fbpx
Caprese Salad Authentic Recipes View Ingredients View Nutrients
Save Recipe
x
Ingredients
  • Buffalo Mozzarella: 17.6 oz (500 g)
  • Ripe Tomatoes: 4
  • Basil: 1 tuft
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil: 4 tablespoon
  • Salt to taste
x
Nutrients
  • Calories: 270
  • Protein: 10g
  • Fat Total: 25g
  • Fat Saturated: 9.2g
  • Sodium: 150mg
  • Deitary Fiber: 1g
  • Cholesterol: 30mg
  • Carb: 4g

Caprese Salad

The Caprese is a typical salad of Capri island, from which it takes its name. It’s very easy to prepare and…

(4 / 5)
Cantucci Recipe View Ingredients View Nutrients
Save Recipe
x
Ingredients
  • Eggs: 5
  • Sugar: 14.1 oz (400g)
  • Ammonia for cakes: 0.5 oz (15g)
  • Almonds (without hull): 7 oz (200g)
  • Flour: 28.2 oz (800g)
  • Grated peel of 1 lemon
x
Nutrients
  • Calories: 126
  • Protein: 2.43g
  • Fat Total: 3.77g
  • Fat Saturated: 1.64g
  • Carb: 21.00g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.9g
  • Cholesterol: 5mg
  • Sodium: 3mg

Cantucci

The Cantucci with almonds are also known with the original name of “Biscotti di Prato”. They are traditional sweets, very simple to…

(4.5 / 5)
Ice Cream Italian

The True History of Italian Ice Cream

Ice cream is part of the Italian diet, as it concludes a meal or delights the palate during a break or a snack. It is a product whose origins are very ancient. It is mentioned for the first time at the time of the Greeks, around 500 BC. Obviously it is not the version we

Read More
pumpkin

Autumn Products on Italian Tables

Autumn colors even the tables, not only the Italian landscapes. The foliage that can be admired in the mountain woods or among the hilly vineyards can also be found in the dishes, which take on those typical autumn nuances. Delicate flavors, with intense aromas that fill the kitchen, without ever tiring. There are many combinations

Read More
carnaroli rice

Curiosities about Carnaroli Rice

Carnaroli rice has always been associated to Lombardy, where it was born in 1945 from the crossing of Vialone and Lencino varieties. The inventor of this new product, Ettore de Vecchi, was looking for a rice having characteristics of cooking and resistance to atmospheric agents. The etymology is the result of a promise made by

Read More
Pasta alla Gricia Authentic Recipe View Ingredients View Nutrients
Save Recipe
x
Ingredients
  • Rigatoni Pasta: 17.6 oz (500g)
  • Spicy cheek lard or jowl bacon: 7.1 oz (200g)
  • Pecorino Romano cheese DOP: 5.3 oz (150g)
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste
x
Nutrients
  • Calories: 528
  • Protein: 26g
  • Fat Total: 19g
  • Fat Saturated: 8.5g
  • Carb: 63g
  • Deitary Fiber: 2g
  • Sodium: 559mg
  • Cholesterol: 57mg

Pasta alla Gricia

Pasta alla Gricia is one of the most famous dishes of the Lazio cuisine, considered the ancestor of Pasta all’Amatriciana. In…

(5 / 5)
tuscan-cooking

History Of Tuscan Cooking, The Best Dishes

It seems that also French cooking was born from Tuscan cooking, a great boast for the Italian culinary tradition. This could be really possible because Caterina de’ Medici married Henry II of Volois, bringing with her, in her new French residence, some of the recipes of “home” and also ingredients such as olive oil and

Read More
Baked Pasta With Eggplants

11 Best Italian Pasta Dishes for Sunday Lunch

We present here the best Italian Pasta dishes for Sunday Lunch. From North to South, the most famous dishes that every family in Italy prepares for the family. Most recipes have different versions, that vary from Region to Region or even from family to family. This is due to the fact that in Italy the

Read More
Spaghetti Carbonara View Ingredients View Nutrients
Save Recipe
x
Ingredients
  • Spaghetti: 11.3 oz (320 g)
  • Spicy cheek lard or jowl bacon: 5.3 oz (150 g)
  • Eggs: 6 (5 yolks and 1 whole)
  • Pecorino Romano cheese: 1.8 oz (50 g)
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
x
Nutrients
  • Calories: 429
  • Protein: 14.40g
  • Fat Total: 5.80g
  • Fat Saturated: 2.50g
  • Carb: 1.30g
  • Deitary Fiber: 0.90g
  • Cholesterol: 289.20mg
  • Sodium: 534.50mg

Spaghetti Alla Carbonara

The first Carbonara seems to have been made in Rome in 1944. The most reliable story tells the meeting between the…

