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 ...
Easy Italian Recipes
Tomato Bruschetta Recipe
How to make easy tomato bruschetta, the authentic Italian appetizer with fresh basil, plus lots of toppings ideas!Before I get super excited about this to die for heirloom tomato bruschetta, I’d like to elaborate a little on the subject. Why? Because there seems to be a lot of confusion out there. So, what is bruschetta ? A grilled slice of crusty bread rubbed with garlic and brushed with a good extra virgin olive oil, then topped with your favorite things. In my case: heirloom ...
Best Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers Recipe
Hands down the best vegetarian stuffed peppers recipe ever, easy, hearty and healthy made with wild mushrooms and arborio risotto rice Italian style. Cooked in a San Marzano tomato sauce, can be finished on the stove top, in the oven or even your crock pot.You guys, I’m just here to talk about what is the best stuffed peppers recipe of all time! I swear on my saffron, they are irresistible! I totally realize the thermometer shows like 95”F outside, but seriously, who doesn’t love good ...
Grilled Bruschetta Panzanella Salad Recipe
How to make grilled Panzanella salad, one of the most delicious classic Italian bread salads, a Tuscan peasant dish worthy of royalty, traditionally made with day old bread. Because bread and tomatoes you guys! It really can't get any better than a bowl of this summer bruschetta panzanella salad and a pitcher of strawberry lemonade under the shade of the grapevine, outside my kitchen door. Two of my favorite things making the most beautiful mess of all. Grilled crusty bread, fragrant ...
Lemon Ricotta Cookies Recipe
Easy Italian lemon ricotta cookies recipe made with olive oil (no butter) and whole milk ricotta cheese. Crispy on the bottom and fluffy in the center with a luscious lemon glaze and poppy seeds sprinkle.I’m just here today to talk about cookies, how to make my my lemon ricotta cookies recipe! I'm super stoked about today's post you guys, because: Ricotta Cheese! I’m sure that makes sense to no-one but myself but let’s stay focused on what matters most: Ricotta Cookies! I’m breaking all ...
Spinach Artichoke Grilled Cheese Panini Recipe
An Italian Grilled Cheese Panini, made with flavor loaded smoked mozzarella cheese, artichoke hearts and baby spinach. These spinach artichoke grilled cheese panini are true Italian sandwiches. Crispy on the outside with creamy smoked mozzarella on the inside, hugging tightly with tender artichoke hearts and fresh baby spinach. Who can resist right ? Definitely not me. Grilled cheese panini, pizza and bruschetta are my weakness, and if I eat them they better be pretty amazing. For these ...
Cheesy Garlic Pull Apart Bread Recipe Video
The best cheesy garlic pull apart bread recipe since freshly baked bread. Super easy garlic cheese bread appetizer that is guaranteed to knock your socks off Italian style! Garlic Pull Apart Cheese Bread: Food Style: Florentina | Photos by: MihaMatei.com Just in case you might be looking for the ultimate Italian cheesy garlic pull apart bread recipe to indulge with this weekend, mama’s got you covered. I even made us a Video! As the self proclaimed queen of garlic bruschetta, crostini and ...
Blueberry Lemon Bread Recipe
Homemade blueberry lemon bread from scratch, made with smooth olive oil, a creamy richness from ricotta cheese and a decadent lemon glaze!I clearly can't help it you guys: this moist blueberry lemon bread made withe the smoothest olive oil has taken over my life. Oh yeah, and ricotta cheese of course, but we won't talk about that today, because by now it would be the same as saying I'm baking with flour. Duhh! Ricotta cheese + olive oil (no butter), you are the greatest! Don't you ever ...
Italian Steak Recipe -Palermo Style
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. Finally I got the Italian Steak of your dreams! I’m serious, been meaning to post this since we got back from Sicily, because duhh, Palermo-Style Italian Steak is a thing around there ! First let me just say: I miss Palermo, the poster child for the perfection of imperfection, we really had a thing ...
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 ...