Best Italian Recipes
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Another great thing about this strawberry spinach salad is that you can actually add a lot more ingredients. I love this salad with some feta cheese, some roasted almonts, or even pomegranate seeds. What is your favorite option? Comment below and let me know!
Back to when I was a kid, I was making myself a dish of pan or oven roasted potatoes when back home from school. This was my favorite meal for lunch, and believe me, I love them so much that could have them every single day. Literally.
The Bounty chocolate bars are super easy to make. You only need a couple of ingredients and some patience. The preparation of the Bounty chocolate is really simple. It is keeping them in fridge to harden that takes longer. I know you are not patient (neither am I!), but trust me they are worth waiting.
The beer battered onion rings are always (and I say – always) the king on our party tables. Everyone simply loves them! Since it takes a little while to fry them (except if you have a huge pan, we don’t), we always have quite a modest amount of them. And trust me, they disappear in just a blink.
I remember my Mom’s carrot cake and how easy-to-make it was. This one though, and because it has layers, seemed super difficult to me. It. Is. Not. This moist carrot cake is really easy and quick to make. To make it short, it is mixing all the ingredients together and then spreading the frosting all over once baked. Can it be any easier?
Until the day I visited NYC, where I ordered the grilled yellowfin tuna at Royal 35 Steakhouse. Their sesame seared was ex-cep-tio-nal! Since that dinner, the sesame crusted tuna is one of my favorite dishes, and its color is beautiful, isn’t it? 🙂
The white bean dip is really quick to make. And it is so healthy, too! The taste is quite soft….well, except if you load it with fresh chili pepper just the way I do. Loooots of chili pepper! My mouth is always burning, literally. But I still love it, especially on a freshly toasted bread.
The curd is not quite so common in Italy though. Once I was craving for donuts, and had to figure out how to replace the ingredient that does not exist in Italy. The MAIN ingredient! So after a few attempts, I decided to replace the curd with the ricotta cheese and curd cheese (nope, it is not the same as curd). The homemade donuts turned out amazing! Isn’t it lovely when you can make one of your favorite sweets abroad not having the main ingredient? It DOES make one happy, trust me 🙂
I am a (very) beginner-level expert of mushrooms. Everytime we go picking them (this happens quite rarely though), I always go for the chanterelles or boletus (even better known as porcini). When it comes to the mushroom puff pastry, you can use any type of mushrooms you have. The easiest is of course champignons that can be found at any grocery store. Easy, isn’t it?
The stuffed bell peppers is an easy-to-make, delicious and impressive dish that can be served on special occasions. It is super colorful so will look stunning on your dining table. Everyone will love them, and I am sure people will ask you to make them again and again. (They may think it is super difficult to make the stuffed peppers, but don’t tell the truth, shhh!)
The banana bread mug cake is super fluffy, nice-textured mug cake that only takes a moment to make. A lovely part about this mug cake is that you can top it off with anything you like. Oh I love it with chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate) and nuts. What are your favorite toppings? Share your favorites in the comments below!
Who said that delicious meals must be complicated to make? I wish you could smell the broccoli and cheese soup now as I am making it in this exact moment! Once I finish writing this post, the soup will be ready. Want to join me for a sip? 🙂
But instead of the coffee and walnut cake, let’s talk about coffee first. This time about cappuccino. Have you ever heard that Italians do not drink cappuccino after 11 am? This is weird but true. And you know the funny part of this whole story? Since when I live in Italy, I got used to it and would hardly have one after 11 am. Do you think you would change your habits? In any case, don’t worry too much. I have some good news for you! (read further)
Wondering what is the best way to eat homemade hummus? I do have my all time favorite. How do you eat it? Plain, or maybe with on a toast? There is nothing better than a fresh stick of veggies, but read further to find out my favorite veggie and hummus without tahini combination.
