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Pizza Rustica

  Pizza Rustica is southern Italian pizza served for Easter. It is also known as Italian Easter Pie but we enjoy making it for Sunday lunch or any other occasion, too. Loaded with Ricotta, mortadella, ham, and salami, it is one of staples at our home!   This post was… Read more »

Cauliflower Crepes

    Cauliflower Crepes are low carb egg wraps with roasted cauliflower and almond slices, served with clotted cream. Delicious healthy vegetarian meatless week dinner recipe !   It couldn’t be easier! If you are crepes fan, these are so easy to fold with cauliflower or any other roasted vegetables… Read more »

Chestnut and Pancetta Focaccia

  Chestnut and Pancetta Focaccia is beautiful late summer meal made with chestnut flour and boiled chestnuts. On the top, there is a layer of pancetta stessa ( flat pancetta ) to add smoky flavours to chestnut batter.   What is focaccia ? The name focaccia derives from the Roman “panis… Read more »

Baked Italian Sausage

  Baked Italian Sausage  is the best Italian sausage bake you can think of ! Loaded with vegetables of your choice, spicy or sweet sausages, potatoes or pasta, it makes an easy oven baked dinner for busy week day ! The whole family enjoys the flavours of this simple recipe.… Read more »

Shakshuka with Quail Eggs

  Shakshuka with Quail Eggs is cast iron skillet made, simple and  easy vegetarian lunch or dinner with feta sprinkled on the top ! Quick and healthy lunch or week dinner ! This easy shakshuka recipe with quail eggs was on my „to publish“ list for quite a long time.… Read more »

Fish En Papillote

  Fish ( Red Mullet ) En Papillote aka Triglia Rossa al Cartoccio is fish cooked in parchment paper in the oven for amazing summer main dishes.   Any tender and soft fish is great to prepare this way but we are specially fond of red mullet and prepare it… Read more »

Tortano Bread from Scratch

  Tortano Bread from Scratch is Italian Easter bread filled with eggs, spicy salami, ham, cheese and pork crackings. Perfect brunch or outdoor picnic snack. In most of the cases, we serveTortano and Casatiello for Easter brunch. One of the differences between these two is that hard boiled eggs are… Read more »

Vareniki Recipe

  Vareniki are Ukrainian perogies recipe aka pierogies. Dumplings filled with cottage cheese, boiled in salted water are budget friendly tasty lunch or dinner everybody loves! What are vareniki? Vareniki are classic Ukrainian dumplings similar to Polish pierogi, stuffed with cottage chese in this recipe! They are so popular that… Read more »