Carrot top pesto
Farmer's market carrot top pesto: Who doesn’t walk through their local fruit and vegetable market without gathering inspiration for the...
Antipasto
Raw artichoke salad with Parmesan
If you love artichokes and have access to fresh ones, this recipe for raw artichoke salad with Parmesan cheese, is...
Monferrato pesto with ricotta
Monferrato pesto with ricotta (as we are calling it), is known in Italy as 'agliata verde Monferrina' and is a...
French pork and asparagus terrine
Pork and asparagus terrine, a hearty dish that requires a number of steps to prepare. However, we encourage you to...
Baked peeled sweet potato wedges
Baked peeled sweet potato wedges: I usually cook my baked sweet potatoes in their skins, in the oven. Once they...
Shrimp cocktail with orange and horseradish mayonnaise
We love shrimp and this little recipe for an easy shrimp cocktail, is the perfect party dish or snack. This...
Traditional Italian eggplant caponata
Caponata is one of the typical side dishes of Italian cuisine, Sicilian to be precise. Here is how we prepare...
Melon and prosciutto pasta salad
Bring the colours, scents and flavours of summer together with this wonderful melon and prosciutto pasta salad. Many of us...
Steamed shrimp with balsamic glaze
Steamed shrimp with balsamic glaze: This recipe for steamed shrimp with balsamic glaze is perfect for your next antipasto. The sweetness...
What is the Italian order of service – buon appetito!
what is the Italian order of service? There are many colorful, inventive and varied courses served to you in Italy,...
Baked spinach and artichoke dip
There are many different recipes for baked spinach and artichoke dip. It appears that everyone has their own personal favorite...
Collard greens as crispy seaweed
Collard greens as crispy seaweed: Collard greens belong to the same brassica family as broccoli and cabbage. According to research collard...
Honey and balsamic baked figs with bacon
Honey and balsamic baked figs with bacon: We came across this beautiful image of a baked fig and would love...
How to make macaroni fritters
Macaroni fritters: OH MY!!! Essentially, these are balls of macaroni cheese, deep fried. A bit of a treat, wouldn't you...
How to make Oysters Rockafella
Oysters Rockafella: Oysters Rockefeller was created at the New Orleans restaurant Antoine's which was founded in 1840 by Antoine Alciatore....
Asian-style Chicken Wings
Asian-style Chicken Wings: Chicken wings of all flavours are probably the most popular finger food in the whole of America!...
Cordon Bleu Chicken Liver Pâté
Cordon Bleu Chicken Liver Pâté: When I first made Chicken Liver Pâté, I got the recipe from a series of Cordon Bleu...
Gorgonzola with honey and apricot
Gorgonzola with honey and apricot: With Enzo tucked away in a darkened room recovering from some form of 'The Dreaded...
6 Antipasto Party and Finger Food Ideas
Antipasto Party and Finger Food Ideas: If I had to name one thing that stresses us all out about parties,...
Roasted pepper salad
Roasted pepper salad: There are many appitizer dishes that are quintessentially Italian and roasted pepper salad is one of them....
Shrimp scampi antipasto
Shrimp scampi antipasto: Shrimp fished around Ponza have a particularly bright colour and so make a wonderfully colourful addition to...
How to make crispy curly kale ‘superfood’
Snacking on 'SUPERFOOD' Crispy curly kale: Ever wondered what to do with those green leaves you find attached to a familiar...
Fried shrimp scampi antipasto
Fried shrimp scampi antipasto: Shrimp fished around the tiny Italian island of Ponza have a particularly bright colour and so make...
Ceviche mackerel antipasto
Ceviche mackerel antipasto: Mackerel is a very cheap and tasty fish and this is a very simple recipe, but you must...
Exploring Ricotta cheese – ricotta with arugula
Exploring ricotta: Ricotta is Italy’s answer to cottage cheese and best eaten ‘fresh, fresh, fresh!’ According to experts (the Italians),...
How to make melted Parmesan baskets
Melted Parmesan baskets: Here's a recipe that most people would shy away from with the feeling that it's just too much...
Whole wheat bruschetta with tomato and fresh mozzarella
Whole wheat bruschetta with tomato and fresh mozzarella: Now I really do love to cook and always appreciate an interesting recipe....
Deep fried zucchini flowers
Deep fried zucchini flowers: We were served these delicate, deep fried zucchini flowers at Hotel Ortensia on the little island...
Cheese and herb polenta cakes
Cheese and herb polenta cakes: Polenta is a corn meal and therefore perfect for those following a gluten free diet. There...
Deep fried whitebait
Deep fried whitebait: Whitebait are young fish and around the Mediterranean are young sardines or anchovies. In Italy, they are known...
