The Sicilian almond cookies. This is a recipe of traditional Sicilian sweets. Sicily is renowned for its citrus fruits, its pistachio nuts and almonds. All these products make fantastic ingredients for sweets. Recipe from: https://tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/sicilian-almond-cookies/ Ingredients (for 25 cookies):…
Grandma’s easy authentic marinara sauce. The sailors at sea prepared this tomato sauce that is why it is called sailor’s style marinara. It is a sauce to go with pasta quickly made and few ingredients are necessary. Either bottled…
The Italian Sunday Goodness: Neapolitan Lasagna. The traditional Neapolitan-style lasagne has a substantial difference, though: there is no béchamel and no bolognese sauce. Shocking, eh? These are replaced by ricotta and a traditional Neapolitan ragù. If you love them,…
The homemade Italian four-cheese pizza. This is amazing version of one of the most wonderful combinations of bread and cheese imaginable. SERVING: Servings: 4 INGREDIENTS: 2 oz Provolone cheese 2 oz Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, thinly sliced 4…
The famous nutellamisu. If you like Tiramisù but instead of being tiramisu-flavored it will clobber you over the head with the great taste of hazelnut. There are three main parts: Filling Soaked cookies Interlayer topping Filling 1…
The Italian blueberry ricotta cake. It’s not quite a cheesecake, and not quite a cake, but somewhere in the middle. INGREDIENTS: Batter: 1 cup All-Purpose Flour 3/4 cup sugar 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup…
The 10 Minute Cheesecake. This is such an easy recipe but it will make your guests think you have slaved for hours. Simplicity at its best! SERVING: Makes 8-10 servings. INGREDIENTS: For Cheesecake Base: 1 packet (approximately 1…
The St. Joseph’s Day Cream puffs or Zeppole di San Giuseppe. St. Joseph’s Day is celebrated on March 19th every year. On this day, the feast of San Giuseppe, every Italian household makes its version of zeppole, or cream…
The Italian sponge cake or Pan di Spagna is the most popular type of cake in Italy. This sponge-like cake serves as a foundation for many elaborate desserts, such as cassata and zuppa inglese. Italians also…
Today I’m featuring Altamura Bread. I really like breads made with semolina flour and this bread is no exception. Semolina flour feels gritty when dry, but doughs made with this flour become smooth and silky and very easy to…