Last night, I couldn’t decide what to cook for dinner….and so after a few minutes at staring in the fridge, I pulled out some veggies and a frittata was born! =) It turned out soooo delicious….and I wanted to share it with you! Ingredients: -4 eggs -1 cup of mushrooms, sliced -1\4 cup of parsley,[…]
Tomato season is approaching here in Sicily, and in a few weeks I’m going to show you how to can the best tomato sauce ever! But for now, I received some organic cherry tomatoes and decided to make some tomato sauce …..what else can I do, I married an Italian! =) So here they are….aren’t[…]
My husband loves eggplant. As a matter of fact, when we were “dating” over the Internet, he once called me “la mia melanzana con pomodoro” (my eggplant with tomato). Having never been called a vegetable before, I remember telling my mother how he called me an eggplant! She just smiled and said “That’s a compliment[…]
You don’t have to be Italian to love tiramisu =) It’s just one of those deliciously simple desserts that is light, yet rich. On Sunday, when I made this and took it with us for Mother’s Day to my in-laws, everyone loved it. Actually, by the time my mother in law finished distributing slices to[…]
My friend Daniela makes the BEST Torta di Mele (Italian apple cake) in existence. Really, she does! It’s super moist and just melts in your mouth. I had to beg for the recipe and promise to name my first born daughter after her….I hope she’s not reading this!!!…..but no seriously, she gave me the recipe[…]
Nutella lovers, here comes another recipe! And it takes less than 5 minutes to make =) If your grocery story doesn’t carry puff pastry sticks, for sure your nearest Italian specialty store will. Puff pastry sticks, called “sfogliatine” (pronounced sfo-lee-ah-tee-neh) are great for breakfast, but everything tastes better with Nutella, wouldn’t you say? =)[…]
Before moving to Italy, I’ll be honest…..I never even saw a fennel bulb! Sure, I’ve seen fennel seeds……but whole fennel bulbs by the dozens? Never. I later learned that Italians love fennel, called “finocchio” (pronounced ‘fin-noh-key-oh’). As a matter of fact, this tasty root is actually served all by itself, in raw form, AFTER[…]
Being of Lebanese heritage, kefir (aka lebne) cheese is something I grew up eating. Before I got married, as my husband was being introduced to my family, it went inconspicuously something like this: “This cheese is a tradition and family staple, and if you marry our daughter this cheese will follow you and have[…]
If you have never heard of Limoncello (pronounced “lee-mohn-chel-loh”), it’s an Italian liquor generally served after a meal. They say it helps digest the food (….. if you eat like us here in Italy, you need any digestion help you can get, believe me!) Now, you don’t drink a lot, only about 2 TBSP in[…]