Recipes

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

Appetizers, Recipes

Raw artichoke salad with Parmigiano shavings

10 February 2013 / No Comments

I don’t know if at one time or another you have been extreme fans of something or someone to the embarrassing extent of losing your dignity just by hearing their name. When I was younger, I confess to having gone through these types of trashy-mystical experiences in relation to a varied range of musical, cinematic, and even literary artists whom…

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Tomato and watermelon bruschetta with gourmet mascarpone cream
11 July 2026

Breaded mozzarella cheese bites (mozzarelline fritte)
23 January 2014

Jewish-Style Artichoke Recipe (Carciofi alla Giudia)
12 March 2024
Desserts, Recipes

Mascarpone cream cup with Nutella and chili chocolate

7 February 2013 / No Comments

Unforgivable… I have opened the blog without a miserable dessert. I deserve an exemplary punishment: Listening to Maria Sole’s hit, Sono io Alain Delon at full volume, and in case that doesn’t seem harsh enough, here comes the most Machiavellianly cruel part of the punishment: until a neighbor comes to ask me to stop. No need for me to explain…

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Amarene sciroppate or maraschino cherry brownie
12 January 2014

Panna cotta recipe with amarene sciroppate or cherries in syrup
11 March 2013

Peach and gorgonzola ice cream with almond bits
24 July 2013
Recipes, Second courses

Saltimbocca alla Romana

3 February 2013 / No Comments

The Saltimbocca alla Romana are an iconic dish of Italian cuisine. Although their origin is attributed to northern Italy, it was Rome that popularized them and turned them into an authentic gastronomic jewel. Their name, which literally means “jumps in the mouth,” alludes to their explosion of flavors that conquer anyone. This dish combines simple ingredients like meat, ham, and…

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Orange and fennel salad (insalata di arance e finocchi alla siciliana)
27 April 2020

Breaded mozzarella cheese bites (mozzarelline fritte)
23 January 2014

Almond biscuits (cantucci toscani)
20 April 2020
Main courses, Recipes

Pasta with tuna and rosemary aroma

3 February 2013 / No Comments

I remember perfectly the first time I ate pasta with tuna, because I had a stomach ache of the kind that only embarrassment gives you enough courage not to go walking hunched over with your nose touching your knees, with the false illusion that you will feel better in that position. As bad as it sounds, I confess: I chose…

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Pasta alla boscaiola, with saffron milk cap mushrooms, smoked bacon, and sausage
28 November 2013

Pasta with artichokes, asparagus and peas (Pasta primavera con asparagi, carciofi e piselli)
29 April 2020

Sicilian red pesto: the easy recipe without pine nuts and just as delicious
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Main courses, Recipes

Fusilli lunghi with sausage and spinach

22 January 2013 / No Comments

One of the first things I asked the locals was whether that colorful pasta, which almost everyone brings you as a little souvenir from a trip to Italy, and which usually ends up in the trash bin, expired, because it was too cute to eat, was ever used in Italian homes, or if it was just an invention for tourists.…

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Pasta alla Norcina: Traditional Italian Recipe from Umbria
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Fusilli with pesto alla trapanese
24 April 2013

Orange and fennel salad (insalata di arance e finocchi alla siciliana)
27 April 2020