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Italian Christmas recipes: homemade nutella cookies

11 April, 2020
We’ve got a wonderful Italian winter treat for you with these easy, homemade nutella cookies. With temperatures dropping, there’s nothing like a little chocolate to get you in the mood for snow and lazy Sundays by the fire. These biscuits…

Easy Italian recipes: pesto meatballs

11 April, 2020
Italy’s classic meatballs are very tasty and you don’t always have to have them with spaghetti. Today we look at a variation on the Italian recipe, adding some pesto which will overwhelm anything else you put in your meatballs. But…

Real tomato soup: Italian recipes

11 April, 2020
Around the various markets of Italy, we’re starting to see fresh tomatoes on sale, and so we thought we’d give you the proper tomato soup recipe from Italy. It is a simple dish, but truly special when you taste the…

Italian Christmas recipes: homemade seafood pasta

11 April, 2020
This Italian Christmas recipe is used as part of the initial Christmas toast at the beginning of the meal, and is an Italian seafood, Christmas pasta recipe.The ingredients for four people are: 400 grams of tagliatelle, 300 grams of turbot…

Italian recipes: Bustrengo cake from Romagna

10 April, 2020
Bustrengo is a delicious cake from Romagna and Marche. Actually it’s most famous recipe is from a small village called Borghi in the hills around Cesena; it seems that every housewife in this old village has her own secret recipe…

Spring recipes from Italy: pasta with asparagus

9 April, 2020
While it snowed yesterday in northern Italy, to welcome spring and Easter on April 1st, generally speaking signs that the warmer season is on its way are apparent. Which means some wonderful Italian dishes are just around the corner. We’ve…

Italian recipes: stuffed squids from Liguria

9 April, 2020
Summer is almost over, but the following recipe can be served either hot or cold, so there’s no excuse not to get into the kitchen and start cooking. Ingredients: 1 kg squids; 100 g green olives; 2 tablespoons salted capers;…

Italian pasta dish recipes: green tagliatelle from Trento

8 April, 2020
Just reading this recipes makes me hungry. You can do many things with pasta dishes, but often the most traditional Italian pasta dish is the best. Today, we look at green tagliatelle, or fettuccine with porcini mushrooms.Ingredients: 300 grams of…

Italian recipes: artichoke and scamorza lasagne

8 April, 2020
Lasagne is one of the most famous Italian dishes, but this one based on artichokes and scamorza cheese is quite different and will create a sensation!Ingredients: 6/8 artichokes; 200 g cooked ham; scamorza cheese or mozzarella if you prefer; 250…

Italian recipes: pink pappardelle

8 April, 2020
If you’re planning a romantic dinner for two, this pasta recipe will kindle even the coldest heart.Ingredients 320 gram pappardelle pasta; 100 gram smoked salmon; salvia; 1 clove garlic; ½ vodka; 2 dl light cream; butter; salt and green pepper.Method:…

Italian recipes: fried dough from Parma

7 April, 2020
This recipe is from Parma, a city in Northern Italy famous for its exquisite cheese (i.e. Parmesan cheese) and ham. Ingredients: 250 g flour; 20 g yeast; 4 oz water ; 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; corn oil (deep…

Italian recipes: pasta with pesto and octopus

7 April, 2020
Here’s another fantastic recipe that’s quick and great for summer eating, pasta with pesto and octopus.Ingredients: octopus, basil, pine nuts, garlic, extravirgin olive oil, pasta - best if it’s “trofie di Recco” from Liguria, but you should look for fresh…

Italian snack recipes: parmesan pudding

6 April, 2020
We’ve looked at plenty of Italian snacks here on Dolce Vita, but this is the first I’ve heard of anything like this Italian cheese snack. If you’re going to throw an Italian snack party, you could try this “parmesan cheese…

Italian recipes: tricoloured risotto

6 April, 2020
On 2nd June Italy celebrated the 63rd anniversary of the Republic and for the occasion I decided to prepare this delicious risotto called Risotto Tricolore or Tricoloured Rice which thanks to its three different colours reminds one of the Italian…

Italian recipes: Risotto with pumpkin and sausage

6 April, 2020
As temperatures are dropping everywhere, a dish of Italian risotto will warm you up and make you feel at peace with the whole world.Ingredients: rice, sausage, pumpkin, butter, onions, Parmesan cheese, beef or vegetable broth.Method: 1. Chop the onion and…

Roman recipes: Gladiator emmer soup

5 April, 2020
Today we have a very old recipe handed down over the generations. It was the soup that gladiators used to eat before facing the enemy in the arena.Ingredients: 500 g emmer; 150 g fresh pock rind; 100 g pork cheek;…

Italian snack recipes: mozzarella and olive balls

5 April, 2020
This Italian recipe is quick and easy to prepare; in no time you will have a delicious snack!Ingredients; Manitoba flour; I/2 cup warm water; yeast; 1 teaspoon sugar; stoned black and green olives; mozzarella cubes; oil; salt.Directions: mix the sugar…

Traditional Italian recipes: canederli from the Tyrol

4 April, 2020
I’m very taken with canederli from Italy’s Trentino-Alto Adige region. Generally speaking, the area has a fascinating culinary tradition with a mix of Italian and Austrian dishes where you can sometimes get the best of both worlds. One of the…

Italian recipes: paccheri with celery and breadcrumbs

4 April, 2020
I have always liked paccheri (a variety of pasta from Naples). Here’s one of my favourite recipes which can be prepared in no time!Ingredients: 300 g paccheri pasta; celery; 200 g béchamel sauce; 60 g gruviera cheese; 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs;…

Italian recipes: marinated anchovies from Apulia

3 April, 2020
Here we are with a new tasty recipe from Apulia; it’s really easy to prepare!Ingredients: 400 g anchovies; 70 g flour; oil; 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon white wine; sesame oil; 2 cloves garlic; 2 small peppers; 2…

Italian recipes: Bucatini pasta with anchovy and breadcrumbs

1 April, 2020
This is a rather simple pasta recipe; it’s usually prepared on Fridays in Apulia when meat-based dishes are banned from the table for religious beliefs.Ingredients: ½ kg bucatini pasta; 2 cloves garlic; breadcrumbs; 6 or 7 anchovies in oil; extra…

Italian easter recipes: sweet bread "pagnotta" from Romagna

1 April, 2020
Sarsina, in the province of Forlì-Cesena, is an Italian town famous for Latin writer Tito Maccio Plauto, but also for the Italian easter tradition of the “pagnotta”. This sweet bread is one of the most well known in the region.Ingredients:…