Italian christmas bake recipes

Tantalizing Baked Lemon Pesto Mushrooms Casserole

This sourish pesto appetizer, using a mix of mushrooms and cherry tomatoes, is so easy to prepare and is…

Italian Cheesecake

This recipe is an all time favorite of mine - it has been handed down for over 3 generations in my family - I've made some changes to it as time…

Turkey Lasagna with Spinach and Mushrooms

Red, green and white, the perfect Italian flag colors, make this lasagna as pretty as it is delicious. It’s a…

Peperoni ripieni ( Italian Stuffed Peppers)

There are many versions of stuffed peppers, but many Italians add their own flavors and ingredients. In my…

Best Sesame Cookie Cafe Style

A delicious cookie for a special wedding or for everyday.. simple and delicious... it has to be the best its Grandma's!

Tomato Basil Lasagna

I always wonder when did I start falling for pasta so much. I don't remember much but I once had it in Olive garden and it was just yummy. From then…

Zucchini and Tomato Pizza for Two....(or more!)

I’d run out of inspiration for how to use up summer’s end of zucchini, tomatoes and basil, until I came across…

Pear-Onion Casserole

Pear-Onion Casserole is an easy, delicious Italian-style gratin side-dish recipe. Main ingredients: red onion, pears and cheese with a crunchy bread…

Smoked salmon pizza

Smoked salmon pizza

Almond Poppyseed Cheesecake

This is one of my favorites,with its sweet almond taste, and poppy seeds, reminds me of my childhood, and my nonna's italian cooking and baking.

Calamari al Forno

Sauce may be made in advance. I prefer to assemble/cook sauce and then continue with stuffing squid....

Vitale chocolate cookies

Thanks to my wonderful cousin's Margaret and Rosemarie Vitale in Milwaukee, I was able to bake these wonderful cookies that I used to bake as a…

Italian-Style Stuffed Mushrooms

Homemade Pizza

Dolce Casalinga con pinoli

This is the cake we make for birthdays. It is simply delish. Original recipe is handwritten. Please make any changes to make this cake work for…