The Comfort of Italian Home Cooking
Ciao everyone, I am so excited to share my new recipe with you today! I am sure you’re gonna love it! This is not your regular spinach ravioli, why? The pasta dough here is different from my other fresh pasta recipe and way easier (and faster). I promise you will […]
If there’s one recipe I believe every Italian-food lover should have, it’s this authentic potato gnocchi recipe. This dish is a classic, passed down from Italian kitchens for generations, and I’m excited to share it with you. Gnocchi may seem like a simple dish, but it has so much potential! […]
This is one of my favorites recipes because it’s extra simple and very versatile. You can use this sauteed mushrooms recipe as a side dish, or as a seasoning for pasta. There are different opinions regarding washing or not the mushrooms. So let’s say that depending on the mushrooms you […]
This is a family recipe date. Every year during October my grandpa harvests the first pumpkin and we open the season with these gnocchi with sage and butter. This is by far one of my favorite fall recipes. Probably THE favorite one, since I was little. I really love everything […]
Béchamel sauce is the classic white sauce that in the Italian cuisine we use for lasagna, cannelloni or veggies au gratin.
Super creamy roasted cauliflower with parmesan and béchamel sauce. Perfect for all the family, especially for those who need extra flavors on their veggies.
My grandpa refuses to have roasted chicken without roasted potatoes. Not only that, he is also very picky about how he likes his potatoes and sometimes he wants to be surprised. Because, I’m quoting, “who wants to always eat the same potatoes, right?” Right! So, if you were me, what […]
Did you ever heard the Italian expression “gnocchi on Thursday”? Yes, traditionally gnocchi are served on Thursday in Italy. Now you are probably thinking that that it sounds odd, or at least a bit funny. Why Thursday and not Tuesday, or Wednesday? Well, tradition has always its reasons, or at […]
My grandma is the master of any type of fritters you can think of, but this recipe is mine. I started making this vegetarian fritters many years ago. I remember I was preparing a buffet for my birthday party, back in Italy, and I came up making this recipe for […]
My friends know that when I host a dinner they should expect Bruschetta! Depending on the season I decide if serving bruschetta hot or cold, but generally, if I’ll go with tomato bruschetta, i prefer it cold. The term bruschetta comes from the term “pane bruscato”, which means roasted bread. […]