Italian Cuisine

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Easy Crab Tortellini – If You’re Not Cheating, You’re Not Trying

admin October 18, 2020 Add Comment Italian Cuisine, Pasta, Seafood Edit

Ready-to-use won ton wrappers are one of my all-time favorite “cheater” grocery store items. All you need to do is mix up some filling, and ...

The Best Baked Ziti – Operation “Abbondanza”

admin September 22, 2020 Add Comment Italian Cuisine, Pasta, Pork Edit

If there’s an Italian-American community near where you live, then there’s a great chance you’re familiar with baked ziti. Done right, it’s ...

Roasted Roman-Style Romanesco – The World’s Most Delicious Fractal

admin September 15, 2020 Add Comment Italian Cuisine, Vegetables Edit

Romanesco looks like something brought to earth by aliens, which is fitting, since the taste is out of this world. And, because of this UFO’...

Scacce Ragusane (Sicilian Stuffed Flatbread) – It Is What It Is

admin July 24, 2020 Add Comment Breads, Italian Cuisine, Pizza Edit

Scacce Ragusane is generally described as a type of Sicilian stuffed flatbread, but for me, that really doesn’t do it justice. It’s kind of,...

Butterscotch Budino - Now 100% Scotch Free

admin July 21, 2020 Add Comment Dessert, Italian Cuisine Edit

I’m not a huge dessert guy, and will almost always go for a second helping of the main course over “saving room” for something sweet later, ...

Antipasto Pasta Salad – Turning Before into During

admin June 30, 2020 Add Comment Italian Cuisine, Pasta, Salads Edit

It somehow seems wrong naming a pasta salad after a dish specifically designed to be served before the pasta course, but if this incredibly ...

Stuffed Pasta Wheels – Let the Good Times Roll

admin May 19, 2020 Add Comment Italian Cuisine, Pasta, Seafood, Vegetables Edit

Just when I thought I’d run out of new ways to stuff pasta, I remembered a demo I saw many years ago, featuring an Austrian chef rolling up ...

Pizza Rustica – Toppings as Fillings

admin April 10, 2020 Add Comment Cheese, Italian Cuisine, Pie, Pizza Edit

This traditional Italian Easter recipe might not be the kind of pizza you’re used to, or even close, but don’t let that stop you from enjoyi...

Lamb Scallopini with Pepper & Onion Agrodolce - Thin to Win

admin April 08, 2020 Add Comment Italian Cuisine, Lamb Edit

Don’t let the fancy sounding name fool you, this delicious lamb scallopini recipe is simple, fast, and very easy to make. Lamb is traditiona...

"Cacio e Pepe" Taralli – You Can’t Eat Just One

admin January 28, 2020 Add Comment Appetizer, Breads, Italian Cuisine Edit

I heard someone describe Taralli as the “potato chips of Italy,” and the first thing I thought was, don’t they have actual potato chips? I m...

Italian “Crema” Ice Cream (Gelato alla Crema) - To Die For!

admin June 04, 2019 Add Comment Dessert, Italian Cuisine Edit

I don’t really watch a lot of television, but one series I’m hooked on is Killing Eve . If you haven’t seen it, I won’t spoil anything, but ...

One-Pot Chicken & Sausage Orzo – Tastes Like You Used at Least 3 or 4 Pots

admin January 05, 2016 Add Comment Italian Cuisine, Pasta, Pork, Spicy Edit

There’s something extra satisfying about a recipe like this one-pot chicken and sausage orzo, where you just basically dump the ingredients ...

Tuscan Bean Soup – Cheer Up!

admin November 17, 2015 Add Comment Italian Cuisine, Legumes, Soups Edit

Our grandparents called them the winter blues, but nowadays we know this condition as Seasonal Affective Disorder; a melancholy scientifical...

You’ve Entered the Calzone Zone

admin July 10, 2015 Add Comment Cheese, Italian Cuisine, Pizza Edit

I’ve never been a huge fan of the calzone, and I assume most people that don’t eat their pizza crusts feel the same way. However, since this...

Celebrating National Meatball Day

admin March 08, 2015 Add Comment Italian Cuisine, Vegetables Edit

Tomorrow is National Meatball Day, and to commemorate I wanted to post something really delicious, and incredibly ironic. These meatless mea...

Strawberry Granita – So Forking Refreshing

admin April 26, 2013 Add Comment Dessert, Italian Cuisine Edit

We never had air conditioning growing up, and the closest we’d get was a visit to the refrigerator. You’d open the door, and let the cool ai...

Baked Mushroom Risotto – Why Stir When You Can Stare at an Oven?

admin March 05, 2013 Add Comment Italian Cuisine, Rice, Vegetables Edit

It’s not often that I post a video for an alternative method on a classic recipe before I’ve actually shown the real deal, but that’s what w...

Mushroom Ricotta Bruschetta – This Was Anything But Flat

admin January 03, 2013 Add Comment Appetizer, Breads, Cheese, Italian Cuisine, Vegetables Edit

Please do not take this post’s brevity for any kind of lack of enthusiasm or excitement over this very handsome mushroom and ricotta brusche...

Ditalini with Roasted Tomato Sauce, Oregano, and Goat Cheese - More Than Meets the Eye

admin April 08, 2011 Add Comment Italian Cuisine, Pasta, Sauces Edit

At first glance, this roasted tomato sauce recipe may not seem like something that's worth the trouble. That is, until you realize it...

Cotechino - Happy New Year All Over Again!

admin January 10, 2011 Add Comment Italian Cuisine, Pork, Soups Edit

Cotechino is a large, Italian pork sausage traditionally served to celebrate the New Year. Indigenous to Modena (yes, that Modena – home to ...