The Secret Ingredient Is Always Love
Pesto alla Genovese is a classic basil pesto sauce originating from Liguria in the north-western part of the boot. This versatile fragrant sauce is quick and easy, making mealtime stress free. Check the list of ingredients you’ll need and step-by-step photos below on how to make a Classic Basil Pesto Sauce! The word pesto is…
Soft and cake-like Lemon Ricotta Cookies made with a quick lemon infused sugar. These fragrantly bright Italian cookies are dipped in a lemon glaze for a delightful all around citrus scent. They’re incredibly easy to make and you can top them with sprinkles of your choice to suit just about any holiday or other special…
A classic and easy Tiramisu Recipe that is simple, elegant and packed full of yummy goodness. Just follow the step-by-step instructions to bring Italy’s famous and beloved dessert to your own kitchen table. And do plan ahead as the flavours deliciously infuse and taste better and better, day after day! What Is Tiramisu Tiramisu, which…
Are you wondering what is a good dessert with pasta? Well how about taking fresh egg pasta and turning it into irresistible Sweet Crispy Pasta Nests! This sweet pasta dessert is deep fried till golden and then soaked in an orange infused honey syrup. As a finishing touch, you can top the honey soaked pasta…
Ciambella Italian Lemon Sponge Cake is a traditional Italian ring shaped cake. It’s so incredibly light with an airy fluffy crumb and infused with both the juice and zest of lemons. It makes for one very simple yet elegant dessert recipe. Italians are notoriously known for their dolci, or rather sweet treats. Especially those yummy…
This Gnocchi Soup with Butternut Squash and Kale is one big warm hug in a bowl. It’s a meatless soup chock full of cubed butternut squash, kale, tinned tomatoes, fennel, and mini potato gnocchi. Although made with chicken broth, you can substitute with any vegetable broth of your choice. And, you’ll have a perfectly delicious…
Castagnole Fritte, Italian Carnival Fritters are sweet, deep fried dough balls. These Italian-style fritters are lemon scented and rolled in granulated sugar while still warm for an extra sweet bite! Although immensely popular during Carnival season in Italy, these Italian fritters always made an appearance up until our Easter holiday. Lemon was the choice of…
This Potato and Rosemary Focaccia bread recipe is extremely light, airy and ever so fluffy. It rises beautifully and holds up well to the topping of thinly sliced layered potatoes. Both the dough and sliced red potatoes are brushed with an aromatic garlic and rosemary oil just before it hits the oven. If putting mashed…
A bright and bold Lemon Spaghetti with Shrimp recipe that’s always a winner at my house! You’ll love this dish for it’s simplicity and for how quickly it can be put together on a busy weeknight! Or even for those very special weekend dinners too! This dish features succulent colossal shrimp, marinated in an Italian…
Stracciatella Soup with Mini Meatballs is an Italian egg drop soup. It’s packed with shreds of eggs, cheese and parsley mixture and mini veal meatballs for a soul satisfying meal. What is Stracciatella Soup? Stracciatella soup is a classic broth based, egg drop soup and quite popular in the Lazian countryside of Italy where I…
The Ultimate Biscotti Box is a compilation of some of my very favourite biscotti recipes. All are truly easy to make, flavourful and perfectly dippable with a crisp tender bite. Although there are quite a few biscotti recipes here on the blog, today we are going back to basics on how you can easily put…