basic Italian recipes

Here are all my basic Italian recipes: the essential recipes you need to make Italian food.

Learn how to infuse olive oil with herbs, how to make pizza dough for a movie night, and how to cook pasta properly.

Discover you can make pasta at home, polenta from cornmeal, and a delicious crusty Italian bread!

Turn yourself into an Italian pastry chef by baking pasta frolla crostata or cookies, slowly cooking crema pasticcera, pastry cream, and covering your homemade pan di spagna with decorative – and delicious marzipan!

These are basic Italian recipes to introduce you to the rich in heritage and culture world of Italy’s infinite cuisine!

Italian-style sautéed broccoli recipe

Italian-style sautéed broccoli recipe

In this post, I'm sharing the recipe to cook Italian-style sautéed broccoli. Basically, this means overcooking the broccoli until mushy and stir-frying it in a pan with garlic and chili flavored olive oil.Italian-style broccoli is a creamy and aromatic side dish or a...

Italian pizza dough recipe and cast-iron skillet baking

Italian pizza dough recipe and cast-iron skillet baking

In this post, I'm sharing a proper Italian pizza dough recipe with fresh baker's yeast. And how to cook pizza in the home oven - there's a short stovetop step - with a cast-iron skillet.ITALIAN PIZZA AND PIZZA DOUGH In Italy, there's a main, fundamental distinction...

how to cook fresh borlotti beans

how to cook fresh borlotti beans

How to cook fresh borlotti beans like an Italian. Learn how Italians cook delicious fresh borlotti beans just with garlic and bay leaves.

how to cook kale

how to cook kale

How to cook kale on the stove the Italian way. Learn how to cook kale without losing nutrients.