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  • ITALIAN HOME BAKERY
    • DESSERTS MENU and PRICES
    • LIST OF INGREDIENTS
  • Recipes
    • FIRST STEPS
      • BROTH – Homemade from scratch
      • Cream puffs (bigne) from scratch: learn the foolprof method
      • Custard (Crema pasticcera)
      • MAKING ESPRESSO AT HOME – Authentic, easy and cheap
      • Home made fresh pasta: My Secret Family Recipe Revealed!
      • Home made plain breadcrumbs
      • HOW EVERY ITALIAN COOKS PASTA
      • How to make an edible “cheese basket” in five minutes.
      • Italian tomatoes sauce: the truth about “Marinara”
      • My “original” Italian Ragu Sauce (Bolognese Sauce)!
      • “Pesto alla Genovese sauce” recipe: ten tricks for the best result
      • 10 Golden rules for a perfect Risotto
    • STARTERS AND APPETIZER (Antipasti)
      • Baked brie in puff pastry : a sweet-and-sour appetizer to die for!
      • Baked sea scallops au gratin: with shells is so much fancier!
      • Celery, anchovies paste and tuna beans salad: low carb, loaded of protein and good fat
      • Farro, tomatoes and olives salad: a vegetarian refreshing, light and high protein meal
      • Hearts shaped Puff pastry stuffed with bacon: be ready for Valentine’s Day appetizer!
      • Italian bruschetta: make your SuperBowl red and green!
      • Italian Flag Colors Sandwich: an impressive appetizer!
      • Italian Pumpkin Flowers Fritters: at the Pumpkin Patch don’t forget to pick up those flowers too!!!
      • Jalapenos Popper Dip: add a spicy kick to your kick-off!
      • PEPPERED MUSSELS (Impepata di cozze): ready in 10 minutes
      • PIADINA ROMAGNOLA: like a tortilla bread filled with delicious cheese and deli
      • Pizzette (small pizzas): my way to use fresh bread leftovers.
      • Rice salad (Insalata di Riso), “to go” or “to stay”, delicious anyway!
      • Savory Cheese and Bacon Pie: puff pastry makes it SO easy!
      • TARTINE: a vintage appetizer to cheer up.
      • Tuna meatballs, or should I say Tuna “fishballs”?
      • White onion, bacon and blue cheese savory pie: the utimate recipe for a magnificent appetizer.
    • PASTA AND ENTREES (Primi piatti)
      • Butternut squash and porcini mushroom in disguise soup
      • Butternut squash and porcini mushrooms noodles. Different. Fast. Easy. Delicious.
      • Butternut Squash and Porcini risotto
      • Crushed red pepper and tuna pasta: as simple and delicious as it is!
      • Eggplant, mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce pasta
      • Farro, tomatoes and olives salad: a vegetarian refreshing, light and high protein meal
      • FRESH TOMATO FETTUCCINE: Bring on the tomato bounty!
      • GARLIC, OLIVE OIL AND RED PEPPER SPAGHETTI (Spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncino)
      • HAM AND WHITE CREAM FUSILLI: a fast, easy, tasty and family friendly Italian style pasta
      • Homemade Ricotta and spinach ravioli: you will never use those storebought again!
      • Leek, broccoli and potatoes soup, how to detox after the Holidays binges!
      • My “original” Italian Ragu Sauce (Bolognese Sauce)!
      • Orange creamy butternut squash soup, energize your mood and satisfy your palate!
      • Potatoes Gnocchi: sometimes even Italians get sick of pasta!
      • SEA FOOD RISOTTO, the perfect first course for your Christmas Eve dinner
      • SMOKED SALMON TAGLIOLINI: the perfect first course for your Christmas Eve dinner
      • Pipe rigate with green peppers and cherry tomatoes
      • PROSCIUTTO AND TOMATO SAUCE PASTA: so simple, so original, so good!
      • Rice salad (Insalata di Riso), “to go” or “to stay”, delicious anyway!
      • SPAGHETTI ALL’AMATRICIANA: how to get the best from bacon!
      • Spaghetti alla CARBONARA: one of the most famous Italian pasta dishes
      • VEGETABLE SOUP: How to wash away all that sugar we devoured with Halloween Candies!
      • VEGETABLE NOODLES: This time I’ll cook for myself!
      • Velvety dried porcini soup: bring the forest scent in your dining room
      • Walnut and thyme cream fettuccine
      • White Wine risotto (Risotto al vino bianco): simple and sophisticated!
      • Tuna, cappers and lemon juice pasta salad
    • SEAFOOD (Secondi piatti di pesce)
      • Baked Salmon and potatoes, let’s give this Easter a different taste!
      • Baked sea scallops au gratin: with shells is so much fancier!
      • Crushed red pepper and tuna pasta: as simple and delicious as it is!
      • Oven baked, bacon wrapped, cod fish. Light, crunchy, and so good!
      • Tuna meatballs, or should I say Tuna “fishballs”?
      • Tuna, cappers and lemon juice pasta salad
      • Venetian style Cod fish (Baccala’ alla Veneta)
    • ALL MEAT (Secondi piatti di carne)
      • Beef, ham, and lava cheese roll (involtini): lucky I got this picture, since everybody wants to devour them immediately!!!
      • How to make baked crunchy chicken drumsticks.
      • Milanesa style thin cut beef (Cotoletta alla milanese): enjoy a non processed fried food. So easy and so good!
      • Ricotta and beef meatballs. An Italian classic!
      • Venice Style Liver: you must try it!
    • CHEESE
      • ASIAGO CHEESE CUBES
      • Baked brie in puff pastry : a sweet-and-sour appetizer to die for!
