A Gathering of Veggie Deliciousness!
Spelt Flour Muffins with Saskatoons and Blueberries Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: 12 mu Spelt Flour Muffins with Saskatoons and Blueberries, light, soft muffins with a lovely nutty and fruity flavor, to start your day on a nutritious and delicious note. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups spelt flour 1/2 cup raw cane sugar 1/4…
Hungarian Brioches with Cottage Cheese and Raisins Prep time: Cook time: Total time: 2 hours Serves: 6 sweet buns Hungarian Brioches with Cottage Cheese and Raisins are deliciously aromatic sweet buns with a lovely topping of cottage cheese and raisins. Ingredients For the dough: 250 g (2 cups) unbleached all-purpose flour 50 g (1/4 cup)…
FONTINA MUSHROOM STUFFED POLENTA BITES Prep time: Cook time: Total time: 1 hour 30 minutes Serves: 11 polenta bites Fontina Mushroom Stuffed Polenta Bites. Taking Italian tradition from the Holiday season and shrinking it down into a bite-sized, easy to eat, delicious morsels of polenta with a wonderful surprise of mushroom sauté surrounded by melted…
PARTY PIZZETTE Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: 30 mini pizzas Party Pizzette: these wonderful handheld appetizers are served in Italy for aperitivo (cocktails and appetizers). New Year’s Eve is upon us and if you are hosting a party these cute and absolutely delicious Party Pizzette will be the hit of the night! Ingredients…
SALAME AL CIOCCOLATO (CHRISTMAS CHOCOLATE SALAME) Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 5 minutes Total time: 2 hour 30 minutes Serves: 12 slices a classic sweet treat during Christmas holidays in an Italian household. A no-bake dessert, chocolatey with crunchy bits inside, and with a look that resembles a savory salami. Ingredients 160 g Savoiardi…
KALE, SQUASH & RICOTTA STUFFED LUMACONI Prep time: Cook time: Total time: 1 hour 55 minutes Serves: 8-10 people Kale, Squash & Ricotta Stuffed Lumaconi, a dish that is elegant, and has the flavors and textures to carry it through. Ingredients For the squash: 1 buttercup squash ( or any other medium-size squash) 2 cloves…
LAVENDER CHAI SHORTBREAD Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 25 minutes Total time: 35 minutes Serves: 10-12 wedges A buttery, crumbly shortbread wedge, all dressed up for the holiday season with icing and sprinkles, with the flavor of a lavender chai tea. Ingredients 3/4 cup (102 g) unbleached all-purpose flour 1/2 cup (85 g) white…
Minestrone with Cannellini Beans and Pesto Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 45 minutes Total time: 1 hour 15 minutes Serves: 6 people A hearty, healthy dish packed with nutrients and delicious textures and flavor. Here is an Italian favorite, one that I grew up with and to this day enjoy immensely! Ingredients 6 1/2…
PUMPKIN BANANA ZUCCHINI LOAF Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 1 hour Total time: 1 hour 20 minutes Serves: 12 slices Pumpkin Banana Zucchini Loaf, a recipe from the cookbook “Yum & Yummer” by Greta Podleski. It is a lip-smacking loaf cake, that is moist, delicious, and not overly sweet. Great at breakfast, or served…
ABBRACCI, ITALIAN HUGS COOKIES Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes Total time: 45 minutes Serves: 40-50 cookies They are classic Italian butter cookies, crumbly and delicious, where the white half cookie reaches out to the dark half in a warm hug. Ingredients 500 g flour type 00 or all-purpose (I used 220 g…
POTATO AND TOMATO BAKE Prep time: Cook time: Total time: 1 hour 30 minutes Serves: 6-8 servings Potato and Tomato Bake (Patate e Pomodori al Forno), a combination of richness meets starchiness with a whole lot of flavor and texture, tipping the comfort scale in a big way! Ingredients 2 large yellow cipolline onions, cut…
Polenta Torta with Gorgonzola and Savoy Cabbage Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: 6-8 Polenta Torta with Gorgonzola and Savoy Cabbage (Torta di Polenta, Gorgonzola, e Verze), is our second recipe chosen from Lidia Bastianich and Tania Bastianich Manuali’s new cookbook “Lidia’s Celebrate Like an Italian“. Ingredients Basic Polenta: 5 cups water (or half…