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, ...
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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
Frutti di Mare Recipe ( Seafood Spaghetti )
The ultimate spaghetti Frutti di Mare recipe, made with baby clams, mussels, squid and shrimp in a thick red Arrabiata sauce. Fra Diavolo style seafood spaghetti, better than your favorite Italian restaurant. A very popular Italian pasta dish meaning " fruit of the sea ", made with the freshest seafood you can get your hands on. This fancy looking dinner is one of the easiest, most impressive meals you can have on the table in 30 minutes on a Tuesday. I swear on my saffron! I chose wild ...
Autumn Salad Recipe with Roasted Butternut Squash
The best autumn salad recipe, highlighting fall produce like roasted butternut squash, beets and brussel sprouts on a bed of heirloom black rice dressed in a citrusy blood orange vinaigrette. | Food style by: Florentina | Food Photo by: MihaMatei.com | The perfect autumn inspired salad to feed a crowd and a staple at our Thanksgiving / Friendsgiving dinner party. As soon as the temperatures drop and it is bearable to blast my oven, the harvest vegetable roasting begins. From butternut ...
Sicilian Pistachio Pesto Recipe
An authentic Sicilian Pistachio Pesto brought to you straight from Sicily! Today I bring to you a Sicilian Pistachio Pesto all the way from Sicily. I have been dying to share with you my Sicilian spaghetti vongole recipe, made with the squid ink linguine I managed to bring home in one piece, but I found myself without any wild baby clams. Panic all around ! All summer long I can count on Costco to bring me the best wild clams, but yesterday they let me down. Nothing. I won’t even go into ...
Brown Rice Risotto Recipe with Leeks & Golden Chanterelle Mushrooms
The creamiest, most flavorful brown rice risotto with leeks and golden chanterelle mushrooms. Look at this brown rice golden chanterelle leek risotto I made for us! I mean, healthy comfort food was mandatory as the chanterelle season just began. Plus it started pouring rain out of the blue. Yes for Southern California this is a huge deal, Amen and Hallelujah, we need the rain like, well, like the Dessert needs the Rain I guess.. I hope that makes sense, If not forgive me, I just started ...
Spanish Seafood Paella Recipe (Healthy)
A healthy, easy Spanish Seafood Paella recipe made with the freshest wild caught shrimp, lobster tails, mussels and clams. Plus just a little chicken andouille sausage for extra flavor. Seafood Paella Pronounced “ pa-e-ya “ , with the “ e” as in “ met” , a meal of very humble origins from Valencia, Spain, it is one of the most popular dishes in the world today. Large wild shrimp and lobster tails are mandatory, especially If you are looking to make a show stopper dish to impress. Don't let ...
Baked Spanish Rice Recipe
This baked Spanish rice is a trip to Latin America in a rustic bowl. Imagine sweet fire roasted tomatoes, smoky cumin, a kiss of paprika, plus a good pinch of fragrant coriander seeds. Let me count the ways I love this baked Spanish rice, okay ? Initially it was going to be just that, a side dish, a lovely hearty healthy side dish to go next to the Spanish style perfectly grilled chicken from last week. It's one of those easy things you could even make in advance and have ready for your ...
Shrimp Capellini Pomodoro Recipe
Shrimp Capellini Pomodoro, a fresh tomato sauce with basil and shrimp for when cherry tomatoes and basil are taking over the garden. Quick and easy, absolutely the best homemade summer pasta sauce ever! Shrimp Pomodoro “ Umido di Gamberi al Pomodoro Piccante “ like shrimp scampi but better, the magic of this dish comes from lots of garlic (no onions), red pepper flakes and freshly squeezed lemon juice combined together with those fresh tomato juices. Capellini noodles, also known as angel ...
Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto Recipe
Healthy, tasty and vegan, this creamy roasted butternut squash risotto is simply fall in a bowl. Wish i had remembered to sprinkle some toasted pine nuts on top before I took the photos. There’s no denying the magic that some crispy fried sage can bring to a comforting dish like this, but peppery arugula is not too shabby when trying to stay both healthy and delicious. This is a simple recipe that comes together fairly quickly and works great as a side dish or a main meal. Topped ...
Roasted Red Pepper Pasta Sauce Recipe
The perfect vegan roasted red pepper pasta sauce to toss with your favorite pasta, spread on a pizza, in a sandwich or spoon over some grilled chicken, zucchini patties, salmon, steak or fish. A favorite homemade sauce to make during pepper season, you can go for red, yellow or even green ones, I'm particularly fond of red. Ideally you would roast your own but can also be done with the jarred variety. I would argue they lack in that nice smoky flavor so bump up the smoked paprika in the ...