This healthy homemade granola is loved by kids! Not only for the colors, but also for its crunchy texture, and especially for its amazing smell. Would you go for a grocery store granola or would you rather make this great homemade granola? I am sure it is the latter! If I opened my granola jar now, you would be amazed by the smell, and would ask me to pass you a spoon to give it a try. That’s absolutely fine, but shall we try to make it from scratch?
Now that most of us are working from home, it is at times hard to find energy (yeah, I know, although the alarm rings two hours later, it is still a big mess, you with me? 😀 ). The homemade energy bars is a great option for candy lovers and energy seekers! Even more, they are extremely healthy as there are no sugars in it. I ensure you that once you try them, you will never ever stop making them! There are two more things that I love about (and I am sure you will, too!) these energy bars, first…
This is definitely the best ever strawberry poppyseed salad! The dressing is an OMG style dressing that gives an amazing flavor to the salad. This salad is a beautiful, healthy, and quick to make salad that you will love. Oh and if you want to be the crowd pleaser, this salad is the best option so far!
The blueberry zucchini bread is the best you will EVER make. The cake is so quick to make, and because of fresh blueberries and zucchini, the flavor is amazing, and it is so moist, too. There is one thing I can promise here: every bite will be heavenly! I love this bread so much, and I am sure you will, too. Turn the coffee machine on and let’s get a bite!
April 29, 2021. Milan, Italy. It is +13°C outside. Trying to get the joke this spring is making. Need some comforting dish for dinner, easy and quick of course, as I can’t wait to go sit on the couch under five blankets. The creamy mushroom soup is the solution! Super comforting and so delicious! I wish you could smell the mushrooms, it is soooo inviting! What is the soup that comforts you most? Let me know in the comments below!
The apple mascarpone cake is sooooo moist and so delicious. What makes it so special? It is the mascarpone cheese. Really GENIUS! There is one thing I A-D-O-R-E about this cake: you do not necessarily have to have apples. No worries if you don’t, you can use the same base yet with other ingredient such as pears or berries, or even chocolate chips. Would you believe me if I said that the apple option is the best?
Chocolate mayonnaise cake. Yes, you read it right. Mayonnaise may be an important ingredient when it comes to making soft and moist cakes. My Grandma has an amazing mayonnaise cookie recipe (she is keeping the recipe secret, by the way) but she has never tried this mayo cake. If you, just like my Grandma, think this does not make a lot of sense, give it a try, and let’s talk about it again once you finish your cake.
This easy lemon drizzle cake is by far my favorite. Sweet and sour because of the zest used in the batter. And let’s not forget the lemon drizzle topping – it is heavenly! Can you imagine the smell? The smell of lemon that makes you get salivate in a nanosecond lol Okay okay, you better get the ingredients ready and we head towards the kitchen!
Lunch, family dinner, party with friends – this homemade fruit salad with honey lime dressing will work anytime. What makes this salad so delicious? It’s the dressing! Sugar-free fruit salad is loved by kids too, it is full of colors and the smell is amazing. Is there anything bad about this salad then? Sure! The fact that you need to keep it in fridge for some time before serving. I knowwwww, this is not fair, but the flavor is worth waiting, trust me!
Looking for the last minute meal idea? I’ve got the solution! Here comes the honey mustard salmon, a super quick, easy and perfect dish for busy days. Let me promise one thing: it looks great, but it tastes even better! Even more, it is a great nutritious option when you are in a pinch to get dinner going. Oh, and before I forget, it is loved by kids, too so you don’t need to go crazy thinking of multiple dinner options!
There is one thing that I simply love about the unsweetened almond milk | homemade almond milk. Want thicker almond milk, or maybe you prefer more liquid one? It is up to you! Depending on the amount of water you use, you can get one or another. Wondering where to use homemade almond milk? The list of options is endless! Remember to follow my profile to find all of them out!
These Nutella cookies (also known as Nutella Biscuits or Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies) are definitely my favorite Nutella stuffed cookies that I am sure you will love! Ready to follow me?
