuna, roasted pimientos and basil.
Farfalle with Spring Onions
A little to simple for some but is great as a side dish. Goes perfectly with the recipe for milanesas.
Fusilli Mozzarella
It's like pizza but with pasta! Served with tomatoes, anchovies, capers, basil and chunks of melted mozzarella cheese.
Linguine con Tonno e Olive
A big time favorite! Its flavor simply screams mediterranean with its use of tuna, olives, anchovies, capers and parsley. Translates to linguine with tuna and olives.
Penne con Tonno e Mozzarella
A cheesy yet meaty dish that will please in record time. Whatever you think, tuna goes perfectly with mozzarella.
Rigatoni Italiano
Always called "Greek Pasta" here at home because of its combination of feta cheese, fresh tomatoes, and basil.
Spaghetti alla Puttanesca
Spaghetti pasta served with black olives, tomatoes and capers but as an uncooked version of the famous Neapolitan dish.
Spaghetti con Accinghe e Tonno
Spaghetti pasta served with anchovies and tuna for a great seafood taste and parsley, garlic, and white wine to give it flavor.
Tortellini Rosa
My favorite recipe that is served with tomato sauce. Tortellini pasta served with tomato and alfredo sauce that has parmesan cheese, basil, garlic and shallots.
Tuscan Linguine Shrimp
Tuscan style linguine pasta cooked with succulent shrimp, garlic, fresh roma tomatoes, lemon juice and basil.
Italian Hamburgers aka Javi-burgers
Hamburgers stuffed with spring onions, italian parsley, basil and garlic.
Steak Milanesas
Thin strips of breaded, marinated steak that are lightly fried.
Marinated Steak
New York Top Sirloin steak served with a home made marinate sauce.
Steak with Shallots and Red Wine Vinegar
Sirloin steak cooked with shallots and at the end with red wine vinegar to give it a sweet taste.
Chicken Milanesas
Chicken breast prepared with breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, and thyme leaves. This dish is not deep fried and is a very healthy alternative.
Bell Pepper Chicken
Boneless chicken breast with red bell peppers and garlic cooked with a little white wine.
Chicken Romano
Oven fried Chicken breast prepared with breadcrumbs, pecorino romano cheese and thyme leaves.
Garlic Chicken
Chicken breast, garlic, oregano and lots of lemon juice!
Ensaladilla
A great salad or dip appetizer as a mix of mayonnaise, tuna, anchovies, spring onions and roasted pimientos.
European Salad
Never had a name for this but an enjoyable salad with the perfect combination of veggies and vinegars.