(5 / 5)
Authentic Lasagna Bolognese View Ingredients View Nutrients
Save Recipe
x
Ingredients
  • Eggs: 3
  • "00" Flour: 12.34-14.11 oz (350-400g)
  • Spinach already cleaned and washed: 14.11 oz (400g)
  • Stretched Pancetta: 5.29 oz (150g)
  • Mixed Minced Meat (pork loin and beef muscle): 24.69 oz (700g)
  • Butter: 3.17 oz (90g)
  • Dry White Wine: 2.12 fl oz (60 ml) (1/2 glass)
  • Tomato Sauce: 10.58 oz (300g)
  • Celery: 1
  • Carrot: 1
  • Onion: 1
  • Concentrated Tomato Paste: 2 tablespoons
  • Coarse Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste
  • Butter: 3.53 oz (100g)
  • "00" Flour: 3.53 oz (100g)
  • Salt: 1 pinch
  • Whole Milk: 4.23 cups (1 l)
  • Grated nutmeg to taste
x
Nutrients
  • Calories: 127
  • Protine: 8.26g
  • Fat Total: 4.73g
  • Fat Saturated: 2.245g
  • Carb: 12.87g
  • Deitary Fiber: 1.2g
  • Cholesterol: 15mg
  • Sodium: 280mg

Lasagna Bolognese

Lasagna alla Bolognese is a typical dish of Emilia Romagna region, more specifically, of the city of Bologna. Despite the authorship…

(4 / 5)
Best 5 Pizzerias in Naples

The Best Historical Pizzerias in Naples

If you visit Naples you must eat the authentic Neapolitan Pizza. UNESCO has inscribed the “Art of Neapolitan Pizzaiuolo” in 2017 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. All that is related to the making of authentic Neapolitan Pizza, from the art of handling the dough to the movements that are carried

Read More
Pasta e patate alla napoletana View Ingredients View Nutrients
Save Recipe
x
Ingredients
  • Mixed Pasta format: 11.29 oz (320 g)
  • Potatoes: 26.45 oz (750 g)
  • Celery: 5.29 oz (150 g)
  • Carrots: 5.29 oz (150 g)
  • White onions: 1
  • Pancetta or Cheek Lard: 4.59 oz (130 g)
  • Tomato paste: 0.71 oz (20 g) (or fresh tomatoes during summer)
  • Rosemary: 1 sprig
  • Parmigiano Reggiano: the crust 1
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil to taste
  • Salt up to taste
  • Black Pepper to taste
x
Nutrients
  • Calories: 307
  • Protein: 10.2g
  • Carb: 35.5g
  • Fat Total: 14.9g

Pasta e Patate alla Napoletana

The Pasta e Patate alla Napoletana (Neapolitan Pasta and Potatoes) is a delicious variation of the classic Pasta and Potatoes. It…

(3.8 / 5)
Gnocchi alla Sorrentina

The History Of Gnocchi

Gnocchi are a very iconic type of dumpling in Italian cuisine, very delicious and with many variations. They are small lumps of dough most traditionally composed of a simple combination of wheat flour, egg, salt, and potatoes. There are lots of variations of gnocchi, some using semolina flour, cheese, day old breadcrumbs, or cornmeal. There

Read More
Pappa al Pomodoro View Ingredients View Nutrients
Save Recipe
x
Ingredients
  • Tomatoes: 17.6 oz (500g)
  • Bread: 10.6 oz (300g)
  • Vegetable broth: 4.2 cups (1 liter)
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • Some basil leaves
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
x
Nutrients
  • Calories: 431
  • Protein: 9g
  • Carb: 56g
  • Fat Total: 21g
  • Fat Saturated: 2.8g
  • Deitary Fiber: 4g
  • Cholesterol: 0g
  • Sodium: 6mg

Pappa Al Pomodoro

The Pappa al Pomodoro (Bread and Tomato Soup), a dish that speaks of Tuscany, a tasty childhood memory for many, comes…

(5 / 5)
amatriciana-gricia-carbonara

History of the First Dishes of the Roman Tradition

A vacation in Rome has among its basic stops the local restaurants to try the traditional cuisine. These are poor dishes, with few ingredients, but of excellent quality and processed in a wise way according to ancient recipes. Eating in Rome is like taking a leap into history: discovering all the dishes that, now as

Read More
Polenta and Italian Sausage

3 Best Italian Recipes On Cast Iron Griddle

Grilling means using a cast iron pan or other material as a cooking method that allows you to prepare very tasty main courses. The cast iron pan is used for the type of cooking called grilled. The name of this type of cooking comes from the old kitchens of the past. With the old stove

Read More
x

Lost Password