Frittata con barbabietole – an egg-based Italian dish similar to an omelette or a crustless quiche. Other ingredients added to the eggs are meats, cheeses and vegetables. The word frittata derives…

Tagliatelle al tonno e acciughe – Homemade pasta in a shape popular in the regions of Emilia-Romagna and Marche; tagliatelle. These tagliatelle are then smothered with one of the simplest sauces made from tuna…

Minestrone di verdure – a thick soup originating in Italy. There are no set vegetables that you have to use, it depends on what’s in season in terms of vegetables. There are…

Tonno alla marinara – a Sicilian fish recipe. The term marinara means mariner’s . This amazing sauce is an Italian tomato sauce, usually made with tomatoes, onions, garlic and herbs. Additional ingredients found…

Zuppa di lenticchie – a traditional dish in the Italian cuisine. It’s a starter simple enough to prepare and contains a variety of vegetables delicious. This soup is one of my…

Lasagna – a typical Italian pasta dish usually made with a bolognese sauce. This dish contains layers of pasta, tasty meat sauce and besciamella. Lasagna – un piatto di pasta tipico…

Involtini di pollo al pesto e mozzarella – an Italian-style dish which is usually made from rolled eggplant filled with simple ingredients. However, chicken or veal are sometimes used to get…

Ravioli – a traditional food in Italian cuisine. Ravioli is a type of dumpling with a filling sealed between two layers of thin pasta dough. Ravioli are served either in broth or…

Fettuccine fatte in casa all’aglio, olio e peperoncino – In today’s recipe, we’ll be making homemade pasta, more specifically fettuccine. The sauce is one of the simplest to prepare with just…

Biscotti ai pistacchi e arancia – twice-baked, oblong-shaped almond biscuits that are dry and crunchy. These biscuits originate in the city of Prato (in Tuscany). They are traditionally served with…

A crostata is an Italian baked tart. There are various fillings for the crostata, however, a popular sweet variation,  especially in central Italy, is the crostata di ricotta. It’s made with…

Le ossa dei morti are biscuits resembling the shape of a bone, of a hard consistency and white and brown colour. The ingredients are flour, water, sugar and cloves/cinnamon. In…

Le stagioni dei muffins – Enjoy these four desserts in the form of muffins, where each dessert represents a season. The four recipes you will find in this post are…

Tiramisù means lift me up or cheer me up. This is a delicious dessert if you’re a fan of coffee. The main ingredients to make this fabulous dessert are ladyfingers,…

If you’ve seen the post about the Italian breakfast, you’ll know that I missed my favourite type of crostata; an apricot filled tart. So, I decided to share my creation…

A Sicilian well-known almond treat that I can never get enough of. For me, it’s a traditional Christmas treat and I always make them for parties and dinner during that…