Italian recipes

Antipasto Tenor

Mixing up your favorite of your antipasto ingredients can produce a tenor of flavors! It held it's own at one of my dinner parties and it will have…

Olive Oil Cake

Ravioli with Peas and Prosciutto

This is a dish we made on a cooking class about a week ago using the first fresh peas of the season. Vibrantly…

Garganelli

Homemade pasta is easy to make with a few kitchen tools and the flavor surpasses anything you can buy.

Rosemary Focaccia

Focaccia is a flat oven baked bread. It is often brushed with olive oil, then topped with an herb such as rosemary. Many attribute its origins to…

Bread Soup

Here is an easy-to-remember recipe for delicious, hearty Tuscan-style bread and vegetable soup. It calls for equal amounts of each vegetable, and…

CAULIFLOWER mushroom ' Farfalle ' PASTA

Aromatic, flavourful and satisfying pasta meal. Just a HANDFUL to cook in 30 minutes or less. For a dedicated…

Pre-Run Spag Bol Pie

Spaghetti bolognese is commonly recommended as the dish to have the night before a big run. So here it is in pie form, which tastes good both warm…

FIG and NUT torte cake - Gluten Free - updated

I dare you to challenge this scrumptious gluten-free FIG and ALMOND cake. I experimented with Gluten free…

Skinny and Dreamy Broccolini Risotto

Risotto is an elegant Italian rice dish made by stirring hot stock into a mixture of rice and sometimes onions,…

Granita di caffè (Coffee Ice)

Folks, don't let the summer end without trying out granita. Most commonly made with coffee or lemon juice, granita is a kind of rustic sorbetto,…

Rigatoni with sweet sausages in creamy tomato sauce

Warino Family "Viscots"

These cookies came to the U.S. with immigrants from the Puglia Region of Italy where my husband's grandmother grew up. Also known as "Taralli…

Chocolate Mascarpone Delight

A smooth rich chocolate, mascarpone crackled cheesecake in a crunchy, chocolate-lined shortbread crust. It's garnished with mascarpone and vino…

MINI PROVOLONE POPOVERS

The parmesan here is the catalyst that makes the cheesy flavors jump out of the airy centers. These popovers are best when baked at the last minute,…