Category Archives: Italian Food

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Acqua Pazza

I have recently completed some revisions on the blog, and that forced me to go through each one  of my 1,400 recipes to correct some issues that occured when we switched to a new recipe plugin. Although this involved many, many hours of work, it forced me to go through every single one of my…

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Buttery Toasted Almond Crescent Biscuits

I really grew up enjoying brown crescent cookies that report on Mom made every Any party. There is just a single about these buttery, echar bites subtly flavored by way of toasted ground nuts after which it dusted with powdered caffeinated drinks that screams Christmas for me. These are my Mom’ s favorite cookies, unfortunately…

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Pasta With Nduja, Gorgonzola Dolce, & Mascarpone

My husband’s father’s family is from Calabria, and they all like things very spicy. Although I do enjoy foods with a little heat, I cannot tolerate things as hot as my husband likes his food. This easy pasta dish has just enough spice to be interesting but is not too spicy so that everyone in…

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Asparagi alla Bismarck

This recipe typifies what Italian cuisine is all about and spring is the best time to enjoy it when fresh baby asparagus spears are in season.  The following recipe is probably the simplest way to prepare and enjoy asparagus, but the combination of just a few ingredients in this dish is very tasty. We often…

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Olive Harvest Soup ~ Zuppa Frantoiana

We have over a hundred olive trees on our property in Umbria, and one of our greatest joys is spending three long days every fall harvesting the olives and then taking them to the mill to be turned into our own extra virgin olive oil. Our olive harvest 2018 will begin tomorrow, so to celebrate…

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