La Cronaca – Upcoming Events, Fundraisers & Italian Fun!

NOV - DEC 2025

Dear Sisters and Brothers,
Let’s Celebrate La Cronaca: Flavors, Sounds, and Solidarity!
A story of Italian taste, joyful events, and fundraising.
Here’s what’s going on in our lively Italian American community:

🎉   Upcoming Events

December 7th, 2025 Buon Natale
MERRY CHRISTMAS 2025
ORDER OF SONS & DAUGHTERS OF ITALY IN AMERICA
LODGE LEONE D’ORO #2700 and the Grand Lodge of Illinois Wisconsin Event

  • Cocktails: 4:00 PM (Open Bar from 4:00 to 9:00 PM)

  • Santa Arrives: 4:30 PM

  • Welcome & Announcements: President Mario D’Antonio

  • Invocation

  • Dinner: 5:00 PM

Menu Includes: Minestrone, Tossed Salad (Italian & Poppy Seed Dressing), Bread, Mostaccioli, Italian Sausage, Roast Sirloin of Beef, Marinated Boneless Chicken over Rice Pilaf, Herbed Roasted Baby Potatoes, Green Bean Almondine, Spumoni Ice Cream, and Cake.

DJ & Entertainment by: Mike Damhesel
Raffle: Donated baskets for OSIA National Foundation – 15 tickets for $20.00
Door Prizes

Lodge Leone D’Oro wishes you and your families a joyous and blessed Christmas season.

Join us on the third Wednesday of the month at the Tinley Park American Legion Hall, 17423 67th Ct, Tinley Park, IL, starting at 6:30 PM.
Visit our Facebook page for upcoming events & meetings.

📅   Dec 2   –Chicago Heights Meeting

📅 Dec   7 –Christmas Dinner Dance - Leone D'Oro Orland Château 

📅Dec   8 –Americo Vespucci Meeting

📅 Dec  17 –Filippo Mazzei meeting

 

🍝 Recipe of the Month 🍝

 🍄 Italian Turkey with Porcini Risotto Stuffing

This version is a showstopper, featuring a rich, earthy stuffing made with porcini mushrooms and arborio rice.

🛒 Ingredients

- 1 whole turkey (about 15 lbs)

- 2 cups fresh porcini mushrooms (or rehydrated dried porcini), diced

- 1 cup arborio rice

- 2 links hot Italian sausage, crumbled

- 2 links mild Italian sausage, crumbled

- 1 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

- 1 cup grated Pecorino Romano

- 10 chestnuts, boiled and chopped

- ½ cup breadcrumbs

- 2 large onions, diced

- 10 garlic cloves, minced

- 1 tbsp each: fresh parsley, rosemary, sage, oregano, thyme

- Olive oil, salt, pepper

- 1 cup dry white wine

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. **Make the risotto stuffing**: Sauté onions and garlic in olive oil. Add sausages and cook through. Stir in mushrooms and herbs. Add arborio rice and toast for 2 minutes. Gradually add hot broth, stirring until rice is al dente. Fold in cheeses, chestnuts, and breadcrumbs. Let cool.

2. **Prepare the turkey**: Pat dry, season inside and out with salt and pepper. Stuff with the cooled risotto.

3. **Roast**: Place turkey on a rack in a roasting pan. Add wine and some broth to the pan. Cover loosely with foil and roast at 350°F (175°C) for about 15 minutes per pound. Uncover for the last 30–45 minutes to brown.

4. **Rest and serve**: Let rest 30 minutes before carving.

📖 Full recipe and video: [Cooking with Nonna – Italian Thanksgiving Turkey](https://www.cookingwithnonna.com/italian-cuisine/italian-thanksgiving-turkey.html)

 🥓 Prosciutto-Wrapped or Stuffed Turkey

For a saltier, umami-packed twist, try layering thin slices of prosciutto under the turkey skin or wrapping the whole bird.

 🛒 Ingredients

- 1 whole turkey (14–18 lbs)

- 12 slices thin prosciutto

- 3½ tbsp kosher salt

- 2 tsp lemon zest

- 1 tsp red pepper flakes

- 2 tsp fresh thyme, chopped

- 2 shallots, halved

- 10 sprigs thyme, 5 sprigs rosemary

- 6 celery stalks

- 1 cup chicken broth

- ¼ cup maple syrup

- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar

 👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. **Season the turkey**: Mix salt, lemon zest, red pepper flakes, and thyme. Rub all over the turkey and under the skin.

2. **Add prosciutto**: Carefully lift the skin and layer prosciutto slices directly on the breast meat. Smooth the skin back over.

3. **Roast**: Place turkey on a bed of celery, shallots, and herbs in a roasting pan. Add broth. Roast at 325°F (165°C) until internal temp reaches 165°F. Baste with a maple-balsamic glaze during the last 30 minutes for a glossy finish.

4. **Rest and carve**.

📖 Recipe by Giada De Laurentiis: [Food Network – Prosciutto-Wrapped Turkey](https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/prosciutto-wrapped-turkey-4488383)

🏆 Bocce D’Oro – The Team is Assembled!

           "La Bocce D'oros"

Thanks to Lori Ortiz for organizing!

📧 Look out for her email with game nights and times

Let’s bring home the gold!

📌 Reminders

🌐 Facebook & Website: osia.uno

🎲 Squares for Sale – win up to $125 at meetings@ Leone D'oro meetings every third Wednesday of the month at the American Legion in Tinley Park ,IL.

📧 Lodge Emails:

Reach out to our local lodges, where the heart and heritage of our community beat stronger than a double espresso on a Monday morning!

OSDIA 1430: gmancin1@att.net

OSDIA 1722: osdia.kankakee@gmail.com

OSDIA 1730: bdtodaro0110@gmail.com

OSDIA 2763: raymond.rutz@gmail.com

OSDIA 2700: osdia2700@gmail.com

OSDIA 2558: osiasouthwest@hotmail.com

From <https://www.osia.uno/calendar>

🙏 Preghiera e comunità – Sempre insieme!

(Prayer and community – always together)

Editor and writer: Mario D'Antonio

OSDIA President Leone D'Oro #2700 

OSDIA Grand Lodge of Illinois and Wisconsin Historian

Website: www.osia.uno

MarioDAntonio@MDWorks72.onmicrosoft.com