Carnival Season Archives - Marisa's Italian Kitchen The Secret Ingredient Is Always Love Fri, 14 Feb 2025 03:34:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://marisasitaliankitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/image-150x150.jpg Carnival Season Archives - Marisa's Italian Kitchen 32 32 Sweet Crispy Pasta Nests https://marisasitaliankitchen.com/sweet-crispy-easter-pasta-nests/ https://marisasitaliankitchen.com/sweet-crispy-easter-pasta-nests/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2021 17:00:24 +0000 http://marisasitaliankitchen.com/?p=3902 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 […]

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]]> https://marisasitaliankitchen.com/sweet-crispy-easter-pasta-nests/feed/ 29 Castagnole Fritte (Italian Carnival Fritters) https://marisasitaliankitchen.com/castagnole-fritte/ https://marisasitaliankitchen.com/castagnole-fritte/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:00:10 +0000 http://marisasitaliankitchen.com/?p=2264 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 […]

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]]> https://marisasitaliankitchen.com/castagnole-fritte/feed/ 30 Rose di Carnevale, Sweet Italian Fritters https://marisasitaliankitchen.com/rose-di-carnevale/ https://marisasitaliankitchen.com/rose-di-carnevale/#comments Thu, 20 Feb 2020 21:26:45 +0000 https://marisasitaliankitchen.com/?p=8790 Rose di Carnevale are sweet Italian fritters, and it doesn’t get prettier than these rose-shaped pastries. They’re dusted with a generous amount of powdered sugar and topped with roasted hazelnuts. I’ll bet you can’t eat just one! Each year in Italy, during Carnival season, masked celebrants throughout the provinces mark the occasion with lavish parades […]

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]]> https://marisasitaliankitchen.com/rose-di-carnevale/feed/ 10 Italian Orange Frittelle: Fried Dough Balls https://marisasitaliankitchen.com/italian-orange-frittelle/ https://marisasitaliankitchen.com/italian-orange-frittelle/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2019 16:15:49 +0000 http://marisasitaliankitchen.com/?p=7290 Italian Orange Frittelle are deep fried dough balls with a soft cake like interior and crispy outer layer. These little morsels are partially made with finely ground almonds, scented with orange mandarin zest and the warmth of vanilla.   Lately, I’ve been loving these sweet mandarins. And in my home they’re purchased by the bag […]

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