La Famiglia Perugi website includes Perugi family historical documents and authentic Northern Italian recipes from Lea Battani and Araldo Perugi. See our recipes and albums for more information. You can add a recipe by filling out this form or by emailing it to debperugi@gmail.com.
Photo above: Historical photo of Cararra, Italy.
Stories
Randolpho’s son, Alfio Perugi, dies
From Nancy: John (Krug) recently looked up Grandpa Perugi online and found information about his brother, Randolpho, who also came to the US at the same time. John discovered that Randolpho's son, Alfio, passed away this past October (2016). He was 97 years old. I...
Araldo’s Sculpture in New York City
Nancy Krug and Ed Slate and families went to New York City last week. This is Nancy's report. "The carvings were on the outside of the church over the doors. They were not made of marble and may have been granite. The color looked like sandstone. The church and...
Battani Family Tree Images from 1800s-Present
I have a copy of an organized list of all the family names, marriages and children from the 1800's to our generation, not including our children. Pretty exciting to see all the names we never heard of and some we know. We have cousins about our age that we never knew...
Just Recipes
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Minestrone Genovese
Pam and her father Archie Perugi developed this recipe as remembered by Archie from his childhood. Makes 12 servings INGREDIENTS 1⁄2 lb dried cannellini beans or 24 oz canned/cooked beans 1⁄2 c olive oil 1/2 c olive oil 4 oz pancetta, chopped 2 lg onions chopped small...
Gram’s Fruit Cake
Aunt Vi gave this recipe to me on a card some years ago. —Deb 4 C. flour 1 C. sugar 5 T. baking powder 1/2 t. salt 3 T. aniseed (washed) 3 T. vanilla extract 1/2 C. butter 4 whole eggs 1 C. white raisins 1 C. mixed diced candied fruit 1 C. chopped nuts (walnuts,...
Fugazza
I found this old recipe card written by Pam and given to me many years ago. Makes one loaf. —Deb 1 package yeast 1/4 c. warm water 1/4 c. scalded mllk, cooled 2 1/2 c. flour 1/4 c. sugar 1/2 t. salt 1/4 c. butter 1 T. pignoli 1/2 t. anise seed 1/4 c. citron (chopped...
Polenta Verde
from Archie Perugi One bunch kale Italian Pork sausage or Salamini sausage Olive oil 1 medium or 2 small onions diced 1 carrot diced 1 celery stalk diced 1 garlic clove crushed or minced 1 can red kidney beans or white Roman 1 small can tomato sauce Salt and pepper...
Grandpa’s Spaghetti Sauce
(large pot as made 12/9/1979) - from A Perugi 1 lb+ Italian Salamini Sausage - boiled 20 minutes, cooled and crumbled 1 1/4 lb. pork loin with bone 1/2 lb. pancetta, diced 2 1/2 lb. beef stew meat (chuck?) cut into 1/2" cubes 3 or 4 tbsp. parsley (remove stems) 1/2...
Minestrone Soup
Nona Battani (Grandma's mother) - from N Krug Boil beef chuck meat in salted water with 1 bouillon cube to make stock. Cool and skim fat off the top. Chop meat up. 1 can cannelloni beans 1 zucchini Green beans cut in 1 inch pieces 2 chopped carrots 2 - 3 stalks...
Zucchini Torta
From Grandma to Pam Perugi Marraccini Olive oil 3-4 medium zucchini 1 large onion 2 medium cloves garlic 1 large carrot 1 large stalk celery 1/4 C. each parsley, basil 5 or 6 skinned and strained tomatoes salt and pepper 3 eggs 1/4 to 1/2 C. grated parmesan 1 C. bread...
Chop Chop
Grandpa's popular creation - from Archie's menu box Black and Green olives such as: Oil cured, Black greek, Alfonso, Cracked Green Greek, California ripe/black and green pepperoncini, sweet pickled red peppers, celery, onions, capers, anchovies, pickled mushrooms (or...
Jewish Garlic Dill Pickles
From Grandma to D Perugi To 3 lbs. of pickling cukes (small to medium firm) in 1 gallon jar add: 4 cloves garlic, sliced 3 or 4 sprigs dill including seed heads 2 tsp. whole pickling spice Arrange in layers: cukes, spice, dill, garlic. Then add brine made by boiling...
Grandma’s Tripe
From VP Slate to John Slate Beef tripe 1 to 2 lb. Should be very white. Boil about 1-1/2 hours until medium soft. After tripe has been parboiled, cut off all fat. Then cut into thin strips 2" long. Wash well with cold water. Saute in a small amount of olive oil: 1...
Saltimbocca
Grandma's favorite! Veal cutlets Proscuitto Fresh Sage leaf Parmesan Cheese grated Tomato sauce Flour and butter White wine or Marsala Pound veal cutlets thin and roll with Proscuitto, fresh sage, parmesan and tomato sauce. Tie with string. Dip in flour and fry in...