In this post, I’m sharing how to make a wintry, Italian, comforting, and healthy drink: the hot apple juice with cinnamon recipe.
healthy pasta recipes
Healthy pasta recipes from an Italian kitchen.
Healthy pasta recipes are a lot here in Italy, because Italians very often season pasta with vegetables and always with fresh ingredients, spices and herbs.
For example:
All these recipes have in common the use of good quality extra-virgin olive oil, vegetables in season, nuts and fast cooking times, this to avoid loosing precious nutrients.
Be sure you use a good pasta brand as well, made in Italy and from durum wheat or semolina wheat. And be sure you are cooking it the appropriate way.
Here’s a post on how to cook pasta: you’ll find precious indications on pasta types and shapes, salt to use and cooking times.
Pasta with fresh cherry tomatoes, garlic, and basil
Pasta with fresh cherry tomatoes, garlic, and basil is a summery and easy main dish from Italy. Here’s the recipe!
Italian eggplant pasta sauce recipe
In this post, you’ll find an easy but delightful Italian eggplant pasta sauce recipe. Make it if you want a dish packed with Italian flavors.
orecchiette with broccoli rabe
The authentic Apulian orecchiette con cime di rape, orecchiette with broccoli rabe, recipe.
sicilian pasta with cauliflower and raisins
Sicilian pasta with cauliflower and raisins: an Italian pasta recipe with all the flavors of Sicily.
kale pesto recipe
Kale pesto with crunchy almonds, sweet raisins and fancy dried tomatoes.
a dairy free pesto recipe: the egg yolk pesto
egg yolk pesto, no parmesan, no lactose
oven roasted tomatoes sauce
sweet and scented oven roasted tomato sauce recipe
loquats recipes: pesto
A smooth seasonal pesto for fresh spring pasta nights.
walnut pesto & broccoli rabe pasta
creamy walnut pesto pasta, with healthy broccolini and a touch of cinnamon