How to make homemade Italian amarena cherry syrup
Homemade Italian amarena cherry syrup: When we have our fruit bursting from the trees here in Paradise, it's all hands...
Recipes
Italian rib eye steak tagliata
Italian rib eye steak tagliata: Rib eye steaks need little by way of embellishment to deliver amazing flavour. This recipe...
Italian Style Grilled Eggplant Antipasto
Grilled eggplant antipasto: Ciao!! As promised to all you folks visiting us at the farmer's market, here is the recipe for...
How to make couscous
How to make couscous: The answer to the trivia question 'is couscous a pasta?', is 'yes!'. It is made from granules...
Blueberry jam with Beaujolais wine
How to make a blueberry jam with Beaujolais wine: This jam has simple fruity qualities. Beaujolais is made from the...
Ricotta cheese gnocchi
Considering that we make a lot of gnocchi, we have waited a long time to make ricotta cheese gnocchi. We...
Sweet pastry for tarts, pies and even cookies
This sweet pastry is for tarts, pies and even cookies. Pasta Frolla is the Italian name for sweet shortcrust pastry....
Probably the best Tiramisu ever!
The best tiramisu ever is of course the one that is traditionally Italian. There are many different versions on the...
Creamy fava bean soup
Fava bean soup is very popular in Italy. When fava beans are in season, you will find them adorning the...
Beef and veal meatballs
Of course if you want a fancy name for this recipe for beef and veal meatballs, here it is: Herb...
Make your own blueberry liqueur
Make your own blueberry liqueur using our tried and tested recipe. It is really easy and requires very little effort...
Porchetta – Stuffed pork wrapped in bacon
Porchetta is very popular in Italy and you can serve it either hot as part of a main meal or...
4 ingredient granola bars or flapjacks
These 4 ingredient granola bars or Flapjacks are one of the most simple little oak cake snacks that you can...
Stuffed sun-dried tomato antipasto
Stuffed sun-dried tomato antipasto is simply genius! The Italians are always coming up with something different to present at the...
Deliciously simple and refreshing breakfast grapefruit
We have been preparing this deliciously simple breakfast grapefruit for many years now. It is so simple, we thought that...
A Simple Sweet Potato and Raisin Bake
Sweet potato and raisin bake was first served to us at a friends Thanksgiving dinner. We were simply impressed with...
Easy, No Bake Chocolate Salami – A Uniquely Italian Dessert
Chocolate salami or Salami di cioccolato, is a uniquely Italian dessert or sweetmeat. This dessert is very popular amongst the...
Simple Russian Eggplant ‘Caviar’ With Walnuts
Russian eggplant caviar or 'baklazhannaya ikra' in Russian, is of course no relation at all to actual caviar. This stuff...
Sicilian pasta with cauliflower – ci vruoccoli arrimaniti
Sicilian pasta with cauliflower, in Sicilian: ci vruoccoli arrimaniti, basically means pasta stirred with broccoli. The word broccoli here refers...
Genovese fish soup – Ciuppin – a rare but delicious dish
Ciuppin (shoo-pin) is a fish broth typical of Liguria, much appreciated and widespread in the Genoa area. The ciuppin has...
Easy to make coconut cake
This easy to make coconut cake is a classic style Italian sponge cake. The type you will have served to...
Zucchini and Ham Parmesan Quick and Easy to Prepare
Zucchini and ham Parmesan is an adaptation of the more commonly known Eggplant Parmesan. However, this dish is much easier...
Tuscan Rabbit Alla Maremmana
Tuscan rabbit alla maremmana is a typical second course of traditional peasant cuisine. It is very similar to making porchetta...
Simple Chocolate Praline Truffles With Fruit and Nuts
These chocolate praline truffles with dried fruit and nuts are a very easy to throw together. A very simple recipe...
Amazing pecan pie
Amazing pecan pie: The history of pecans can be traced back to the 16th century. The only major tree nut...
Paccheri with swordfish, eggplant and cherry tomatoes
Paccheri with swordfish, aubergines and cherry tomatoes: We absolutely love paccheri. When I first discovered this particular pasta, I thought...
Italian Caprese salad – insalata Caprese
During the months of June and July when our basil is springing forth, I like nothing more that to throw...
Basil pesto without garlic
This recipe for basil pesto without garlic, is perfect for those who do not tolerate garlic, but love pesto. Pesto...
Focaccia bread stuffed with apple
Focaccia bread stuffed with apple and lemon: Days ago I experimented with a sweet variant of stuffed focaccia, starting with...
Gluten free chocolate muffins
Gluten free chocolate muffins: While living in Italy, we ran an Air B 'n' B. Over the years we hosted...
