Pizzagaina is an Italian-American adaption of the Italian Pizza Piena also widely known as Pizza Rustica. Pizza Chiena is a typical Neapolitan rustic ham, salami and cheese pie prepared during Easter, specifically on Good Friday. Just like Crescia {Pizza Di Pasqua} it’s usually baked on Friday to be eaten the next day. Remember? According to …
Sfogliatelle Ricce is an iconic Italian pastry originated in Napoli, Campagnia region. Super thin layers of crunchy dough filled with delicious orange and cinnamon flavored ricotta cream. The word Sfogliatelle is pronounced as [sfoo-llia-te-lle] in its plural form. One single pastry is called “sfogliatella”. In Neapolitan dialect you might often hear them pronounced as [schwee-ah-dell]. …
Cellentani or also known as cavatappi coated with creamy tomato sauce and topped with crispy bacon is one of those magic pastas that’s ready on the table in less than 15 minutes. Yum! Cellentani or also known as cavatappi coated with creamy tomato sauce and topped with crispy bacon.
Semifreddo is an Italian, fluffy, light, semi frozen mousse dessert that just screams summer. If you’ve never heard of semifreddo, this is going to be a luscious discovery. It’s simple to make and requires no special equipment whatsoever. Semi frozen, as the name “semifreddo” implies it’s essentially a frozen mousse. It’s flavor falls in between …
Fresh strawberries, aged balsamic vinegar and ricotta cheese is probably the best and the most simple dessert to make during the summer. Excluding gelato bought from the ice-cream shop. Just kidding 🙂 Now, you might be thinking, strawberries and ricotta sounds good. But balsamic vinegar?? Yep, NOT a mistake! As opposed to traditional balsamic vinegar, …
There are thousands of reasons we ALL love summer time. And as a real food lover, for me, having fresh fruit and berries is one of those reason. When I start to feel strawberries are getting sweet and fragrant, and know it’s time. Usually not until the end of May of beginning of June in …
A large platter of crostini or bruschetta, in my eyes, is essential to any summer BBQs in the backyard, or any friends and family gatherings throughout the year. But they also work great as a special treat before lunch or dinner. While everyone’s waiting for a plate of pasta or meat on the grill there’s …
