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tomatoes au gratin
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Cherry Tomato au Gratin

When you think of a recipe that is easy to make with just a few simple ingredients, I think of…

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torta di nocciole
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Hazelnut Chocolate Cake

Hazelnut Chocolate Cake is one of the best cakes you can eat in Italy. Made with a few simple ingredients,…

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italian flat bread
Posted in Bread & Focaccias

Piadina Romagnola—a Tasty Flatbread

Piadina is not just any kind of food; it is famous because it represents the history of an entire region…

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crostata con ricotta e cioccolato
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Crostata Tart with Ricotta Cheese and Chocolate

One of my favorites is crostata tart made with ricotta cheese and chocolate, plenty of chocolate.  This is my masterpiece.…

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scammarò
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Scammarò: Spaghettini with Olives, Capers and Breacrumbs—the Ultimate Dish

Scammarò is a common pasta dish from Naples. Do you fancy a super tasty pasta dish that is rich in…

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spaghetti con le vongole
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Spaghetti with Clams and Parsley- a True Italian Recipe

Spaghetti with clams is the ultimate dish for seafood lovers. Spaghetti with clams not only belongs to the Neapolitans but…

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italian fluffy chocolate pears cake
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A Fluffy Chocolate Pear Cake

This fluffy chocolate pear cake is one of the easiest cakes you can prepare. With a handful of ingredients, it…

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Delicious crust pie with apples and orange marmalade
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Making Homemade Apples and Orange Marmalade Pie Crust

I really want to help you make a wonderful pie crust that we are going to fill with crisp, juicy…

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small mini cakes with apples and cranberries
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Mini Cakes with Apples and Cranberries

Their real name is muffins, but I like calling them mini cakes, which are single-serve, fluffy delicacies, fast and easy…

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easy italian homemade apple strudel
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Italian Apple Strudel—an Easy Dessert to Make

Making apple strudel is amazingly easy. It is a very thin dough made of water and filled with a flavorful…

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parmigiana di melanzane
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Eggplant Parmigiana- The Best Recipe

You may encounter plenty of delicious variations of Melanzane alla Parmigiana or eggplant parmigiana, but you will only find the…

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pasta-trapanese
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Sicilian Pesto from Trapani

Trapanese pesto is a delicious and embracing sauce made of almonds, tomato pulp, and basil. It makes a very scrumptious…

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Italian cannoli siciliani
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Sicilian Cannoli

I love Sicilian cannoli: crispy shells filled with a sweet ricotta cream cheese. They come from a traditional southern Italian…

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Crunchy Italian Taralli from Puglia
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How to Make Taralli—Crunchy Crackers

Taralli are small ring-shaped crackers that you will fall in love with the first time you taste them. In fact,…

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pasta arrabbiata
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The Perfect Pasta all’arrabbiata

Penne all’arrabbiata is one of the most typical Italian offerings, notably from Rome. It is a burst of flavor with…

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Flat bread from Romagna
Posted in Bread & Focaccias

Flat bread from Romagna (cassone romagnolo) filled with greens or mozzarella and tomato sauce

Cassone is a typical delicacy from Romagna, so yummy!  You can buy it in the street white and red kiosks or…

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Italian chestnut flour cake with raisins, vanilla and dried figs: castagnaccio alla ferrarese
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Italian chestnut flour cake with raisins, vanilla and dried figs: castagnaccio alla ferrarese

This is not the traditional castagnaccio whose recipe you may find on cookery books: it is widespread all around Italy…

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Fluffy margherita cake
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Super fluffy Italian Margherita cake, with eggs, butter and a scent of lemon

Traditional, fluffy, easy, Margherita cake is always a certain success. Everyone can make it, even if they are not really…

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How to make the perfect Torta Paradiso: the genuine recipe of the Italian Paradise sponge cake
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La Torta Paradiso—a Sponge Cake from Heaven

Have you ever tasted a Torta Paradiso, or a paradise sponge cake? As easy and heavenly as its name, this…

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Focaccia genovese: the authentic perfect recipe
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Focaccia genovese: the authentic perfect recipe

So yummy, focaccia genovese! Fluffy, thin, loaded with very healthy extra virgin olive oil, it is so delicious you will…

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Super east, toothsome thyme scented leek pureed soup with potatoes.
Posted in Soups & Stews

Potato and Leek Soup- a Comfort Food

Is there anything more delicious and comforting than a bowl of warm, creamy potato and leek soup? There are very…

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Laurel scented Italian peperonata: super easy and healthy
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Laurel scented Italian peperonata: super easy and healthy

A healthy flavorful side, rich in Vitamin C and fibers: what am I talking about? Peperonata with onions and laurel.…

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Trentino milk and apple cake without baking powder
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Traditional Apple Cake from Trentino

This super easy apple cake, or Tortel as it is called, comes from Trentino—northern Italy—and requires only 5 simple ingredients:…

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sbrisolona cake
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Torta Sbrisolona—a Crunchy Almond Cake

If you have never done much baking, but you would like to have a wonderful rustic cake, a sbrisolona cake…

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italian apple cake
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Fluffy Apple Cake—a Delicious Breakfast Treat

Fluffy apple cake is one of the easiest and most delicious treats you will ever prepare. Both children and adults…

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plumcake with carrots
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Deliciously citrus scented plumcake with carrots and almonds

Carrot plumcake is really toothsome. It is one of the recipes I like the best, because it is easy, fast…

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Soft creamy mashed potatoes with nutmeg
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Soft creamy mashed potatoes with nutmeg

Smashed potatoes are delicious recipe indeed! They pamper the stomach and the heart, as well. Here they are, all my…

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minestrone
Posted in Soups & Stews

Easy Homemade Vegetable Soup

Does a recipe for the best vegetable soup really exist? No, it doesn’t exist, because vegetable soup is always different.…

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