Pasta Aglio e Olio, this Italian classic recipe is the quintessential weeknight pasta dinner. Ready in less than 20 minutes and bursting with flavor from only a handful of ingredients, simple things are always the most impressive. What is Aglio e Olio pasta? Pronounced “ah-lee-oh eh oh-lee-oh” it literally translates to garlic and olive oil pasta. It has a nice kick from peperoncini (fresh hot red chili pepper), but dried red pepper flakes are more commonly used in the US. It's ...
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A collection of all the Pasta and Risotto recipes on the blog! Hope you love them as much as we do.~Florentina
Spinach Brown Rice Recipe
Healthy spinach brown rice that is made with a raw spinach and kale sauce and a lovely exotic twist from mango and lemon. A delicious, easy way to spruce up your plant based vegan brown rice dishes - Florentine style ;) You cook the rice and dress it up with an Island style green Goddess sauce with exotic notes from mango and lemon, then sprinkle it freshly toasted pine nuts and edible flowers! Falalalalalalala Perfect as a salad, a side dish or as a main meal in a veggie ...
Brown Rice Porcini Mushroom Risotto Recipe
Risotto ai Funghi - a vegan plant based porcini mushroom risotto recipe made with healthy whole grain brown rice, leeks and thyme. Finish with nutritional yeast If you are after a parmesan cheesy taste, or stir in a cup of steamed green peas or asparagus to make a meal of things. Easy, earthy, hearty and delicious - I can’t believe it's not butter you guys! Gluten free and made start to finish on the stove top, so no cranking up the oven required today. A short grain brown rice ...
Vegetarian Mushroom Bolognese Sauce Recipe
Best ever, this vegetarian mushroom Bolognese sauce is easy, hearty and tastes like the real thing. Made with wild mushrooms, roasted peppers, eggplant (aubergine) and meaty San Marzano tomatoes. The smoky layers of flavor in this dish are reminiscent of a traditional homemade, slow cooked meat sauce from Bologna, but it is 100% vegan and plant based. Easy and healthy, toss it with your favorite whole wheat pasta, fettuccine, rigatoni or bucatini for a perfect weeknight ...
How to Make Ricotta Gnocchi or Gnudi from Scratch
How to make the best, homemade ricotta gnocchi from scratch, step by step recipe tutorial and quick recipe video! Classic Florentine dumplings or “ Gnudi “ made with whole milk ricotta cheese instead of potatoes, gnocchi are light and fluffy little pasta pillows with an airy, irresistible texture. You guys, once you make this recipe I doubt you’ll want to ever go for the store bought variety ever again. So easy to make, you can whip up a batch in 20 minutes while your tomato sauce is ...
Ricotta Baked Gnocchi with Tomato & Basil Recipe
Easy, vegetarian ricotta baked gnocchi Pomodoro with homemade marinara sauce, tomatoes, basil and fresh mozzarella. Because I simply can’t resist the beauty of heirloom tomatoes this time of the year, and because I could never say no to fluffy gnocchi and ricotta cheese, even If that means blasting the oven with triple digits outside. That’s Amore you guys! Not to worry tough because this casserole bake only needs about 15 minutes in the oven, just enough for that cheese to melt ...
Pea Goat Cheese Risotto Recipe
An Italian classic, this creamy pea and goat cheese risotto with basil and lemon is sure to rock your taste buds as a side dish or main course. Extra creamy and lemony makes the perfect canvas to serve under some perfectly seared garlic scallops, prawns, garlic spinach and creamy poached eggs, even roasted salmon or chicken. The peas are the sweetest this time of year and they just begged to be thrown into a risotto. However, if frozen peas is all you have on hand those will work ...
Artichoke Lemon Risotto Recipe
A summery lemon artichoke risotto or Risotto ai Carciofi, with bright notes of zesty lemon, creamy parmesan, perfumed thyme and fresh basil. There just had to be a risotto in the works with the marinated artichoke hearts from the other day. There is so much wonderful flavor happening from the lemon and thyme marinade, I can't even describe it. I used both some butter and the classic parmesan cheese addition here, but this dish is easily adapted to being vegan by just omitting the ...
Gnocchi Mac and Cheese Recipe
An Italian spin on a classic, this easy gnocchi mac and cheese recipe with fontina and gruyere is easy to execute and perfect for a family weeknight dinner. Because Italians do it better, that’s why ;) Though fontina and gruyere make magic in this gnocchi mac and cheese, you might want to experiment with other combinations, like smoked mozzarella or sharp cheddar instead, and serve with crispy bacon bits on top. You might want to stir in a cup of crab meat, or leftover plain chicken for ...
Puttanesca Sauce Recipe
An authentic spaghetti alla Puttanesca Sauce recipe or Suggo all Puttanesca, made with anchovies, capers and black olives. A favorite Italian classic pasta dish! What is Puttanesca Sauce or Suggo all Puttanesca ? An incredibly flavorful, traditional Southern Italian tomato sauce “ in the style of a prostitute” , dating back to the 20th century. How is that for a history lesson ? You are welcome kids ;) Traditionally served with spaghetti, the sauce gets its flavor from lots of garlic, ...