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Christmas tree tart

This Christmas tree tart is not only delicious, but it makes a great presentation! The tart is filled with raspberry and apricot jam but you can also substitute your favorite jams. Ingredients for a 30×40 cm baking pan Shortcrust pastry: 270 g of flour 00 150 g of butter at room temperature 85 g of […]

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Crespelle alla Fiorentina

Crespelle alla Fiorentina is a typical Florentine dish. Béchamel sauce is topped to these crepes stuffed with spinach and ricotta and then folded like a handkerchief. A definite crowd pleaser! Recipe Courtesy of Juls’ Kitchen Ingredients Ingredients for the crespelle 3 eggs 3 heaping tablespoons of plain flour 1 pinch of salt 300 ml of whole milk Ingredients for the filling 400 […]

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Cassatelle di Agira

Cassatelle di Agira is a typical Sicilian cookie. It has a rich filling of almonds, cocoa powder and citrus zest. Here’s a recipe courtesy of La Villa Giardini Naxos Pastry dough 600g of plain flour- 200g of sugar – 250g of suet, or butter – 1 egg – 2 tbsp of water filling 300g of almonds- […]

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Scacce Ragusane

Scacce Ragusane also known as Sicilian Stuffed Flatbread is a scrumptious recipe courtesy of Chef John from Food Wishes. To skip directly to a rolled out dough, go to 4:11 in the video. Ingredients For the Dough: ⅓ cup warm water, or more as needed  1 teaspoon active dry yeast  1 ½ tablespoons olive oil  1 ¾ cups […]

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Espresso Cream Pancakes

These espresso cream pancakes created by Fabio Vivani are easy to make and will surely satisfy any sweet tooth. A great pick me up with added espresso which is perfect for the holidays or any weekend to enjoy. You won’t find a pancake batter recipe included because that’s easy. This recipe calls for your own […]

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Roasted Tomato Soup

This Roasted Tomato Soup is the perfect finish to a cold day. Think creamy, cartelized roasted cherry tomatoes that will make your mouth hum. Recipe courtesy of Fontana Forni USA Ingredients:  1 kilo cherry tomatoes  5 Roma tomatoes  1 medium sweet onion 6-7 garlic cloves 1 bay leaf 10 basil leaves 900 grams chicken or vegetable […]

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Florentine Butter Chicken

Florentine butter chicken or pollo al burro is a specialty at Trattoria Sostanza located at via del Porcellino 25R Florence, Italy. In fact, people visiting Florence line up outside of Trattoria Sostanza before opening hours hoping for a table to taste this dish. This dish comes served sizzling hot in a butter sauce at this […]

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Naked Ravioli

Naked Ravioli also known as Gnudi are basically the best part of a ravioli- the inside! Made with spinach and ricotta these soft dumplings can be made carmelized in butter or boiled and then topped with a pomodoro sauce. In the below video courtesy of Fabio Viviani, he makes these naked ravioli carmelized in butter […]

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Supplì

Supplì are similar to Sicilian arancini but are a Roman street food specialty. The popular flavors for Supplì are Classico with tomato and cheese, Cacio e Pepe and Amatriciana. Following are the ingredients for each flavor and a video demonstration for each. Supplì Classico – Video and Recipe courtesy of Tutti A Tavola INGREDIENTS: for […]

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Tortellini Alla Panna with Bacon, Mushroom in a cream sauce

Tortellini alla panna is a must try recipe! It’s made with bacon, mushroom, cheese and a herb white wine cream sauce. Recipe courtesy of Recipe30 Ingredients 8 button mushrooms 1 garlic clove  1 shallot  2 Slices bacon rashers (4oz – 100g) ½ tsp thyme 5 tbsp olive oil 1 cup heavy cream ½ cup dry […]

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