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Two of the best dishes at Apolonia, in Chicago's South Loop come at the hands of their pastry chef, Tatum Sinclair. A decadent black truffle garlic bread

By: Pasta Grannies Caterina's lasagne are tagliatelle ribbons which she dresses with a fresh tomato and eggplant sauce, using vegetables from her garden. This is an excellent summer pasta dish from Sicily! I suspect the good housewives of Sicily were making this dish long before an enterprising chef gave it the name 'pasta alla Norma'.…

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Typically when we’re at an Italian restaurant and there’s baked clams on the menu we order them. Baked clams are the perfect starter to a nice Italian meal. Have you ever wanted to make them at home? They’re very easy to make and personally I like them much better home made. They’re a lovely appetizer …

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Sweet childhood memories seem to come up often when people see these Italian Anisette cookies on a platter at Christmas. These cookies are inspired by my mother in law who made them every year for her family. Just the scent of them baking brings back warm memories. Anisette cookies have a soft interior with a …

The Feast of the Seven Fishes is an Italian American Christmas Eve celebration that’s full of tradition. Regardless of the name not every family serves seven dishes, some do way more and some do way less, for instance a single pot made up of a rich seafood stew. Whatever your traditions are or heritage is, …

This is a roundup of Traditional Italian recipes made through the Christmas season. Everything from the 7 fishes to the Holiday Lasagna mom made.

This is a traditional Italian seafood meal on Christmas eve Baccala is served with pasta. It is a salted cod fish.

Golden and crispy on the outside and tender and meaty inside, this is one seafood recipe you will want to make over and over again.

I came across this Italian Christmas Torta at the end of the Christmas holiday last year and although I did make it I never posted it on my blog, well now is the time! As we get closer to Christmas I’ll be posting some of my favorite cookies, cakes and desserts. This torta or cake …

This luscious appetizer is perfect for the holidays, it uses Robiola cheese and if you haven’t had it you’re missing out. It has a festive look topped with homemade cranberry sauce, toasted hazelnuts and pistachio dust which is then warmed ever so slightly until the cheese starts to ooze out. Crusty bread served alongside it …

Perfect Prime Rib with Au Jus Recipe from La Bella Vita Cucina Food and Lifestyle Blog

This is a recipe for Baked Hamburgers Italian style. They are seasoned with spices, garlic and delicious in a hard roll.

A superb list of the best Italian cookbooks with unique suggestions for pairing each with a kitchen gadget or utensil to make the perfect gift!

I’m sorry, but I’m at it again with butternut squash. I can’t help it, it’s so creamy, delicious and nutritious and it just screams fall to me! Not only that, it’s versatile and can be used in various dishes, just check out my archives for several different ways that I’ve used it in the past. …

I love the large portobello mushroom caps because basically you can stuff them with almost anything you want resulting in a beautiful meal that you created in no time. You don’t need a bunch of ingredients to make them and you feel totally satisfied after you’ve eaten them. We often eat these as a main …

Stuffed zucchini flowers, my favorite summertime treat, whenever I spot them on a menu they get ordered, but It’s been a while since I’ve actually made them myself. Living in the midwest they’re not the easiest thing to find unless you grow your own, and then if you’re lucky enough to find some, which is …

Braciole is a popular Italian dish, it’s usually preserved for special family gatherings and not something you would normally eat during the week. Beef is the most commonly used meat and it’s typically flank or a top round steak. The meat needs to be pounded thin to tenderize it before it gets stuffed with a …

Normally when you see a recipe for stuffed peppers you’ll see the bell shaped variety being used but I look forward to this time of year because a very special pepper starts to show up in Italian markets around Chicagoland, they’re called Melrose Peppers. I’ve done posts on them in the past like this one. …

I don’t know what it is but as soon as the weather turns cold I get the urge to make homemade pasta of some sort. Once a year I usually make my traditional ravioli, two different kinds, a meat and cheese version which is a family recipe that has been handed down to me. This …

I'm not the artist here, just the technician. The man responsible for these truly awesome gnocchi is the New York chef and restaurateur ...

Gnocchi represents a spectrum of dumpling stye dishes depending upon where you are in Italy, an unpretentious dish traditionally considered part of the pasta course. Gnocchi alla Romana is perhaps less recognized than what many Italians identify with, that being the more well know Potato...

Gifts for Christmas Giving #2 Every anniversary deserves a celebration, and to celebrate 90 years of making some of the world’s finest pasta the people at Rustichella d’Abruzzo have int…

Gnocchi, humble little Italian dumplings, that when made right, taste like soft and fluffy pillows of dough. Tis the season for pumpkins so I got inspired to make Pumpkin Gnocchi!I often make butternut squash gnocchi during the fall season and lately I’ve been making a huge pan as a pasta side for Thanksgiving, and let …

Bring the turkey stuffing (dressing) to new levels of flavor with this cheesy recipe for Italian Turkey Stuffing, amped up with pepperoni and mozzarella!

If you think you’re not a fan of brussel sprouts I encourage you to try these crispy gems! This is my new favorite way to eat brussel sprouts, but I must warn you, they’re very addictive! They’re made similar to the popular smashed potatoes but on the healthier side. They’re crispy and caramelized on the …

Beautiful baby eggplant, have you tried them? These beauties are small and petite but yet their flesh is rich, creamy and mildly sweet. Here I’ve roasted and then paired them with what I call an Italian style salsa, similar to a gremolata. A zesty garlic and herb topping that permeates through the hearty flesh along …

Growing up watching the Nonna generation gather golden blossoms from their gardens early morning, it was difficult for me to appreciate why they considered flowers a food source, after all the more Americanized kids were ripping open bags of Lays Potato Chips. In those days, ethnic food was...