Italian Peasant Food : PastaFagioli Hereis another of myfavorites folks. This is a great one for those cold winter nights, anddamp,miserable days. PastaFagioli, pronounced(Fah-ZOHE-Lee), is Italian for pasta bean soup. It consists of kidneybeans,tomato paste, onion, olive oil, salt and pepper, and of course thepasta. Youmight see this in arestaurant someplace, where they use sliced carrots and frozen greenpeas.These guys are not peasants, but if you want to add...

I was born and raised mostly on Italian peasant food. One of my all time favorites is my grandmothers chicken cacciatore dinner. I know, itâ??s very simple, but mighty tasty; oh, itâ??s true!   The dinner itself takes about 45 minutes to an hour from start to eating time, and costs about $5-6 dollars to feed 4 persons.   The meal consists of a simple salad of fresh cucumber, onion, and tomatoes in an olive oil; a BIG load of Vienna bread, and of course, the cacciatore. Â&...

Italian PeasantFood : Sausages, Peppers, Potatoes, and Onions Ok folks, an all-time favorite of mine, sausages, peppers potatoes andonions (SPP&O), is a skillet-cooked peasant meal fit for aking! Ieat this dish about 3 or 4 times a month with a nice salad, a loaf ofvienna bread, and a bottle of my favorite chardoney. SPP&O costs about $6-7, feeds 4 to 6 people, and cooks up inaround 1 hour. TheStuff You Need: 5 or 6 Italian sausages (hot or sweet) 2 green b...

Italian Peasant Food:Pseudo-Cucumber Salad One thing I always remember eating at supper time, especially whengarden vegetables were in season, was some sort of salad. You justcan't beat the flavor of a fresh, tasty garden salad, and the source ofabsorbable vitamins and minerals is second to none. One of my favorites is the Cucumber Salad. This salad contains fruitand vegetables, but lacks lettuce, and as the name implies, the maincomponent is none other than the cucumber. I c...