The Italian recipes not only have more vanilla cream dessert making options. Some use the same base to make the chocolate cream dessert. Let’s try this one for now, and let’s put some chopped chocolate or chocolate chips this time to get more flavor. So let’s get started!
I love baking, and I love easy and quick to make recipes. I had some coconut and was not sure where to use it. Until I came up with this idea to use it to make cookies! I am sure there can be lots of variations when it comes to these coconut cookies. You may add nuts, even jam! I love the cookies the way they are as the recipe is so simple, and the cookies turn so chewy and delicious!
The best part of the Italian recipes is that they are super simple, and yet the flavor is amazing. In particular, sweets and so these cornflake cookies! All you have to do is to simply mix all the ingredients together. Furthermore, you may want to keep the dough to sit for some time, I do it too so the condensed milk gets absorbed by the cornflakes.
The beet salad with feta is so quick to make: all you have to do is to simply cut the ingredients and put them together. Note that I never mix them together, I will rather put the grated beetroot to the plate and the rest of the ingredients on the top. You may also use your favorite spices! However, I usually use just salt and pepper as I love to keep it simple as it is full of flavors and adding spices may hide them.
The roasted figs with sausage pears and feta is a super easy to make dish. What I love about it, is the mix of flavors. The figs are sweet yet a bit sour, the pears are sweet and give freshness to the dish. The sausage instead is salty! And finally, it is some feta that I put on top once I turn off the heat that adds even more flavor!
This broccoli salad is extremely easy to make. I would highly advise to leave it in fridge for at least an hour before serving as it helps the broccoli to absorb the flavors. I you have a chance to choose the type of mayonnaise, I would go for the one that is stronger in flavor, and more acid than sweet.
You may want to make this butternut squash soup without potatoes. Be ensured that you will still have a very tasty soup at the end! I like adding some potatoes as they make the consistence dense. If you prefer to make the soup with squash only, the result will be amazing.
The apple cinnamon pancakes are very easy and quick to make. They are quite filling so the energy for the whole morning is guaranteed! As the maple syrup is super sweet, I tend to use sweeter apples and so brown sugar instead of the white one (that is sweeter). A great thing about these fluffy pancakes is that they are sweet enough even if eaten with no sweet toppings!
I have decided not to buy anything particular this year (oh this 2020!), but instead to make the cake in a jar / chocolate brownie. A super sweet thing about it is that the fresh ingredients are to be written on a label and attached to the jar. Isn’t it cute? You can even write the Christmas greetings on it, it will definitely make this cake in a jar / chocolate brownie even more pleasant to receive!
The thumbprint cookies can be made with any type of jam or marmalade. I had some orange marmalade (that is a special one as it is made by my Grandma :)) so I used it for the cookies this time. If I had to go for another jam or marmalade, I would use cranberry or raspberry jam. Both are a bit bitter and I trust they both make the thumbprint cookies really delicious.
It takes a moment to prepare the dough, and anothe couple of minutes to cook. The ingredients are really simple. I am sure you always have them in your kitchen. I promise it will be really quick and the result will be amazing! Oh I love quick breakfast recipes!
If you had to choose between roasted or plain peanuts, which one would you go for? Got it, me too! This is what makes this nut butter taste so good! It takes a little while to make it, but at the end of the day it is your blender that does all the job for you 🙂 What can you make having homemade peanut butter? The list of ideas is endless! What is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below.
What is the first dish that comes to your mind thinking of asparagus? Boiled? Roasted? Steamed? What about roasted asparagus with Parmesan, aka asparagus with eggs (poached!)? Ahh definitely one of my favorites! It is so fresh, so quick to make, so colorful and so so so delicious. Even better if you have local farmer eggs (the “0” ones) as we want poached eggs here. Great for brunch, even better for lunch, this asparagus with poached eggs will be loved by everyone!
