With my recipes I hope to take you to beautiful Italy, where every region, every city, has its own culinary and cultural specialty. Obviously I hope to be able to take you to the rest of the World too... without getting on a plane!
Italian recipes
Ladies and Gentlemen, tonight I’m going to reveal the recipe for the famous Piadina Romagnola. Anyone who hasn’t tried it yet is missing out big time! I learned this recipe while taking a piadina-making class on the beach in Riccione at Bagno 97 Adolfo—also known …
I don’t know why, outside of Emilia-Romagna (an Italian region), spaghetti with ragù is listed on restaurant menus as “Spaghetti alla Bolognese”; could it be because ragù is originally from Bologna? Personally, I make this fantastic pasta sauce called ragù about once a month. I …
How many times have you found yourself with some cheese in the fridge and no idea what to cook? Well, baked pasta with cheese… is the answer. It’s easy and quick. Take some short pasta and cook it as usual in lightly salted water, then …
I’ve always been a bit curious to see how cooking a spider crab would turn out; I’d only ever eaten them in restaurants. I imagined it would be very labor-intensive, and indeed it was—quite a challenge. Since I’d bought a spider crab that was still …
One of the typical desserts for Carnival in Italy is Crostoli/Sfrapole, which change name depending on the region where they are made. This year I decided to fill them with plum jam (which I made myself at home). The dough base is the same for …
A delicious risotto, simple and quick to prepare. First, put some water (or broth) on to boil for the rice. In a wok, sauté a large onion and a clove of garlic, both finely chopped, in a little oil. Slice the mushrooms and add them …
I find these square spaghetti with turkey meatball sauce to be an alternative to classic spaghetti with meat sauce, with the difference that it takes less time to make the turkey meatballs than the meat sauce!Let’s start with the turkey meatballs, taking some ground turkey …
In Italy, they say that if you eat lentils on New Year’s Eve, it brings good luck for the coming year, so for me, the best way to serve them is with cotechino and zampone. Let’s see if these lentils bring us luck this year!I …
Spaghetti with garlic, oil, and chili pepper is one of the easiest and tastiest dishes favored by Italians. All you need is 4 cloves of garlic, a few chili peppers, and fresh parsley. Chop everything up and then put it in a pan with a …
Cavatelli are made with fresh durum wheat semolina pasta, which can be made at home or bought ready-made. Let’s talk about red basil…it’s fantastic. Personally, I find it much more intense in smell and flavor than green basil. In short, this combination of cavatelli and …