The best brown rice pilaf recipe with vegetables and herbs. Healthy bell peppers, carrot, celery and onion alongside Italian parsley infuse this easy whole grain rice dish with a divine savory and herbaceous aroma. Brown Rice Pilaf A favorite comforting dish from my childhood that makes great use of seasonal vegetables to deliver a filling hearty meal any day of the week. Both the aromatics and rice grains are first sauteed in a little bit of olive oil before being cooked in water or ...
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Farrotto Butternut Squash Farro Risotto
Farrotto Butternut Squash Farro Risotto loaded with perfectly roasted butternut squash cubes and finished with a crispy sage brown butter drizzle. An easy, hearty, meatless and festive recipe not to be missed. Farrotto In a nutshell what you have here is a creamy risotto where farro grains are used instead of rice and slowly infused with a divine saffron veggie broth, just like you would a classic risotto. The perfect meal for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday dinners ahead. No ...
Cranberry Wild Rice Pilaf Recipe
If you’re in for a luscious Thanksgiving side dish, you’ll be twitterpated with this Cranberry Wild Rice Pilaf recipe. Brown and black rice is lightly toasted with savory aromatics, then simmered to a softened perfection. Paired with sauteed vegetables and dried cranberries, to create a magical experience for your mouth.  Cranberry Wild Rice Pilaf I am slightly giddy over this festive recipe. Once you make it, you’ll completely understand my slight obsession. When I stock up on my ...
Italian Vegetable Soup with Farro (Video)
Easy Italian Vegetable Soup with farro, cannellini beans, zucchini, leeks and spinach. Kale, escarole and cabbage are also traditional choices, so take your pick of what's in season in your area! Hearty, healthy, comforting, super delicious and good for you, a real immunity soup perfect for the cold winter days!  Italian Vegetable Soup Also going by the name “ Minestrone “ or as i like to call it “ Zuppa di Farro “ this is a hearty, good for you soup made without any meat, but a ...
Ciabatta Bread Recipe
Authentic Italian Ciabatta Bread recipe meaning slipper bread, originally from the Veneto, made with an overnight starter and cooked just like a pizza on a preheated pizza stone. Ciabatta Bread Invented by Franceso Favaron in 1982, this is the perfect Italian bread for sandwiches, Bruschetta, panzanella or just to dip in your favorite olive oil as an antipasto. Very easy to make at home, it's egg free and dairy free, but you will need to execute some patience and plan in advance for the ...
Rustic Italian Crusty Bread Recipe Video
Easy and quick Italian rustic crusty bread at home, no knead, no machine, no dutch oven, with only 2 hour rise time. Made by hand, with active dry instant yeast, flour and water and baked on a hot pizza stone. I made us the perfect bread for soups, stews, bruschetta and to use for sandwiches / panini all week long. A spin on my Italian pizza dough, except I use warm water to make the bread. Mix together flour, salt and instant yeast and let it rise for 2 hours. Yes, just 2 hours for ...
Italian Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers Recipe
Hands down the best Italian Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers recipe ever, easy, hearty and healthy made with wild mushrooms and arborio risotto rice. Meatless, cooked in a San Marzano tomato sauce, can be finished on the stove top, in the oven or even your crock pot. Italian Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers You guys, I'm just here to talk about what is the best meatless stuffed bell peppers recipe of all time! I swear on my saffron, they are irresistible! I totally realize the thermometer shows ...
Baked Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe
Easy baked chicken and brown rice dinner cooked in one pot and made with healthy quick cook brown rice. A gluten free and protein packed meal perfect for lunches to go. There are no yuckies allowed, just pure water, leeks and herbs for flavor. No canned soup mix or cream of soup shenanigans. Only wholesome, good for you, nutritious ingredients.  I used a mix of skin on and bone in chicken legs and thighs, seared to a golden brown perfection in the drippings from the chicken andouille ...
Seafood Risotto Recipe (Frutti di Mare)
The best Italian Seafood Risotto Frutti di Mare recipe, made with shrimp, mussels, baby clams, crab, a good white wine, lots of garlic, tomatoes and an exquisite saffron seafood stock. Originally from Lombardy, the northern side of Italy, the Italian classic risotto has become a popular dish all around the world. Seafood Risotto Easy to make, healthy and gluten free, this otherwise known as Risotto alla Pescatora is what an authentic Italian risotto is all about!  Tough you could make ...
Sun Dried Tomato Risotto Recipe
 A classic, creamy sun dried tomato risotto recipe with toasted pine nuts and fresh basil. This sun dried tomato risotto is a celebration of tomatoes. Ripe tomatoes that have been dried in the sun until most of their water content has evaporated.  Deep red in color with a chewy texture and intense flavor, can be used in the kitchen year round. In Italy they used to be placed to dry on the tile roofs of  people's houses. Rich in anti oxidants, vitamin C and lycopene and low in fat and ...