A Gathering of Veggie Deliciousness!
Cecina, Tuscan Chickpea Flour ‘Flatbread’ Prep time: Cook time: 20 minutes Total time: 2 hour 25 minutes Serves: 4-6 Cecina, Tuscan Chickpea Flour ‘Flatbread’ is a simple, nutritious recipe, that is also vegan and gluten-free. It is a classic street food from the Tuscany Region, made of only a few ingredients: chickpea flour, water, e.v.o….
Garlicky Kale and Parmesan Pasta Prep time: Cook time: Total time: 30 minutes Serves: 4 Angel hair pasta with sauteed garlic and kale tossed with Parmesan cheese. Quick, Easy & Delicious. Ingredients 1 bunch kale 1/2 lb angel hair pasta 2 TBSP olive oil 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 1/2 an onion, diced 1/2…
CREAMY CAULIFLOWER PENNE Prep time: Cook time: Total time: 30 minutes Serves: 2-3 Creamy Cauliflower Penne, a classic winter Italian dish, that is simple, delicate and so tasty. Easy and fast weeknight dish. Ingredients 1 small head cauliflower (about 3 cups cooked cauliflower) 250 g penne pasta 1/4 cup half and half cream 3 Tbsp…
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…
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…
Vegan bolognese with tagliatelle Prep time: 15 min Cook time: 60 min Total time: 75 min Serves: 4 This comforting vegan bolognese has bags of flavour thanks to a secret ingredient, it’s easy to make and it’s filling, gluten-free and freezes well too. Ingredients VEGAN BOLOGNESE SAUCE 25 g / 1 oz dried porcini mushrooms…
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…
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…
Orecchiette with Peas and Ricotta Prep time: Cook time: Total time: 25 minutes Serves: 4 A quick and easy weeknight pasta dish with peas. Ingredients 1 cup (about 8 ounces) ricotta cheese 1/4 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese 1 tsp lemon zest 1 TBSP lemon juice 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes 1/4 tsp dried basil…
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…