Bagna Cauda or Bagna Caoda is a very famous traditional Piedmontese recipe. An irresistible dish to be enjoyed especially during the cold season. It is a tasty cream made with lots of garlic (ingredients include one head of garlic per person), anchovies and little else. The flavor, however, is irresistible. […]
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PROSCIUTTO BRACIOLE ROLLS: MY PERSONAL ITALIAN SUNDAY DISH
0 commentsHello everyone, my dear friends. It’s Sunday here in Rome today, and it’s beautifully sunny. Yesterday I went to my local butcher and bought some slices of ham. Today I decided to make ham chops. The recipe is very simple. SERVINGS:2 INGREDIENTS: 4 slices of […]
My Special Sunday Italian Ragù Meat Sauce: Like My Kids!
0 commentsHello friends. Today is Sunday and here in Italy Ragù Sauce is a must. Since I have two small children, I managed to find a solution to make them eat pasta with meat sauce. My recipe is almost similar to Ragù alla Bolognese, but it does not contain “pancetta stesa” […]
BESCIAMELLA: How to Make Béchamel Sauce
0 commentsBesciamella (Bechamel ) is a basic savory sauce of French origin, prepared with butter, flour and milk: white, creamy, enveloping, with a neutral and delicate taste; it has become part of the Italian culinary tradition for a very long time now; where it is also called mother sauce, precisely because […]
PESTO GENOVESE: HOW TO MAKE THE REAL FAMOUS ITALIAN SAUCE
0 commentsPesto Genovese: king of sauces, symbol and pride of Genoa, of Liguria and, looking to the rest of the world, also of Italian cuisine. Some prefer it garlicky, some without garlic (but lose the right to call it pesto), some like it more “cheesy,” some more delicate, some make it […]
POLPETTE DI PANE E UOVA (EGG & BREAD BALLS)
0 commentsA classic of grandma’s cooking. Tasty balls made of eggs and bread. SERVINGS:4 INGREDIENTS: 3 rolls or some bread from the day before 3 eggs 1 cup of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese 1 clove of garlic, minced salt, pepper and fennel seeds to taste milk to taste oil […]
GRANDMA’S MEATBALLS WITH PEAS IN SAUCE
0 commentsA really tasty and inviting dish, one patty leads to another, you can use either frozen peas that you put directly into the pan or canned ones, which must be drained well. SERVINGS:4 INGREDIENTS: 14 oz of ground beef & pork 2 eggs 1/3 cup of grated […]
GRANDMA’S ITALIAN SAUSAGE SAUCE (SUGO CON SALSICCIA)
0 commentsSunday is approaching and you need a recipe for a rich and tasty sauce? On this page you will find just the thing for you. Let’s prepare together an easy sausage sauce to accompany a delicious pasta dish to enjoy for family celebrations, or with friends. Let’s get to the […]
How to Make TOMATOES & EGGPLANTS SAUCE
0 commentsToday we want to propose a tasty sauce for all types of pasta. We are talking about the sauce with pureed tomatoes and eggplant. A sauce rich in flavor, hearty and fragrant. Perfect for this period, in which eggplants are still in season. INGREDIENTS: 1 bottle of tomato […]
How to Make ITALIAN ARRABBIATA SAUCE
0 commentsPenne all’arrabbiata are a classic of popular Roman cuisine. It seems that the recipe was born at the beginning of the 1900s from the imagination of an innkeeper who wanted to create a variation of the already famous bucatini all’amatriciana. The name penne all’arrabbiata derives from the quantity of hot […]