Make your own homemade rolls with my easy semolina bread dough recipe. These rustic, hearty Italian semolina rolls are crusty on the outside and have a tender, pale yellow crumb on the inside due to the semolina flour. Fill them with your favorite sandwich ingredients or serve as dinner […]
Scacciata with potato and sausage filling is a delicious Sicilian style double crusted pizza easily made with my no knead pizza dough recipe to create a hearty, satisfying dish. Enjoy as a snack or for lunch and make sure to have leftovers for breakfast, you won’t be disappointed! A […]
This traditional Sicilian pignolata recipe is simple and so easy to make with only 7 ingredients! Also known as honey balls, this classic Sicilian dessert is a must on Christmas Eve. Check out my instructions for a variation on the common ball shaped pignolata and transform this dough into […]
Satisfyingly crunchy, buttery, and infused with orange and nutty flavor, biscotti Regina or Sicilian sesame seed cookies are the perfect treat to enjoy with your coffee, tea or a glass of sweet wine! This post contains affiliate links. What are Biscotti Regina? Have you ever tried Biscotti Regina also […]
Sicilian lasagna has several layers of deliciousness combining meat ragu with peas, creamy bechamel sauce, mozzarella and chopped hard-boiled eggs. All perfectly balanced to create the perfect lasagna! A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of devouring this lasagna prepared by my cousin in Sicily. It was pure […]
Arancini, or rice balls, are a common Sicilian street food enjoyed as a snack or antipasto. Seafood arancini, a delicious variation of traditional arancini, are filled with shrimp and scallops in a creamy bechamel sauce, coated in breadcrumbs and deep fried until crisp! During recent trips to Sicily I […]
Genovesi Ericine are pastries that originated in Maria Grammitico’s pasticceria located in the hilltop town of Erice in Sicily. Buttery and flaky shortcrust pastry is filled with lemon scented pastry cream and dusted with powdered sugar. A scrumptious treat to enjoy with coffee or cappuccino! If you ever have […]
September 22, 2021 by Nadia, Updated October 18, 2021Cookies Italian nut and jam rolled cookies, another cookie that’s perfect for dunking! A subtle orange flavored dough wrapped around a crunchy, nutty filling sweetened with jam. Enjoy right out of the oven or bake twice until crisp. A versatile recipe […]
Plum almond cake is the perfect way to showcase local Italian plums. Almond flour adds texture and flavor to this wonderful rustic cake. Enjoy with a cup of coffee or tea! This cake actually started out as a fig cake. Allow me to clarify! I just got back from […]
Torta Pasqualina is a typical recipe of the Easter holiday. Simple to prepare using a ready-made pastry, it’s a little more complicated if you want to prepare an original torta pasqualina and start from scratch. It is a Ligurian specialty but famous far beyond the borders of the region […]