Coffee Cream Homemade A beautiful whipped homemade cream, an Italian drink that pleases at any time of the day. To make a nice homemade coffee cream, you need a good mixer and to cool well. Follow recipe. Ingredients: simple, total time: 10 min. 200 ml of unsweetened and cold coffee 200 ml of fresh sweet cream about 40 g of powdered sugar Preparation: Pour the coffee into a bowl, then add powdered sugar and mix well. Whisk the cream separately, gradually adding it to the coff

Ricotta Donut Ricotta donut is Italian dessert suitable for breakfast or snack, with a special softness, in fact it is a very soft and pleasant cake to eat. Its delicate taste goes well with milk, chocolate milk with coffee or cappuccino. This cake is an extremely fragrant, versatile dessert that can really be served with anything. Follow recipe. Ingredients: simple, total time: 50 min. 200 g flour 00 200 g Ricotta cheese/ room temperature 2 eggs/room temperature 160 g granu

Ricotta Donuts with Orange Ricotta donut is an Italian dessert suitable for breakfast or snack, with a special softness, in fact it is a very soft and pleasant cake to eat. Its delicate taste goes well with milk, chocolate milk with coffee or cappuccino. This cake is an extremely fragrant, versatile dessert that can really be served with anything. Follow the recipe. Ingredients: simple, total time: 60 min. 3 eggs 300 g of sugar 300 g of ricotta 300 sifted flour 1 orange peel

Tuscan-Style Meatballs Having lived in Italy for 15 years, the method, and side dishes must be necessary because my husband is also Italian, so you have to adapt to their wishes. Otherwise, I make meatballs perfectly, so I have my own way of making them. In the original meatballs, there is no bacon, but I added it because it tastes even better and is much tastier! You don't have to add it if you don't want to. The sauce is fantastic and very delicious, it is best to add salt

Spaghetti alla Bizzara Spaghetti alla Bizzarra is a dish that will enchant your guests, bringing the authentic flavors of Sicily to the table with a unique touch. Try this recipe and be speechless!n Follow recipe. Ingredients: simple, total time: 70 min. 2 servings 220 g spaghetti 1 eggplant 50 g fontina cheese/ diced 1/2 bunch basil/ finely chopped 1/2 onion/ finely chopped 2 Tablespoons olive oil EVO 2 clove of garlic/ minced 50 g tuna in oil/ drained 200 g tomatoes salt an

Italian Dumplings Beautiful and soft dumplings with plums, which you can make for a Sunday dessert. They are suitable for breakfast or as...

Zucchini Risotto Today I made a light, healthy and fantastic dish that you don't have to eat with bread, and that is risotto with zucchini. I literally used what I had of vegetables in the fridge, you can add some more vegetables if you like. You can definitely serve this light risotto with some steak, but I ate it without bread and meat as a main meal, and it was enough!

Zucchini Moussaka I decided on zucchini because in my opinion, when it's in season summer you should consume them as much as possible because they are very healthy! Moussaka can be heavy, but if it is made in combination with potatoes, which is more of a winter version. This moussaka consists of a layer of fried zucchini, minced meat filling, mozzarella, dressing, and Parmesan cheese.

Spaghetti in Eggplant and Tomato Sauce This recipe is from the Mediterranean area, but the Italians make it with diced eggplant in combination with tomato sauce. I made a creamy pasta composition. It is very easy and simple to make, and the taste is fantastic! Follow recipe. Ingredients: simple, total time: 45 min., 2 serving Olive oil EVO to taste 1 small eggplant/ diced and baked 100 g tomatoes/ cleaned and cut in half 1 clove of garlic/ cut in half pinch of teaspoon red-ho

Spaghetti with Butter and Chili Sauce An economical and quick recipe that is ready in just 15 minutes. It is important to cook the spaghetti and the butter sauce at the same time, that way it will be ready quickly. For this recipe, you'll need spaghetti, butter, red ground pepper, and chili with extra addition Parmesan cheese. Follow recipe. Ingredients: simple, total time: 15 min, 2 serving 220 g spaghetti 1 Tablespoon olive oil EVO 1 clove of garlic/ crushed 1 whole chili/

Spaghetti in Lemon Sauce This Mediterranean recipe comes from Calabria in Italy, where people regularly prepare it as a light meal. You will have this lunch on the table for a short time only. It is an economical, healthy and very tasty and aromatic meal. For this recipe, you will need spaghetti, butter, lemon, basil, and Parmesan cheese and the rest of the ingredients you have at home. You can prepare it for lunch or dinner. The preparation is very simple and quick. Follow t

Ossobuco in White Wine and Vegetable Sauce This is an Italian recipe that Italians love to eat— mostly the meat can be turkey or beef from the neck. Most people eat it with the addition of tomatoes or just wine. I made an excellent recipe with wine and with the addition of broth, and wonderful spices, which gives an amazing taste, if you want to make this fantastic meal, follow the recipe. Ingredients: medium, 115 min., 4 serving 8 pieces of turkey necks 2 medium onions/ fine

