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A Quick Italian Feast

A complete menu from crostini to panettone in about three hours—warm chickpeas with balsamic are a speedy first-course crostini topping, and mascarpone cream dresses up store-bought panettone for dessert. You can prepare both these recipes while the main-course osso buco braises in the oven and the barley orzotto accompaniment cooks on the stove.

Menu

Starters

Chickpea Crostini

Chickpea Crostini

Mixed Greens with Olive Vinaigrette

Wine Pairing: A light crisp white would be good with the salad and the crostini

Main and Sides

Osso Buco with Red Wine

Osso Buco with Red Wine

Mushroom Orzotto

Broccoli Rabe with Pancetta and Garlic

Wine Pairing: Serve a red that echoes the wine in the osso buco and stands up to the mushrooms and pancetta

Dessert

Toasted Panettone with Orange Mascarpone Cream

Toasted Panettone with Orange Mascarpone Cream

Wine Pairing: Asti has a wonderful orange-flower aroma that complements the cream


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