A Palermo Style Italian Steak Recipe or Bistecche alla Palermitana. A perfectly grilled rib-eye steak topped with a salty crunchy mixture of garlicky capers over a bed of wine broiled tomatoes. The Italian Steak of Your Dreams! I’m serious, been meaning to post this since we got back from Sicily, because duhh, the Palermo-Style Italian Steak is a thing around there. Over polenta, mashed potatoes, this dairy free mac and cheese or in a sandwich, can't go wrong with this recipe. First let ...
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Dinner Recipes!
Ricotta Meatballs Recipe
These ricotta meatballs swimming in a classic arrabbiata sauce made with the finest San Marzano tomatoes are everythiiiiing! Fluffy and moist, the absolute best Italian meatballs recipe ever! Served with spaghetti, linguine, rigatoni or bruschetta, the only question is: can you handle this? They are simply Italian beef meatballs with ricotta cheese inside the mix to make them extra magical. You already know I can’t bake a great thing without ricotta, and I don’t mean just muffins ...
Chicken Carnitas Recipe
Tender, juicy, flavorful, crispy caramelized chicken carnitas of your dreams! This is an award-winning chicken carnitas recipe that your taste buds will fall in love it. Oven, stove top and slow cooker methods included! Okay, so the award was given by my Salvadorian better half, which really should count for something, right…? But If there was a carnitas award out there, this recipe would take it home. It is that legit! So today we are going to learn how to make chicken carnitas! The man ...
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 ...
Butternut Squash Leek Soup Recipe with Crispy Sage
The most rustic and hearty butternut squash leek soup with crispy sage leaves and a drizzle of cream. I'm so excited you guys, I have the most rustic and hearty butternut squash leek soup for us today! I’ll be honest with you, I’ve been stuck on leeks for the past month, and I just couldn’t wait to do an autumn variation of my easy potato leek soup. So this is it right here, with crispy sage on top. I have hearts in my eyes right now :-) This is without a doubt the kind of soup my grandpa ...
Truffle Chicken Recipe & Sage Potatoes
The ultimate roasted truffle chicken recipe and sage potatoes crisped up in the truffle drippings from the chicken. Killer, I swear ! It finally rained yesterday which put me in the mood to roast my truffle chicken with sage potatoes. Strangely I am actually feeling ready for the holidays. I know what you might think, but truffles are so expensive ! Yes and no. Personally I spent $10 for 2 summer black truffles I used for this chicken that feeds 4 people. I already had a jar of truffle ...
Italian Beef Stew Recipe
A rustic Italian beef stew recipe or " Stufato di Manzo " with red wine gravy, tomatoes, mushrooms and potatoes. Italy in a pot! Who’s bringing the wine ? I used all mine in the stew, so it is a drunkard style dinner tonight! Just like in the case of a rugu alla Bolognese, there are endless variations of Italian beef stew recipes as well. From family to family, from region to region, from one season to the next, this one pot wonder changes like a chameleon. I sure do hope that makes ...
Ricotta Spinach Pizza Recipe
Italian crispy thin crust ricotta spinach pizza with fontina and roasted garlic. The best homemade white spinach pizza Bianca! This white ricotta spinach pizza with sweet roasted garlic cloves is a nice way to say good-by to summer. Naturally I wanted to close our little summer pizza series with one of my favorite healthy flavor combinations: ricotta + spinach! If you like white pizza, then this one is for you! Not that I mind diving into the soups and stews season at all, but first ...
Berry Pizza with Whipped Ricotta Mascarpone Cheese
Goddess Dessert Berry Pizza with Whipped Ricotta, Mascarpone, Honey and Vanilla Blackberry Blueberry Sauce! | Berry Pizza food style by Florentina | food photography by MihaMatei.com | This to die for cheesecake like berry pizza is for you! Because whipped ricotta and berries you guys! Have you ever had a berry pizza before ? If you did, then you know why I’m so excited about it, and if you didn’t then i’ll just tell you that it is like a lovely piece of cheesecake. Imagine that ...
Easy Potato Leek Soup Recipe
An easy potato leek soup recipe, made with tons of caramelized leeks, thyme, potatoes and just a touch of cream. Served with pan seared andouille sausage but ham or bacon are also popular choices. I have a super simple, easy potato leek soup recipe I’ve been waiting to share with you. And today it’s the perfect day because It rained in Los Angels. Like for real kind of rain kids, bubbles and all, incredible! This is how I get the Batman to eat leeks by the way, via this insanely ...