Something Savory, Something Sweet

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Something Savory, Something Sweet This week we have a classic, savory recipe hailing from Venice -- "risi e bisi," a rice-and-pea dish that is not quite a risotto, but not quite a soup, either -- ideally the consistency should be somewhere in-between. And for dessert, a quirky trompe-l'œil sweet salame made with rich, dark chocolate and crisp biscuit pieces. Danette St. Onge Italian Food Expert Venetian-Style Rice and Peas (Risi e bisi)  A traditional Veneto dish once served to the ruling Doge on April 25, the Feast Day of San Marco. READ NOW Share Chocolate Salami (Salame di cioccolato) A fun dessert made with dark chocolate and crisp, plain biscuits or cookies. You can add nuts, dried fruit, and dessert wine or liqueur to customize this sweet treat that does look surprisingly like real salami when sliced! READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • Make Irresistible Chinese Noodles in Peanut Sauce • Ants Climbing a Tree Recipe • How to Make Cold-Brewed Coffee at Home • How to Make Delicious Vegetable Broth • 3 vegan foods you should never buy (and why!) • The Belmont Breeze for the Belmont Stakes or Any Summer Party • A Belmont Jewel in Honor of the Belmont Stakes • All the Recipes You Need for a Great Sunday Lunch Advertisement About Food   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Italian Food newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved