A great Roman classic. Tarallucci is a traditional crunchy cookie from the Castelli Romani area (the Roman countryside) where every fraschetta – a cheap genuine rustic roman tavern – serves them at the end of the meal to be dunked into wine. They are also common in the rest of Italy with
Sicilian Stuffed Mushrooms
Sicilia stuffed mushrooms are mushroom caps filled with breadcrumbs, Pecorino cheese, parsley, Pine nuts and garlic, then baked until golden brown
Yuzu Hot Sauce Pound Cake
This Yuzu Hot Sauce Pound Cake will drive you into an “acid” trip and blow up your taste buds. It’s pretty common here in Us to find baked goods with lemon and poppy seeds, and I am a sucker for this combo. But I also love experimenting. So when I
How to Make Gnocchi alla Sorrentina like a Neapolitan.
Sorrento style baked gnocchi with tomato sauce, mozzarella, and basil. Giovedi Gnocchi. In Italy, we dedicated gnocchi a weekday: Thursday. In case we forget to eat pasta. Do we even need a reason to eat Gnocchi Alla Sorrentina? Sorrento style Gnocchi is a classic comfort mouthwatering food that comes from
Summer Zucchini Casserole with Croutons
And my husband’s problem with zucchini. Before talking about this delicious Summery Zucchini Casserole let me say you this. My husband has a shopping problem. The saddest one: he buys zucchini. Tons of zucchini. He even lies about it – like the perfect shopaholic. To the grocery store, we separate
Poetically Pudding. Sicilian Watermelon Pudding
Gelo di Mellone Watermelon pudding is a name that doesn’t do justice to this delicate and refreshing Summer dessert. Because Gelo di Mellone is more than a pudding, it’s a poem. What’s more poetical than a floral note given by jasmine blossom infused water? Or a pinch of cinnamon (freshly
Breaded Eggplant Cutlets. Cotolette di Melanzane
These eggplants cutlets check all your boxes: fast, delicious and easy. Did I mention that kids love it? There is more: you can bake or fry them. Oh, I forgot: these eggplant cutlets are terrific eaten warm, but cold are OMG. You can use these eggplant schnitzels as a sandwich:
Vastasa Salad. The Sicilian Summer Salad
The Godfather of all the salads. This Sicilian Summer Salad is perfect for your next al fresco dinner, it’s refreshing, nourishing and I bet this will be elected the salad of the season. The greatest hits of this time of the year are all reunited to make the Insalata Vastasa: heirloom
Crocchè di Latte di Mamma. Milk, butter, flour, and love.
Crocchè di Latte is a sort of very dense béchamel sauce croquette, but better! as they have a velvety filling, a crunchy crust, and a slight saltiness to break the buttery note. You almost won’t’ need a scale to make Crocchè di Latte. Mamma didn’t, and this is one of
The Ultimate Oven “Fried” Chicken with Crispiest Potatoes. Ever
The first rule of the OFC Club: brine The second Rule of the OFC Club: buy less, buy organic The third Rule of The OFC Club: don’t flip This perfect oven fried chicken recipe comes from hours of studying. In the Usa, I learned a lot about food. In particular,
