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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...
How to make a simple leek and Parmesan quiche
You can make a quiche from all sorts of stuff you have in the fridge. Our simple leek and Parmesan...
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...
How to make traditional Italian Gnocchi alla Romana
Roman Gnocchi or ‘Gnocchi alla Romana‘, is a typical dish from the Lazio region of Italy According to custom, Roman...
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...
Gluten Free Eggplant Parmesan
Our gluten free eggplant Parmesan is very popular at the farmer's market and we are very appreciative of that. The...
Traditional Greek moussaka
This single dish is certainly very calorific but sometimes a rich dish like moussaka can't be resisted. Moussaka (pronounced 'moo-sack-ha'...
Baked breaded zucchini
Crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside, baked breaded zucchini are a delicious summer side dish. They are...
Italian biscotti with lemon
These Italian biscotti with lemon are known as biscottini simply because they are tini - very small. They are fragrant...
Peas with ham the Italian way
A side dish of peas and ham may seem a little ordinary. However, once you have tried them Italian style,...
Goats cheese and bacon stuffed artichokes
Once you have tried goat cheese and bacon stuffed artichokes, you'll be sure to be making them time and time...
Polenta and goats cheese pie
Polenta and goats cheese pie - an absolutely wonderful dish for any time of the day and for all occasions....
Mashed potatoes and cauliflower
Mashed potatoes with cauliflower combined with some fresh chives makes a seemingly ordinary side into something new and tasty. We...
How to prepare octopus the Italian way
How Italians prepare octopus: While on the island of Ponza, some years ago, I was fortunate enough to watch Maurizio,...
Smoked salmon with farfalle pasta in vodka sauce
Smoked salmon with farfalle pasta in vodka sauce: Farfalle pasta bows are best enjoyed with a very thick sauce or...
Mussels alla Napolitana
Mussels alla Napolitana is a dish normally served during the season. However, you can find some very good quality freshly...
Sweet flakey pastry made using cream cheese
This versatile sweet flakey pastry is luxuriously rich because of the addition of cream cheese. Who would have thought it!...
Linguine with mushrooms and peas in cream
Linguine with mushrooms and peas is a great way to serve a pasta normally served with fish. There are so...