The Secret Ingredient Is Always Love
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
An incredibly moist Italian Grape Cake Recipe made with olive oil and scented with orange zest, almond and a hint of thyme. It’s an Italian-style harvest cake and a simple yet perfect way of baking with grapes. Fall is fast approaching and with it comes a whole new season of culinary delights. In Italy, grapes…