      • Baked Cauliflower au gratin: A Light Delight!
      • How to make an edible “cheese basket” in five minutes.
      • Italian Style Cheese cake
      • Jalapenos Popper Dip: add a spicy kick to your kick-off!
      • Mascarpone cheese semifreddo
      • Pizzette (small pizzas): my way to use fresh bread leftovers.
      • Savory Cheese and Bacon Pie: puff pastry makes it SO easy!
      • White onion, bacon and blue cheese savory pie: the utimate recipe for a magnificent appetizer.
    • DESSERTS (Dolci)
      • Amaretti and Rum Tiramisu: a “RESTRICTED” dessert!
      • Apple crumble pie
      • Apple, raisins and pine nuts pastry pie: a classic dough with a peculiar filling!
      • Banana cream pie: my new favorite
      • Buttermilk-vanilla PANNA COTTA: kind of a milk pudding Italian Style
      • Chocolate and Ricotta Tart: let’s try to sweeten the end of summer!
      • Chocolate salami (Salame al cioccolato): WHAT? Yes a sweet treat perfect for the Christmas Holidays
      • Corn Flakes and raisins cookies
      • Dame’s kisses (BACI di DAMA)
      • Easter butter cookies with vegan lemon cream… aren’t these super cute?
      • Fluffy apple coffee cake: irresistible!
      • Fresh fruit pie with sugar glaze: don’t throw away the fruit that is going bad.
      • Gluten and dairy free apple muffins: delicious, seasonal and so lightful
      • Golden Apple muffins: a delightful made from scratch
      • Heart shaped chocolate crispy rice bars: perfect last minute Valentine’s treats
      • ITALIAN CANTUCCI BISCOTTI: ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOME ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS? WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY A NEW CHRISTMAS COOKIE RECIPE?
      • Italian Cannoncini alla crema: creamy and flaky at the same time is possible!
      • ITALIAN MERINGUES: what a cloud should taste like if we could give it a bite!
      • Italian Style Apple crumble pie – Make it easy with seasonal ingredients
      • Italian Style Cheese cake
      • I’VE BEEN INFECTED BY HALLOWEEN FEVER: Ghosts and black cats pastry cookies
      • Macarons for beginners: the ultimate foolproof recipe
      • Mascarpone cheese semifreddo
      • MERINGATA: the taste of an ice-cream cake, with no ice-cream at all!
      • Mimosa Cake: a lemony resemblance of a beautiful flower
      • MINI FRUIT TARTS: elegant, colorful and delicious!
      • Nutella bites: being irresistible with just three ingredients is possible!
      • Nutella semifreddo: for one time, let’s not count the calories!
      • Pandoro Christmas tree. You’ll be able to eat even the ornaments!
      • Pears and ricotta cheese coffee cake. No butter at all. No guilt.
      • Puff pastry and apples roses: what a cute and yummy recipe!
      • Pumpkin and chocolate coffee cake: butter free and lactose free without giving up on taste
      • Ricotta, almonds and amaretti tart: surprise your family with a new Thanksgiving dessert!
      • Roasted almonds Croccante: share with your friends the Christmas Italian tradition
      • Semifreddo al torrone: how to get rid off “extra” Torrone
      • Soft chocolate chips and yogurt cookies: ready in only 30 minutes
      • Steamed apples and vanilla ice-cream: can this appealing dessert being actually so basic?
      • Strawberry jam sponge cake roll: the perfect summer treat!
      • Strawberries mousse cake: delicate and sophisticated
      • Strawberry yogurt bundt cake
      • The perfect foolproof, easy and delicious chocolate Birthday Cake
      • TIRAMISU, I could die for you!
      • Torta Delizia (Delight cake): this Christmas, bring a taste of Sicily on your table
      • Traditional Dame’s Kisses (Baci di Dama): an Italian specialty easily made at home
      • Valentine’s Butter cookies
      • Witch’s fingers: you are still in time for a creepy but cool Halloween treat!
      • Yogurt and chocolate chips muffins: an easy snack butter free.
      • ZUCCOTTO: you will love it, even without a translation!
    • SIDE DISHES (Contorni)
      • Baked Cauliflower au gratin: A Light Delight!
      • Belgian Endive and potatoes winter salad: cuddle yourself with a warm and light meal
      • Celery, anchovies paste and tuna beans salad: low carb, loaded of protein and good fat
      • Eggplant Parmigiana: like a tasteful lasagna, made just with veggies
      • Fennel and Pear Salad, not really Italian, but definitely awesome!
      • Farro, tomatoes and olives salad: a vegetarian refreshing, light and high protein meal
      • Green beans and bacon rolls: a tasty side dish.
      • Italian bruschetta: make your SuperBowl red and green!
      • Italian Flag Colors Sandwich: an impressive appetizer!
      • OVEN ROASTED VEGGIES MIX
      • Summery fast and easy tomatoes salad: ready in five minutes!
      • Jalapenos Popper Dip: add a spicy kick to your kick-off!
    • DRINKS AND COCKTAILS
      • Home made pear nectar: delicious, nutricious, healthy and obviously Italian!
      • Irish coffee: the final touch to your festive meal.
      • Middle age aperitif: a fruity cocktail that brings you back in the past
      • SPRITZ: the most popular Italian cocktail, so Orange that’s perfect for fall!
    • COLLECTIONS
      • A Thanksgiving Meal with an Italian Flair
      • How to Enjoy an Easy, Affordable and Romantic Valentine’s Dinner at Home
      • 5 Favorite comforting but light Italian wintery soups
      • 10 Italian meals ideas to obseve Lent in a relaxed way
      • TV INTERVIEW and 5 Traditional Italian desserts recipes with apples
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