Cook Italian with Ciao Italia's "Slow and Easy"

Mary Ann Esposito renowned celebrity chef of the hugely popular Italian Cooking show, "Ciao Italia" seen on Public television cooks with Terra Allegra terracotta cooking vessels. Mary Ann 's latest cookbook "Slow and Easy" is a compilation of recipes for "Casseroles, Braises, Lasagne and Stews from an Italian Kitchen." Many of these recipes are not only perfectly suited for Terra Allegra terracotta cookware but if fact several recipes call for "round earthenware pans" such as the "Tiella di Verdure" on page 120. Check out this fabulous cookbook and the many simple, inspiring recipes containing various Regional specialties at the "Ciao Italia" website. http://www.ciaoitalia.com/



The terracotta cookware in the photo with Mary Ann is available at http://www.terraallegraimports.com/

use promo code: slow at check out for discount.

The larger V-shaped bowls come in two sizes and are great for mixing, serving or salads. Terracotta naturally keeps warm things warm and cool things cool; just one of the many features and benefits of cooking with Terra Allegra's Authentic Italian Terracotta Cookware.

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The Road to Las Vegas is Paved with Terracotta

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And Cooking Our Way on The Road to Vegas and Back

Hi everyone, I started this post back in June 2008 sometime after returning from a industry trade show in Las Vegas. While driving we stopped in various locales for fresh local food and utilized our Green cookware, sometimes literally on the side of the road to prepare our own fresh cooked dinners. Fast food and chain restaurants are not the only option when driving around our magnificent country. View the brief video clip of one of our cooking adventures as we traveled back from the Vegas trade show.

Italian Recipes from your friends at Terra Allegra

Ma D’s Shrimp Sauce
(my families Christmas Eve pasta sauce,)
but I cook it whenever I get the urge

Makes 6 servings.

1 1/2 lb large raw shrimp, cleaned, shelled & de-veined
1 small yellow onion finely chopped
2 tablespoons very finely chopped carrot
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
18-24 Sicilian green olives, halved & pit removed
1/4 cup capers
(optional teaspoon of anchovy paste or 2-3 anchovies)
2-3 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2—28 ounce cans of crushed tomatoes
Salt and pepper to taste

Heat Extra Virgin Olive in Piral Terracotta pan
( I suggest the TA272ARCR-C, 4 1/2 Quart casserole/saucepan, shown below)

http://www.terraallegraimports.com/servlet/the-61/Italian-baking-pan%2C-Italian/Detail

add the chopped onion, carrot & celery
add salt and fresh ground pepper and red pepper flakes if desired
after approximately 2 minutes add the pitted / halved green olives and capers
(and optional anchovies)
cook slow and evenly for 3-5 minutes till onion, carrot, celery, caper and olive mixture soften
add 2 cans of crushed tomatoes and let sauce cook 15-20 minutes
add salt, pepper to taste

Boil water for linguine or spaghetti cooked al dente, mix with sauce in serving platter
and enjoy!
Happy Cooking from your friends at Terra Allegra
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Terra Allegra Newsletter and Events

Dear Friends

Please take a moment to read how Terra Allegra Imports is involved locally and nationally in reaching out to inform on the “lifestyle benefits” of the cooking everyday with the Piral, 1870 Collection, Made in Italy, A 130 year tradition of excellence.


Saturday March 29 2008, JK Adams/ The Kitchen Store, a manufacturer, distributor and cookware retailer in Dorset, Vermont, http://www.jkadams.com/ invited Terra Allegra Imports to do a cooking demonstration with “Piral 1870 Collection” Terracotta Cookware, featuring two Risotto dishes in Piral TA272 Deep Saucepan and a oven Roasted Rosemary, Chicken in a OV360 Oval baker. More than 50 people attended this event as Terra Allegra co-owners demonstrated and explained the “lifestyle benefits” of cooking everyday with “The 1870 Collection” the finest cookware product available today.

Saturday April 12 2008, a local “Green Fair” sponsored by TEAMS/TRWA (an alliance for the environment of the future) South Eastern, MA where many different types of BIO / Earth Sustainable products will be displayed at this event. Terra Allegra Imports will be exhibiting and meeting many health and well-being conscious minded business owners and consumers. Come and support a good cause and learn more about what you can do to help planet earth locally.

Saturday April 26 2007 Board & Basket a cookware retailer and cooking school in W. Lebanon, New Hampshire, http://www.boardandbasket.com/ has invited Terra Allegra Imports to do a cooking demonstration with Piral 1870 Collection Terracotta Cookware, featuring two Risotto dishes in Piral TA272 and a oven Roasted Rosemary Chicken in a OV360. They have also published ads announcing this event and we will be there demonstrating and meeting people to explain the “lifestyle benefits” of cooking everyday with the cookware that is “well being in its best shape”.

Sunday Aril 27, 12-4pm, Earth Day Celebration, South Shore Natural Science Center, Norwell MA ..Terra Allegra Imports has been invited to exhibit our “earth sustainable” terracotta cookware which is simply earth itself, stylishly formed by artisans in Liguria, Italy. In the manufacturing process no harmful by-products are created unlike many types of metal pans. The 1870 Collections “crystalline” easy clean, glass like finish made of furnace hardened, vitreous paste ensures that the cooking surface is virtually absent of toxins even when exposed to very high temperatures in sharp contrast to chemically coated metal pans which break down when heated. Many metal pans also react poorly when in contact with acidic foods like fruits and tomatoes or anything containing vinegar causing unwanted leaching into food. The 1870 Collection line of terracotta cooking vessels proves to be not only the safest possible cookware available but versatile and artistically pleasing as well. We at Terra Allegra feel that it “closes the circle” for the consumer of fresh and organic products who is now seeking safer alternatives to chemically coated or metal cookware.

Tuesday-Thursday May 6,7& 8, 2007 The Gourmet Housewares Show, Las Vegas booth #4505, Terra Allegra Imports LLC will be exhibiting The 1870 Collection by Piral.

The true "green", earth sustainable cookware alternative

Are you going “green”? Are you trying to give back to “Mother Earth” as she nurtures you while striving to offer your family the best, organic, wholesome and natural foods available? If so, then please take a moment to consider the importance of the cookware you use for preparation.

The 1870 Collection by Piral is a full line of Italian made, hand finished, terracotta cooking vessels made for use on stove-tops, ovens, microwaves and dishwashers. It is the true "green” cookware product being sought by the consumer today. Simply, it is earth, stylishly formed by artisans. In the manufacturing process no harmful by-products are created unlike many types of metal pans. The 1870 Collections “crystalline” easy clean, glass like finish made of furnace hardened, vitreous paste ensures that the cooking surface is virtually absent of toxins even when exposed to very high temperatures in sharp contrast to the finish of chemically coated pans which breaks down when heated. Many metal pans also react poorly when in contact with acidic foods like fruits and tomatoes or anything containing vinegar allowing leaching into your food. The 1870 Collection line of terracotta cooking vessels proves to be not only the safest possible cookware available but versatile and artistically pleasing as well. We at Terra Allegra feel that it “closes the circle” for the consumer of fresh and organic products who is now seeking safer alternatives to chemically coated or metal cookware. Begin today experiencing the “lifestyle benefits” of safe, earth-sustainable, cooking vessels born of “Mother Earth”.

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