Ciao! I am Dani and CIAOBELLAKITCHEN is my fully licensed micro home bakery in Seattle! I am Italian, from Rome and my family is half from Naples, and half from Palermo. It means that everything I bake tastes like the South of Italy. I am committed to use only quality
CIAO, SOMETHING NEW IS COMING:
You might have noticed that some of my recipes are not showing up. That’s because they have been copied and used without mentioning me or my site. This is a food-blog without ads per my choice, this means that I get 0$ and still requires a lot of work. And
How to Make Sicilian Arancini with mamma Pupa’s secrets.
Sicilian Arancini is an orange-shaped rice ball filled with ragù, peas, and cheese, breaded and fried. This description, though, doesn’t do justice to her deliciousness (l’arancina è fimmina). How to Make Sicilian Arancini with mamma Pupa’s secrets. Let me explain better the concept of Sicilian Arancini: at the first bite,
How to make Sicilian Bread. U Pane Cu’ Ciminu.
You always wanted to bake bread but sourdough is complicate? Try the Sicilian bread! It’s easy, full of flavor with a crunchy crust and a soft pillowy inside. Perfect for sandwich, or chocolate…(if you know you know)
Eat As the Romans Do: Pomodori Ripieni di Riso.
Easy Delicious Baked Tomatoes with Rice and Potatoes. Italian Summer is here! There are not many Summer Roman recipes, maybe because we eat Carbonara in August without flinching. Say that, Rice Stuffed Tomatoes is a canicule dish that you can find in every Rosticceria in Roma. It is easy to
Sunday Sauce Ragù. How to make it with the recipe of Matteo.
Sunday Sauce Ragù is the Perfect dish for a first date night. Take note. Cooking Sunday Sauce Ragù at the time of Covid-19 is essential. Because it keeps you occupied – and you won’t check the news every 5 mins. But mostly because we need to stay healthy so to
How to Make Italian Zeppole for Saint Joseph. Baked Version.
This is the recipe for traditional Zeppole di San Giuseppe. I would have never imagined publishing a post from my self-quarantine. I am trying to remind myself (and you all) to breathe through all of the anxiety and uncertainty. It’s scary. And we’re going to get to through it together.
Purple Sweet Potato Gnocchi (and six V-Day rules)
Purple Sweet Potato Gnocchi are like unicorns, they bring some magic to your dinner. Purple Sweet Potato Gnocchi is perfect for Valentine’s Day dinner. Also, a shortlist of rules can come in hand in these times of confusion and terror. If you are lost and you don’t know what to
How to make easy Italian Peaches Cookies filled with pastry cream and chocolate. Le Pesche Dolci
The story behind the Peaches Cookies. I grew up in a family from the South of Italy, with Zia Lavinia calling Italy the “mainland” like Hawaiians call Usa (unless it’s 2500 miles far away). She had slightly rigid traditional menus for holiday, and not one recipe was written down (this thing has
The Meatballs. Polpette in Umido.White Wine Meatballs. ‘E Purpett’!
The Meatballs. It’s not the new Scorsese movie, but the article is needed here because these meatballs are the stars of all the meatballs. These meatballs are cooked in white wine and broth. Mamma called them Polpette in Umido. The word “umido”- that these days could sound exotic like umami, umeboshi, it’s
