Spaghetti with Fresh Homemade Tomato Sauce
Imagine a good plate of spaghetti with fresh tomato sauce, garnished by a generous handful of grated Parmigiano… ah, if this isn’t the epitome of Italian comfort food! Simple, yet…
Pizzelle Fritte – Fried Mini-Pizzas from Naples
The ‘pizzelle fritte’, also known as ‘pizza fritta’, are small fritters made of pizza dough and topped with fresh tomato sauce. They’re a delicacy from Campania, in Southern Italy, and…
Crudaiola – Raw Tomato Pasta Sauce
Crudaiola is a play on the more common term pizzaiola, which indicates the tomato sauce normally used for pizza; because crudo is the Italian word for raw, the crudaiola is…
Classic Bruschetta in Three Ways
Bruschetta is always a special treat, the perfect appetizer while waiting for the main meal. In Italy bruschetta is a must: whether you dine at the restaurant or share a meal…
Fresh Stuffed Tomatoes
Summer in Italy is sometimes hard to stand: there’s scorching heat in the air and everything is sticky with humidity, and if it feels so much like an oven outside,…