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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.

  • Cocktails & Drinks
  • Antipasti
  • Homemade Pasta
  • Mains
  • Side Dishes
  • Desserts

Summer Comfort Foods

Everything here is extra creamy, mouth-watering and finger-licking good!

  • Gnocchi al pesto, super creamy, close up view.
    Pesto Gnocchi (Super Creamy & Easy to Make!)
  • Pasta al pesto with potatoes and green beans.
    Pasta Al Pesto (Super Easy & Creamy!)
  • Spaghetti with shrimp tomato sauce on a plate.
    Shrimp Spaghetti (The Creamiest You've Ever Had!)
  • Penne Pasta with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes & Black Olives
    Pasta with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes & Black Olives
  • Octopus salad with potatoes and olives in a salad bowl.
    Italian Octopus Salad
  • spinach risotto in a bowl
    Spinach Risotto (With Fresh or Frozen Spinach)
  • Pasta Alla Norma - Authentic Italian Recipe
    Pasta Alla Norma - Authentic Sicilian Recipe
  • zucchini risotto
    Zucchini Risotto {The Whole Family Will Love!}

Cooking with Strawberries

The best Italian recipes to enjoy strawberries while they are in season.

  • Strawberries Balsamic salad in a bowl with a yellow rim.
    Strawberry Balsamic Salad with Mixed Greens
  • strawberry crumble cake inside
    Strawberry Crumble Cake With Creamy Ricotta
  • Macerated Strawberries in individual serving bowls.
    Macerated Strawberries (Recipe and Ways To Use Them)
  • rossini cocktail in a flute
    Rossini Cocktail (Strawberry Bellini)

Italian Party Recipes

Delicious and easy to make Italian style appetizers that are perfect for parties or small get-togethers as the warm weather starts to roll in.

  • Melon and prosciutto skewers, close up view.
    Prosciutto and Melon Skewers
  • Pizzette Mini Pizza Bites with Assorted Toppings
    Pizzette - Mini Pizza Bites with 10 Delicious Topping Ideas
  • Roasted Pepper Antipasto in a servings dish.
    Roasted Pepper Appetizer (3 Ways to Serve It)
  • Focaccia with tomatoes and black olives.
    Focaccia Barese with Tomatoes and Olives
  • peperonata in a serving dish
    Peperonata (Italian Bell Pepper Stew)
  • Caprese Salad sprinkled with oregano and olive oil on served on a white plate.
    Caprese Salad (How Italians Make It)
  • Caponata (Sicilian Eggplant Salad)
  • deviled egg sail boats
    Deviled Egg Sail Boats

Looking for something specific?

Pasta and Risotto

Pasta, gnocchi and risotto recipes you'll make on repeat.

  • Pasta al pesto with potatoes and green beans.
    Pasta Al Pesto (Super Easy & Creamy!)
  • pappardelle alla bolognese close up
    Pappardelle Bolognese (Pappardelle Alla Bolognese)
  • Creamy porcini mushroom risotto in a bowl.
    Porcini Mushroom Risotto
  • Soft pumpkin gnocchi on a fork.
    Pumpkin Gnocchi (Perfect Every Time!)
  • Saffron Risotto {Super Creamy & Easy To Make}
  • Garganelli Pasta WithCreamy Spinach Sauce {Recipe}
    Garganelli With Creamy Spinach Sauce
  • Pear Risotto Recipe {Delicious, Creamy, Easy To Make!}
    Pear Risotto {Super Creamy & Easy To Make}
  • spinach risotto in a bowl
    Spinach Risotto (With Fresh or Frozen Spinach)

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)

See more bread recipes →

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
  • Creamy basil pesto scooped with a wooden spoon.
    Pesto Genovese (Recipe, Tips, Tricks And Its Uses)
  • Fava bean pesto in a bowl garnished with mint leaves.
    Fava Bean Pesto (Recipe and Ways To Use It)
  • Garmugia soup in terracotta bowl.
    Garmugia (Spring Soup From Tuscany)

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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Carnival Treats

  • Chiacchiere (Crostoli) - Italian Dough Fritters
  • Fritelle donuts.
    Frittelle {Ciambelle} - Italian Doughnuts
  • Graffe Potato Doughnuts coated with sugar.
    Graffe - Potato Donuts Soft as Clouds
  • Struffoli honey balls on a white cake stand.
    Struffoli di Zia Anna

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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