Savor the best Italian recipes! From classic pasta dishes to hearty risottos and authentic pizzas, enjoy easy and delicious Italian cuisine at home.
This meaty lasagna recipe with ricotta, cottage cheese, and fresh mozzarella is made even easier thanks to the no-boil noodles, easily making this the best lasagna recipe. Lasagna is definitely at the top of my list of favorite comfort food dishes. It’s kind of like getting a big, warm hug […]
This tomato pesto pasta with roasted tomato pesto, fresh mozzarella, basil, and a garlicky breadcrumbs gremolata is simple to make for a delicious and filling dinner everyone loves. Have you ever tried Sicilian pesto aka pesto alla Trapanese? It’s basically a typical Genovese basil pesto (I love my classic, easy pesto […]
This easy Dijon vinaigrette dressing with minced shallots gives any salad a classically tangy French vibe. Home cooks have been duped into thinking salad dressings and vinaigrettes should come from your grocery store shelves. Don’t believe the hype! The truth is, homemade salad dressings like this simple Dijon vinaigrette just might be the […]
This simple chickpea salad is loaded with big Italian flavor from hot soppressata, provolone, black olives, pepperoncini peppers, and more, and is the perfect salad for potlucks that isn’t pasta salad, plus no soggy lettuce here. Chickpeas might be my favorite bean, and I have a trove of recipes that […]
Creamy, peppered whipped ricotta is slathered on slices of toasted crostini and topped with jammy roasted cherry tomatoes to make an easy appetizer or simple breakfast or lunch. Consider these whipped ricotta crostini a toast to my trip to Venice, Italy, where we spent nearly every afternoon wedged into small […]
Rich and savory, this simple Tuscan beef stew gets its flavor from plenty of freshly ground black pepper, dry red wine, and a hands-off braise in the oven. Like so many of my favorite batch cooking basics, this Tuscan beef stew is one of those recipes that just keeps on […]
