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Lemon Spaghetti With Shrimp.

Lemon Spaghetti with Shrimp

January 22, 2021 By Marisa 30 Comments

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…

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Three white bowls filled with stracciatella soup and mini meatballs.

Stracciatella Soup with Mini Meatballs

January 7, 2021 By Marisa 38 Comments

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…

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Six best biscotti in a brown wooden box.

The Ultimate Biscotti Box

December 24, 2020 By Marisa Leave a Comment

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…

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Star bread with chocolate and cranberries with two slices cut off.

Chocolate Cranberry Twist Star Bread

December 15, 2020 By Marisa 33 Comments

Learn how to make a spectacular Chocolate Cranberry Twist Star Bread that is sure to impress family and friends. This homemade sweet bread is loaded with walnuts, dried cranberries and dark chocolate pieces with some aromatic cinnamon flavour in every bite. There is something so magical by taking a few simple ingredients, which you probably…

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Wild Blueberry Lemon Biscotti

Wild Blueberry Lemon Biscotti

December 3, 2020 By Marisa 29 Comments

These Wild Blueberry Lemon Biscotti get a lovely lemony kick from both the lemon zest and one of Italy’s favourite liqueur, Limoncello. They’re studded with dried wild blueberries, almonds and pure white chocolate chips then drizzled with more melted white chocolate for some extra sweetness in every bite. If you’ve been following my blog for…

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Easy Homemade Vanilla Sugar

Learn how to make your own homemade vanilla sugar to use in your favourite cookie recipes or other baked goods. All you need is some granulated sugar, a fresh vanilla bean and a few minutes of your time. So easy! I think that it’s pretty safe to say that this is by far the easiest…

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Four slices of Nutella and hazelnut rolled biscotti on a wooden board.

A fun and delicious recipe for Nutella and Hazelnut Rolled Biscotti topped with sugar granules. These orange scented, once baked biscotti are made with pasta frolla, which is basically an Italian sweet pastry dough. It renders these Italian filled cookies ever so tender with a crumbly bite. As family and friends know me well…I LOVE…

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Mini Brownie Bites with Cream Cheese Frosting

These Mini Brownie Bites with Cream Cheese Frosting are a two bite marvel and an absolute delicious treat for Halloween. The swirl of orange tinted cream cheese frosting is dipped in a chocolate glaze and topped with sprinkles. When it comes to Halloween baking, I’m not really much into the creepy, spooky or ghoulish treats. I’m…

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Anise and chocolate pizzelle cookies stacked up on a black wire rack.

A recipe for Classic Pizzelle Cookies baked in an electric pizzelle press machine. These popular Italian cookies are anise flavoured, with specks of anise seeds throughout the cookie. And for chocoholics, there’s a variation for you as well.  Italian pizzelle are thin wafer-like cookies. They’re light, crisp and make a perfect accompaniment to an after…

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Slicing and serving a baked pasta with butternut quash

This elegant Butternut Squash and Paccheri Pasta Bake will take centre stage at your next family gathering or celebratory meal. A comforting and eye pleasing pasta dish made with oven roasted butternut squash, baby arugula and a creamy cheese sauce with a hint of rosemary. This was a special request from hubby after returning home one…

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Three arancini on a white plate, served with a marinara sauce.

Arancini Italian Rice Balls are so utterly delicious and irresistible! This arancini recipe is made with Italian arborio rice which is a short-grain rice with a high starch content. The centres are filled with both diced prosciutto and mozzarella. They’re then rolled in breadcrumbs and deep fried to a golden brown perfection! What are Arancini…

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Italian Grape Cake Recipe

Italian Grape Cake Recipe

Homemade Cavatelli with Broccoli

Homemade Cavatelli with Broccoli

Ricotta mousse with strawberries.

Ricotta Mousse with Strawberries Romanoff

Ricciarelli cookies on white candy wrappers.

Ricciarelli: Italian Almond Cookies

Serving a slice of cherry crumb cake

Cherry Crumb Cake Recipe

Creseplla with Nutella

Crespella with Nutella and Berries

A silver tray filled with Italian baci di dama cookies.

Baci di Dama: Italian Hazelnut Cookies

Tarallucci al Limone

Tarallucci al Limone: Italian Lemon Knot Cookies

Mini croissant cookies with a walnut cinnamon filling

Cinnamon Walnut Croissant Cookies

Potato gnocchi with tomato basil sauce.

Potato Gnocchi With Tomato Basil Sauce

Italian Ricotta and Rice Pie

Italian Rice and Ricotta Pie

Parmesan Crusted Potatoes with Asparagus

Parmesan Crusted Potatoes with Asparagus

Italian Bocconotti Cookies

Italian Bocconotti Cookies

Ricotta zeppole piled on a rack.

Zeppole Italian Ricotta Doughnuts

Rose di Carnevale with nutella

Rose di Carnevale, Sweet Italian Fritters

Chocolate and raspberry brownies with pecans.

Slow Cooker Chocolate Raspberry Brownies

Oven roasted vegetables on a black pan.

Oven Roasted Potatoes and Fennel

Green apple and fennel salad topped with pomegranate arils on a white plate.

Fennel and Pomegranate Salad

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