Lidia Bastianich Recipes & Blogs

Entree

Italian Rice aka Ruff Rice

In the Lidia Celebrates America special A Nation of Neighbors, Lidia Bastianich visits food influencer Kiki Ruff, whose popular “Recession…

Story

Lidia Celebrates America: Changemakers

Lidia Bastianich throws a national spotlight on progressive chefs, farmers and entrepreneurs around the U.S. striving to change the future…

Recipe

Rocky Mashed Potatoes & String Beans

In her special, “Lidia Celebrates America: Changemakers,”, Lidia meets Nicole Steele, who works to improve access to healthy foods in…

Recipe

Pasta Mixed with Fresh Mushrooms (Pasta con Funghi Misti)

In her special, “Lidia Celebrates America: Changemakers,”, Lidia meets Nicole Steele, who works to improve access to healthy foods in…

Side Dish

Marinated Winter Squash with Sage

Squash is a vegetable much used in the Italian cuisine, for soups, for pasta fillings, risottos and baked, grilled or roasted as vegetable…

Dessert

Corn and Walnut Cake (Torta di Grano e Noci)

Lidia’s cornmeal and walnut cake recipe is from Lidia's Italy. Cornmeal was a staple in Lidia’s childhood in Italy. "I recall this simple…

Side Dish

Giardiniera

This dish was prepared by Lidia for the celebratory dinner at Owamni during the filming of her special 'Lidia Celebrates America:…

Side Dish

Kari Rushing’s Cabbage and Agrodolce

In Middletown, VA, chef Kari Rushing is on a mission to change America’s perception of Appalachian cuisine. Her restaurant, Vault & Cellar,…

Entree

Potato Gnocchi

With this recipe from Lidia's Italy, it isn’t hard to make feather-light gnocchi. The main thing to keep in mind is this: the less flour…

Entree

My Mother's Chicken and Potatoes

In this recipe from Lidia’s Italy, chicken and potatoes are cooked together in a big cast iron skillet until they are crisp and moist at…

Dessert

Ricotta Cheesecake With Amarane Cherries

Enjoy this Ricotta Cheesecake with Amarane Cherries recipe courtesy of Lidia's Italy.

Entree

Risotto with Mushrooms - (Risotto con Funghi)

To accompany her latest special Flavors That Define Us, Lidia also hosts a series of short cooking videos, and Mushroom Risotto is one of…

Appetizer

Mussels Triestina - (Cozze alla Triestina) from Felidia Cookbook

To accompany her latest special Flavors That Define Us, Lidia also hosts a series of short cooking videos; Mussels Triestina is one of the…

Soup and Stew

Escarole and White Bean Soup

This was one of the first dishes on the menu when we opened, and it is still a family favorite at home. These vegetables were typically…

Appetizer

Jacques Pépin's Les Oeufs Jeannette (Eggs Jeannette)

Lidia spends time in the kitchen with the one and only Chef Jacques Pépin. They make one of his family recipes, Eggs Jeannette, about…

Entree

Chicken 'n Beef Andouille Sausage Gumbo

One of the people Lidia met while making her special Flavors That Define Us was Toyin Alli. Alli's recipe, 'Chicken 'n Beef Andouille…