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Homemade Recipes for Italian Foodies

Homemade Recipes For Italian Foodies

Homemade Italian recipes that help you cook better, eat better, and feel better while creating long-lasting memories in your kitchen and at your dinner table.

  • Christmas
  • Cookies
  • Liqueurs
  • Antipasti
  • Homemade Pasta
  • Mains

Italian Christmas Cookies & Treats

Fill your Christmas cookie tray with this selection of the best Italian cookies and sweets. They are also perfect for gifting!

  • Struffoli honey balls on a white cake stand.
    Struffoli di Zia Anna
  • Cuccidati cookies with fig filling topped with icing and sugar sprinkles.
    Cuccidati - Italian Fig Cookies
  • Cantucci almond biscotti in a small basket.
    Cantucci (Almond Biscotti From Tuscany)
  • Italian Butter Cookies.
    Italian Butter Cookies
  • cartellate overhead view
    Cartellate - Christmas Fritters Dipped in Honey or Vincotto
  • Sfogliatelle pastry on a serving place.
    Sfogliatelle (Authentic Recipe Step By Step)
  • Amaretti cookies piled on a cookie tray.
    Amaretti - Italian Chewy Almond Cookies
  • Reginelle cookies coated with sesame seeds arranged in a basket.
    Reginelle (Italian Sesame Cookies)

How To Cook Chestnuts

The best ways to cook chestnuts at home or on an open fire.

  • Oven roasted chestnuts in a paper bag.
    How To Roast Chestnuts In The Oven (Perfect Every Time!)
  • Chestnuts in a pan roasted on open fire with ashes in the background.
    How To Roast Chestnuts On An Open Fire or Grill
  • Roasted chestnuts in a paper bag.
    Pan Roasted Chestnuts (With Chestnut Pan or Cast-Iron Skillet)
  • Boiled chestnuts in a sieve.
    How To Boil Chestnuts - Myths, Facts & The Best Technique

Christmas Menu Ideas

Plan your Christmas dinner menu with this easy & delicious Italian Christmas recipes!

  • Porchetta pork roast on a serving dish.
    Porchetta (Italian Pork Roast)
  • pappardelle alla bolognese close up
    Pappardelle Bolognese (Pappardelle Alla Bolognese)
  • Mushrooms crostini with melted cheese.
    Easy-Cheesy Mushroom Crostini
  • Creamy porcini mushroom risotto in a bowl.
    Porcini Mushroom Risotto
  • baccala stew with potatoes in a white serving dish
    Sicilian Salt Cod Stew (Baccalà Alla Ghiotta)
  • Parmesan potatoes on a serving plate.
    Crispy Parmesan Potatoes
  • Lamb and artichoke stew on a serving plate.
    Italian Lamb With Artichokes
  • Lasagna Al Forno in a baking dish
    Lasagna Al Forno

Homemade Holiday Gifts

That are not cookies!

  • Homemade hot chocolate mix in a glass jar with Christmas decorations in the background.
    Italian Hot Chocolate Mix
  • Three Limoncello bottles with two lemons in the background.
    Limoncello (Recipe, Calculations & FAQs)
  • Limoncello cream in bottles.
    Limoncello Cream Liqueur
  • Candied orange peels in a glass jar.
    Candied Orange Peels (Classic & Chocolate Covered)

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Comfort Foods

The best Italian comfort food recipes that feel like a cuddle!

  • pastina soup
    Pastina Soup (Minestrina)
  • pappardelle alla bolognese close up
    Pappardelle Bolognese (Pappardelle Alla Bolognese)
  • Gnocchi alla sorrentina scooped with a wooden spoon.
    Gnocchi Alla Sorrentina
  • Spezzatino beed stew with peas in a bowl.
    Spezzatino - Italian Beef Stew
  • Polpette meatballs in tomato sauce.
    Polpette - Italian Meatballs (Juicy and Tender!)
  • Saffron Risotto {Super Creamy & Easy To Make}
  • Minestrone Soup in a Dutch Oven
    The Best Minestrone Soup Recipe (How Italians Make It)
  • Gnocchi al pesto, super creamy, close up view.
    Pesto Gnocchi (Super Creamy & Easy to Make!)

Italian Breads

Easy and delicious Italian bread recipes. From the world-famous focaccia and ciabatta bread to less famous regional Italian breads.

  • Ciabatta bread with open crumb on a cutting board.
    Homemade Ciabatta Bread (Step by Step)
  • Italian ciabatta rolls in a basket.
    No Knead Ciabatta Rolls
  • Semolina bread loaves in bread basket.
    Semolina Bread (Easy & Delicious)
  • Tuscan Bread - Pane Toscano {Original Recipe}
    Tuscan Bread (Pane Toscano)
  • friselle with tomatoes on a wooden board
    Friselle Pugliesi - Twice Baked Italian Snack Bread
  • Traditional Focaccia Bread {Focaccia Genovese}
  • focaccia bread in a pan
    No Knead Focaccia Bread
  • grissini breadsticks in a basket
    Grissini (Italian Breadsticks)

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Buongiorno e benvenuti!

In my small Italian kitchen I use simple, mostly seasonal ingredients and turn them into mouth-watering meals. Join me as I share little secrets of Italian home cooking and teach you how you can do it in your own kitchen.

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Latest Recipes

  • Kale Pesto in a small ceramic bowl.
    Tuscan Kale Pesto
  • Cappellacci pasta on a wooden board.
    Cappellacci Pasta with Roasted Pumpkin
  • Holding perfect homemade pasta dough in a hand.
    Egg Pasta Dough (Perfect Every Time!)
  • Tortellini in brodo in a plate with a spoon.
    Tortellini in Brodo

Recently Updated

  • Fresh apricot cake cut into squares.
    Fresh Apricot Cake
  • Strawberries Balsamic salad in a bowl with a yellow rim.
    Strawberry Balsamic Salad with Mixed Greens
  • Focaccia with tomatoes and black olives.
    Focaccia Barese with Tomatoes and Olives
  • Creamy basil pesto scooped with a wooden spoon.
    Pesto Genovese (Recipe, Tips, Tricks And Its Uses)

Buongiorno e benvenuti! In my small Italian kitchen I use simple, mostly seasonal ingredients and turn them into mouth-watering meals. Join me as I share the magic of Italian home cooking and teach you how you can do it in your own kitchen.

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Holiday Treats

  • Oven roasted chestnuts in a paper bag.
    How To Roast Chestnuts In The Oven (Perfect Every Time!)
  • Dipping a marshmallow into a cup of Italian hot chocolate.
    Italian Hot Chocolate {Thick & Decadent}
  • Candied orange peels in a glass jar.
    Candied Orange Peels (Classic & Chocolate Covered)
  • Cantucci almond biscotti in a small basket.
    Cantucci (Almond Biscotti From Tuscany)

Popular Recipes

  • Three Limoncello bottles with two lemons in the background.
    Limoncello (Recipe, Calculations & FAQs)
  • Semolina bread loaves in bread basket.
    Semolina Bread (Easy & Delicious)
  • Panini bread rolls in a basket.
    Italian Panini Bread
  • Traditional Focaccia Bread {Focaccia Genovese}

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