pasta con ricotta e limone The beauty of Italian cooking is taking a few simple, but high-quality ingredients, and turning them into a show-stopping dish. One pot pasta with ricotta and lemon exemplifies that and even better, is made in…
Chocolate Ricotta Cake
torta di ricotta al cioccolato What is better than chocolate cake? I’ll tell you. Chocolate ricotta cake. Because adding ricotta cheese makes the cake smooth and moist and light and super delicious. And even better, it’s very easy to prepare….
Oven Roasted Tomato and Garlic Pasta Sauce
salsa di pomodoro arrosto Italian food we love, like pizza and pasta, is held together by the glue of tomato sauce. It is the seemingly simple, yet mysteriously complicated nectar that flows through the veins of all Italians. While everyone’s…
Pasta with Radicchio Cream, Speck and Walnuts
pasta con crema di radicchio, speck e noci I’ll admit, I’m not really sure how to prepare radicchio. And I believe I’m not alone in that statement. Well, here in Italy, it’s in season during the winter, and they have…
Split Pea Soup with Pancetta
zuppa di piselli spezzati A craving for a quick, cozy soup could hit me at any time. And when that happens, I’m glad to have recipes like this one in my arsenal. This split pea soup with pancetta is super…
Chicken Involtini with Spinach, Speck, and Asiago
involtini di pollo con spinaci, speck, e asiago Is there an ingredient less inspiring than a thinly sliced chicken breast? I can think of maybe 2 dishes I would make with it, but I’m certainly not running to the kitchen…
