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How to Make Eggplant Parmigiana

Eggplant Parmigiana Recipe

How to Make Eggplant Parmigiana Better Than My Italian Mum Eggplant Parmigiana (Parmigiana di Melanzane in Italian) is undoubtedly one of my all-time favourite dishes. It’s a classic dish that comes from the Campania region of Southern Italy and dates to the 1700s when eggplant became a staple ingredient in Italian culture. My Mum is …

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chickpea pasta

Pasta with Chickpeas

How to Make Pasta with Chickpeas (One-Pot Pasta!) This one-pot Pasta with Chickpeas dish is one of my favorites. This style of dish is perfect for a simple but delicious meal and can be incredibly versatile, as you can choose from many pasta, vegetable, protein, and sauce combinations. It’s also the right way to make …

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sicilian pasta alla norma

Sicilian Pasta alla Norma

Sicilian Pasta Alla Norma Sicilian Pasta alla Norma is made up of crispy fried eggplant smothered in rich tomato sauce and topped with salty, grated cheese. Originating in Sicily, where eggplants grow in abundance, this vegetarian dish is comfort food at its finest. Additionally, its unique blend of flavors captures the essence of Sicilian cuisine, …

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Ossobuco recipe

Ossobuco recipe

How to Make Ossobuco Like an Italian Ossobuco alla Milanese is a Milan-style dish of veal shanks braised in a tomato and white wine sauce. The slow-cooked ossobuco becomes so tender and juicy that it falls right off the bone, and the bone marrow creates an additional explosion of happiness (and nutrients) with every bite. …

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How to make Spaghetti alla Natalina

Spaghetti alla Natalina

Spaghetti alla Natalina: The Crazy Delicious Italian Pasta Your Taste Buds Will Love Spaghetti alla Natalina, is an incredible, classic Neapolitan pasta dish. It is packed with delicious flavors and uses ingredients most of us have sitting in our pantry at home. The real star of this dish comes from a surprising source: Anchovies. If …

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Amaretti cookies

Italian Almond Cookies

HOW TO MAKE ITALIAN ALMOND COOKIES Almond cookies are traditional to the Southern region of Sicily and they are often decorated beautifully and served on platters for special occasions. This particular recipe is rich with history, dating back more than 80 years and was brought to Australia by Italian immigrant and renowned pastry-chef, Giorgio – …

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Puttanesca recipe

Pasta alla Puttanesca

How To Make the Most Yummy Pasta Alla Puttanesca To make Pasta alla Puttanesca, no grocery trip is required, as it doesn’t involve a long list of ingredients or complicated instructions. A quick, easy, and budget-friendly pasta dinner delicious enough to charm everyone around the table. Hailing from Naples, Italy, this traditional Pasta Alla Puttanesca …

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How to make Lentils Pasta

Lentils Pasta

How To Make Lentils Pasta Like an Italian This pasta with lentils is more like a stew than a pasta dish, and the pasta cooks while the lentil stew simmers. The aromatic trio of carrots, celery, and onions is sautéed to perfection, complemented by the warmth of crushed garlic and rosemary sprigs. While lentils simmer …

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How to make rigatoni all'ortolana

Rigatoni all’Ortolana

How To Make Vegetarian Pasta Sauce Like an Italian | Rigatoni all’ Ortolana This slow-cooked vegetarian ragu combines garden vegetables, aromatic herbs and tomato passata to create a comfort dish packed with flavour: Rigatoni All’Ortolana. Mix through your favourite short pasta cooked al-dente for a restaurant-worthy weeknight meal that even meat-lovers will drool over. Ortolana …

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Alla Checca pasta recipe

Pasta Alla Checca

How to Make PASTA alla CHECCA – Easiest Pasta Recipe Ever During the summer season, when succulent tomatoes are at the pinnacle of their ripeness, Rome locals have a particular affinity for a pasta dish renowned for its simple, fresh ingredients and uncompromised flavors. Add to this, that Pasta alla Checca is the easiest pasta …

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