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| Prep Time: | 60 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 20 Minutes |
These are the traditional cookies that you can find in every bakery in Bologna (Northern Italy). They re simple and tasty and you can keep long in tin cans, jars or sealed nylon bags.
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
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Polenta is a recipe that comes from Northern Italy. Italians use it as a base for braised meats, or just as a side dish to any great meal. This simple recipe is a substitute for the slow cooked polenta that would be made in Italy. Most of us don't have…
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
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Risotto is a classic Italian rice dish . The beauty of risotto is that it is so versatile. Whether it's meat, fish, or vegetables the key to a delicious risotto is using the finest and freshest ingredients that the season has to offer. Risotto origina…
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
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When it’s just to hot to cook, let alone eating a hot dish, like it is here in Naples, Italy. This main or side dish is perfect and nutritious. Also you can add more vegetables (there is no limit, go crazy!). Can be served with good crusty bread or garl…
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Adapted from: The Taste of Italy by Frederic Lebain & Jean Paul Paireault. This is a unique dessert that is sure to please! Enjoy and Cook with Love, Catherine
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| Prep Time: | 45 Minutes |
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An amazing creation from my favorite restaurant in Florence, Italy. Ubriacona (means drunkard in Italian) you can substitute the tagliatelle with anything really even risotto....sooooo good!!
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Adapted from The Taste of Italy by Frederic Lebain & Jean Paul Paireault. These are a really big hit whenever I serve them. I hope you all enjoy them as much! Cook and Enjoy with Love, Catherine
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My Big Brother, loves to cook,thats his passion besides riding his Harley.I love to watch my brother cook,and he has taught me alot of different receipes from italy.I missed being around my Brother,even thou we don't get togather like we use to,I'm so gla…
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
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Peperonata is a delicious side dish that originates in the Puglia region of Italy. It makes a GREAT accompaniment to any meat dish. One nice thing about peperonata is that it can be made ahead of time, and reheated just prior to serving. It is also tasty…
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We have been enjoying crab cakes for quite a while now, thanks to our New England friends. In the Veneto region of Italy polpette di tonno, or tuna cakes, have been around forever, but are sadly so undiscovered in the United States. Polpette di tonno are…
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This food blog is inspired by the wonderful home cooking of my Italian grandmother, a native of a small town in Campania called Apice Vecchio. You'll find her recipes here, plus some of my favorite dishes from other parts of Italy, especially Rome, w…
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A blog about the simple comfort foods of Italy. Easy to prepare, with instructions and information to on creating the best Italian food possible.
Delicate Caramel Cake Roll—Delicado Pionono con Dulce de Leche, Coco y CerezasI couldn't resist to try one slice before the picture!:)The favorite word for one of the most famous and delicate flavors of Argentinean rolled cake is Pionono, and hav (read full article)
My Dream Come True "Ciabatta Bread"My First Ciabatta BreadLet me tell you one thing that I really Love...Bread. Well I don't know about you guys but I just LOVE BREAD. Specially HOMEMADE BREAD,Mmmm so good! One of my aunties use to make really yummy (read full article)
Tenuta di Capezzana Olio Nuovo Novello Olive Oil 2009 Harvest (Italy) Celebrate the New Harvest Fresh from Tuscany Fresh, Tuscan and Peppery New harvest olive oil is very special Savor, don’t save! Pressed during the weeks of October 12 and 19, (read full article)
Arrivederci San Francisco – crostata ai mirtilli con crema allo yogurt It’s time to take a little time off and go where the sun is always happy and shining, not the Caribbeans but Baja Mexico. California has been under a horrendous weat (read full article)
Auguri Rosemary Flavored Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 34-Ounce Bottles (Pack of 3) Pack of three 32-ounce bottles of imported extra-virgin olive oil (96 total ounces) 100% extra virgin olive oil with rosemary flavor; from the first pressings of olives Fla (read full article)
Good morning, good morning! It couldn’t possibly be any more perfect outside than it is right now. Sunny, cool & breezy. These are the days that make me want to be a camp counselor for a living, or something, so I can be outside all day! I (read full article)
Lavazza Crema e Aroma Coffee Beans, 2.2-Pound Bag One 2.2-pound bag Blend of whole arabica and robusta coffee beans for making espresso Strong, full-flavored, dark-roast coffee with thick crema Central/South American arabicas; African robustas Roas (read full article)
Campari, Italy's most popular aperitif is celebrating it's150-year anniversary in 2010 with contemporary signature cocktails. (read full article)
I experienced my first food festival in Sienna, Italy when I was seventeen. I had just arrived, jetlagged, and couldn’t understand a word anyone was saying to me, but my Italian host family insisted on dragging me to a party, repeating Spas (read full article)
An Italian Tomato Sauce is called Sugo di Pomodoro in Italy and is there mostly served with pasta (noodles). There are a few styles around, the real, original Sugo di ...Read more... (read full article)