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Cassone is a typical delicacy from Romagna, so yummy! You can buy it in the street white and red kiosks or colorful food trucks along the coast of Adriatic sea; it…
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Gnocchi alla romana is a typical ‘pasta’ dish from Lazio. It is easy to make, no special skills are needed, but, believe me, the result is astonishing! Prepare gnocchi, place them…
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Are you looking for an extremely fragrant sauce? Try the pasta puttanesca recipe, which is bursting with flavor and easy to prepare. It will be unforgettable! What is the origin…
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This is not the traditional castagnaccio whose recipe you may find on cookery books: it is widespread all around Italy and every Region, every city, even every family has got…
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A Caprese salad, with fresh mozzarella and tomatoes, is one of the most delicious and easiest Italian recipes. This dish always turns out right, everyone enjoys it, and most of…
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Traditional, fluffy, easy, Margherita cake is always a certain success. Everyone can make it, even if they are not really good at cooking! Soft Margherita cake wants only simple healthy…
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Have you ever tasted a Torta Paradiso, or a paradise sponge cake? As easy and heavenly as its name, this traditional cake from the Lombardy region is made of eggs,…
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So yummy, focaccia genovese! Fluffy, thin, loaded with very healthy extra virgin olive oil, it is so delicious you will eat even the smallest crumbs to enjoy its whole taste!…
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Orecchiette pasta, made with turnip greens, is a traditional dish from Puglia, notably the city of Bari. In Puglia, this special dish has several names, but the most common ones…
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I can’t even wonder about starting my day without my beloved chocolate cookies. Deliciously fragrant, these ultimate dunking biscuits are easy to bake and, believe me, they always turn out…
Posted in Soups & Stews
Is there anything more delicious and comforting than a bowl of warm, creamy potato and leek soup? There are very few ingredients, which makes this a perfect dish on cold…
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A healthy flavorful side, rich in Vitamin C and fibers: what am I talking about? Peperonata with onions and laurel. Full of colors, it is super easy to prepare. Any…
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Soft torrone so tempting … you won’t be able to stop eating it! In Italy, grandparents are used to buying torrone for their grandchildren at the fun fair. So, if…
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The well-known Pasta e Fagioli, or pasta and beans, is an Italian treasure. Every family has their own recipe: with or without garlic, with oil instead of bacon or lard,…
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Meringues, or baci bianchi (white kisses), are super easy to make, but I can’t count how many times I have tried to make them when everything went wrong. Then I…
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Canestrelli, or little baskets, are wonderfully delicious cookies from Liguria and Piedmont that you will definitely fall in love with. These daisy-shaped shortbread cookies with a small hole in the…
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This super easy apple cake, or Tortel as it is called, comes from Trentino—northern Italy—and requires only 5 simple ingredients: milk, flour, sugar (little), eggs, and apples. Those who prefer…
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Focaccia, or white pizza, is a delicious flatbread that you can share with your friends and family on special occasions or when you just feel like eating something different from…
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If you have never done much baking, but you would like to have a wonderful rustic cake, a sbrisolona cake is what you’d want to make. It’s easy and quick.…
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While I am writing this recipe, my caprese cake is baking in the oven. Can you imagine the aroma of chocolate and almonds spreading all over my kitchen? It’s a…