Spicy Cucumber Salad
With summer just around the corner it's officially cold food season and there's nothing like a super crunchy spicy cucumber salad that requires zero cooking. The coolness of the cucumber...
Recipes
Lemon Olive Oil Salad Dressing
With summer upon us this fresh lemon olive oil salad dressing is guaranteed to jazz up your favorite greens! Our lemon tree is currently overflowing with fruit so we're using...
How to Rehydrate Mushrooms
Dehydrating mushrooms is the process of removing their moisture content through a drying process. Rehydrating mushrooms is the process of restoring their moisture content after they have been dehydrated. This process...
Easter in Italy
Easter in Italy Easter in Italy is a huge holiday and celebrated with great pomp and splendor. According to studies approximately 67% of the country is Catholic. But apart from the religious significance...
Spicy Italian Pork (Frissurata)
Frissurata is a spicy Italian pork dish, and isn't your typical Italian meat dish. While Italy is famous for foods like olive oil, cheese, wine, and cured meats, it's not very well known for...
Meatball Tortellini Soup
One of the best parts of winter is this meatball tortellini soup. It combines two of our favorite things, stuffed pasta and our very popular Italian meatball recipe. The correct...
Olive Oil Coffee: A Creamy Drink with Health Benefits and Unique Flavors
What is olive oil coffee Olive oil coffee is a rich and flavorful drink that combines two ingredients that people love and use everyday. Learn how to make this delicious...
Eggplant Parmesan (Parmigiana)
We love many foods, but this eggplant parmesan recipe, or parmigiana as we say in Italy, is easily at the top of the list. This is one of those foods...
How To Make Beans That Are Really Delicious
This is a recipe and guide for how to make beans that are really delicious! One of the most beautiful things about beans is they’re easy. They’re also flexible, absorb great...
How to Make Italian Soffritto
Every cuisine has a version of a soffritto used as the base for soups, stews, and sauces. In Italian, it’s spelled soffritto and is derived from the verb soffriggere which means ‘under-fried’...
Roasted Tomatoes
This is a recipe for roasted tomatoes, which kind of sounds like it’s a recipe for tomato confit. But it’s not as we don’t really cook the tomatoes low and...
Tomato Toast
This tomato toast was way too beautiful to not receive its own dedicated post and mini recipe. Is it breakfast, a snack, or technically bruschetta? How about today we skip...
Tomato Salad (Insalata di Pomodoro Calabrese)
There are few things that scream summer more than this tomato salad recipe. This is actually a riff on Lina’s Insalata di Pomodoro Calabrese recipe. The underripe tomatoes, peperoncino, and...
Rich and Creamy Pasta With Tomato Sauce (Pasta al Pomodoro 2.0)
Pasta with tomato sauce is a classic Italian dish we all know and love. Perfectly roasted garlic with sweet reduced tomatoes and basil to brighten things up. And of course we...
Fried Zucchini Fritters Recipe (Frittelle di Zucchine)
This is a super easy recipe for crunchy and delicious fried zucchini fritters! Zucchini fritters, or Frittelle di Zucchine as they’re called in Calabria, are one of our favorite ways to...
Fried Artichokes (Carciofi Fritti)
Fried artichokes are a classic Italian dish you can enjoy as an appetizer or a side dish. They're a perfect combination of crispy, savory, and slightly sweet flavors making them irresistible....