Recipes

Authentic homemade Italian recipes, easy and full of flavor. Enjoy traditional and affordable dishes, perfect for any occasion.

Main courses, Recipes

Vegetarian pasta with Italian tomato and tofu sofrito

1 June 2014 / No Comments

Delicious! Today’s vegetarian pasta recipe with Italian tomato sofrito and tofu has been a hit, even with someone I know whose appetite is ruined for a whole week at the mere sight of this soy derivative. I had heard that both soy and seitan worked very well in tomato sauces as substitutes for any type of meat, but I hadn’t…

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Desserts, Recipes

Ricotta and chocolate crostata

20 May 2014 / No Comments

A delicious Italian-style tart filled with creamy ricotta and rich chocolate.

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Main courses, Recipes

Pasta with artichokes, guanciale, and mint

12 May 2014 / No Comments

How good and easy this pasta (pappardelle) with artichokes, guanciale, and mint recipe always turns out. I made it again to say goodbye to artichoke season and because last week I bought some wonderful carciofi romani that looked like they came straight out of Jurassic Park. I don’t know if you know that this type of Roman artichoke is larger…

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Recipes, Second courses

Roasted lamb shoulder with potatoes flavored with sage and rosemary

20 April 2014 / No Comments

What do you think of this oven-roasted lamb shoulder with potatoes, flavored with sage and rosemary? In Italy, lamb is the star of the Easter meal. Therefore, I couldn’t end Holy Week without leaving a recipe here where lamb was the central ingredient. This one is extremely easy and cooks almost by itself in the oven, while you are doing…

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Main courses, Recipes

Torta pasqualina: savory Easter pie with ricotta, egg, and spinach

18 April 2014 / No Comments

The Easter recipe is a savory pie made with very healthy ingredients: the torta pasqualina (Easter pie), filled with spinach, ricotta, and eggs. Although it is eaten all over Italy, any day of the year, it is a recipe originating from Liguria, and it was considered a must for Easter picnics, since it is just as good, if not better,…

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Main courses, Recipes

Pasta with spinach, mascarpone, and orange zest

24 March 2014 / No Comments

Pasta with spinach, mascarpone, and orange zest, another delicious recipe for the super lazy or very busy. I owe this one to last week’s fridge clean-out. I had some leftover mascarpone and an open bag of frozen spinach that had been living in the freezer for too long, since I usually buy them fresh. Since I had read somewhere, I…

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