Cannoli with Pastry Cream Sicilian dessert in the simplest way of preparation. By purchasing puff pastry and making vanilla cream, you will have a specialty quickly ready to serve to your family and guests. Follow recipe. Ingredients: simple, total time: 55 min., 12 serving Pastries: 1 sheet of puff pastry 10 g of sugar 1 egg for egg wash powdered sugar Vanilla Pastry Cream: 500 ml whole milk 30 g of corn starch 50 g of sugar 4 egg yolks 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste/ or see

Macaroni with Minced meat and Peppers in Tomato Sauce A wonderful Italian meal in a quick and easy way, you will get a fantastic and tasty dish, with the addition of ragout and paprika in combination with mozzarella pasta. Follow the recipe for this incredible meal. Follow recipe. Ingredients: simple, total time: 50 min. 2 serving 2 Tablespoon Olive oil 1 small red onion/ finely chopped 700 g minced meat beef/pork salt and pepper to taste 1 big fresh red long pepper/ or two m

Parmigiana Melanzana with Ragù Sauce A wonderful Italian specialty: “Parmigiana Melanzana" that Italians love to eat. Tasty and fragrant eggplants combined with bolognese sauce, with the addition of mozzarella, Parmesan, and basil leaves. The preparation of this dish is not very fast, but it is worth it because you have an amazing Sunday lunch for the whole family. You can prepare this dish in advance and keep it in the fridge overnight. For eggplants: you have to wait for al

Tagliatelle alla Matriciana with Homemade Ketchup This traditional dish originates from Italy, the Lazio region, and they are very happy to eat it all over Italy. The composition of this dish is tomato sauce, pork cheek bacon and pasta. In this recipe, I have used homemade ketchup, which is very tasty and slightly different in color from store-bought. That ketchup is ideal not only for sauces, but also as an addition to soups, stews, goulash and paprikash. You can see that re

Pizza Diavola Fantastic homemade Italian pizza with spicy additions of salami, and even paprika if you like it really hot. Follow recipe. Ingredients: medium, total time: 60 min. 2 serving Dough: 400 g 00 flour/+ 100 g for folding and spreading 400 ml of lukewarm water 22 g of fresh yeast 150 ml lukewarm milk 1 Tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil 11 g of salt 1/2 teaspoon of sugar oregano/ optional Topping Pizza: homemade Italian Paste San Marzano/ or bought basil leaves/ or

This simple meal originates from Sicily. A fantastic sauce that doesn't need to be cooked!

Spaghetti with Pesto Genovese A wonderful, economical Italian meal that is ready in just a few minutes. The pasta is aromatic from this beautiful and healthy basil herb. You only need 10 to 15 minutes to make this dish. You can make pesto Genovese yourself at home, or you can buy it from the well-known brand Barilla or Tigullio, which are really fantastic! If you have time, and you have basil in the house, then don't be discouraged, you only require one sterile jar, because i

Genovese Pesto A wonderful Italian home-made basil sauce, serves as an addition to all pastas as well as gnocchi, and can be spread on toast as well. It is simple to prepare for this you will need either a mortar or a good blender that chops well. See other recipe, Pesto Genovese. Follow recipe. Ingredients: blender or mortar, simple 10 min. 70 g of basil 80 g Parmesan cheese/grated 30 g of pecorino cheese/ grated 30 g of pine nuts 1–2 cloves of garlic/ finely chopped 120 ml

Parmigiana Melanzana A wonderful Italian specialty: “Parmigiana Melanzana" that Italians love to eat. Tasty and fragrant eggplants combined with tomato sauce, with the addition of mozzarella, Parmesan cheese and basil leaves. The preparation of this dish is not very fast, but it pays off because you have an incredible Sunday lunch for the whole family. You can prepare this dish in advance and keep it in the fridge for a day, then just continue baking, as you prefer. With thes

Tomato Sauce for Pizza Tomato sauce in Italy is always made from the Italian San Marzano tomato, since it is fleshy and very tasty, it is used for all kinds of toppings and ragù for pasta, even sauces for meatballs. He is quite famous in Italy and around the world. Many companies make ancient and popular flavors from it, such as Barilla, Mutti. No other tomato can replace the specific taste of this tomato, but if you're in able or somewhere else, be sure to buy it and make th

Risotto with Asparagus and Mushrooms in Dark Beer Fantastic light risotto with asparagus and mushrooms in dark beer. A simple and easy Italian dish. Very tasty with the addition of Parmesan or some other cheese you like. Here is recipe how I prepare. Follow this recipe. Ingredients: for 4 persons, very easy, total time: 55 min. cooking time: 45 min. 1 onion or 3 shallots / finely chopped 420 g of asparagus/diced on 3 cm 300 g of mushrooms/sliced on strips 250 g of rice 150 ml

Mini Italian Tart with Fruits A traditional recipe, there are several versions and a thousand variations. The perfect recipe for a fruit basket. It is very easy and quick to prepare. It consists of vanilla cream and the addition of fruit of your choice! You can choose the fruits you like: strawberries, kiwi, raspberries, blueberries, berries, tangerines. Avoid bananas and apples because they turn black from standing! It is important to dry each fruit well with a cloth after c