Hello Everyone! I know we’ve been MIA for several months, but we’re slowly making a comeback. This time including video recipes, vintage recipes and brand spanking new ones that we’ve been painstakingly testing over the past months. Today’s pasta carbonara recipe is a well-deserved encore post. All in the midst of trying to figure out…
Tag: Italian
Grilled Greats: Grilled Pizza Carbonara ~Silver Platter
Your favorite pasta dish is even better when turned into a pizza topping. via Grilled Pizza Carbonara — Silver Platter
Grilled Greats: Grilled Italian-Style Potato Salad ~The Yellow Pine Times
8 servings Ingredients 2 lb. unpeeled small red potatoes, halved (about 6 cups) (Substitute any potatoes you have on hand-even large baking potatoes-can be used in this recipe. The key is cutting them into small uniform pieces so they’ll cook evenly in just 20 min.) 1/3 cup water 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup Zesty […]…
Mother’s Day Appetizer Suggestion: Arancini ~Recipes by Chefkreso
Even though it’s been a few days since I came back home from the seaside it’s like I’m still there. The perfect blue sky without a cloud in sight, and a golden sun waking me up every morning. Even the wind in the cold streets of Zagreb reminds me of a light salty breeze coming […]…
Zuppa Inglese Mama’s Italian Cream Rum Dessert Cake
Zuppa Inglese is an Italian cream rum cake or dessert that requires no baking. It is wonderfully rich, easy and delicious! And the presentation, in a trifle bowl, is really quite lovely and impressive! My Mama prepared it for special occasions & I have adapted it for modern tastes. I am going against the grain […]
Celebrate National Sauvignon Blanc Day with Luscious Pesto Lasagne ~Jono & Jules do food & wine
A really quick and easy lasagne full of Spring flavours. You don’t have to buy fresh pesto from the fridge as this tends to be more oily and makes this dish very rich; we successfully used a jar from a shelf instead. Wine suggestion: A grassy European styled Sauvignon Blanc which tends to have a…
Mama Carmela’s Napolitana e Siciliano Easter Egg Lasagna
This is a quick and easy version of my Mama Carmela’s famous Easter Lasagna. The addition of hard-boiled eggs and sliced meatballs were influenced by her northern Italian background and make this dish extra delicious and one of a kind! I’ve adapted her recipe and made it “today” friendly for ease of preparation by using […]
Easter Pie Suggestion: Italian Ricotta Rice Pie
This is a re-post from Easter, but I simply had to include this highly unusual masterpiece during our Pie week this week. It’s SO worthy of a re-post. Everyone and I mean everyone I serve it to always asks me for the recipe. It’s that good! This Ricotta Rice pie recipe of my Mama Carmela’s […]
Braided Easter Ham Pepperoni & Cheese Bread with Tutorial
My Mama always made this tasty bread for every religious holiday and if we begged, sometimes in between. Mom used to buy pounds of aged meats and cheeses and painstakingly cube every bit. Then she would mix fresh beaten eggs and finely grated Parmesan and fill and roll, what seemed like dozens, of loaves. […]
Easter Salad Suggestion:Tuscan Panzanella-Italian Bread Salad
This week we will be exploring the wonders of salad–standalone, sandwich fillers, ethnic-based, potato packed and even an unusual, colorful veggie cornucopia! Today, I’m starting out with an old world, Italian, family favorite-Panzanella. This fresh, colorful spring and summertime salad offers an incredible and flavorful marriage of tastes–savory, salty, tangy, pungent and sweet. You may […]
Once Upon a Spice 