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Two slices of cranberry walnut bread in front of the remainder of the loaf.
Bread Recipes | Oven | Recipes

Easy Cranberry Walnut Bread (No-Knead Recipe)

Shrimp and orzo pasta in a white bowl.
Dinner Recipes | Italian Pasta Recipes | Recipes

Mediterranean Shrimp Pasta with Garlic and Artichoke Hearts

A tall Christmas tree shaped bread covered in powdered sugar on a gold plate.
Dessert Recipes | Recipes

Pandoro – Classic Italian Christmas Cake from Verona

Italian Sesame cookies on a rectangular black plate.
Dessert Recipes | Italian Cookies | Nonna’s Recipes | Recipes

Italian Sesame Cookies – Sicilian Biscotti Reginelle


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A slice of almond cake with a strawberry on a piece of parchment paper on a gold glass plate.

Best Italian Almond Cake (Torta di Mandorle Recipe)

A martini glass filled with a dark Liqueur next to a crystal bowl of dark candied cherries.

Black Manhattan Cocktail Recipe (AKA a Sicilian Manhattan)

A medium rare roast beef on a white plate, half of which is sliced.

Top Round Roast Beef

A square plate of cookies stuffed with jam and Nutella.

Pizzicati (Italian Pinch Cookies)

Smoked Chicken Legs on a wooden board with parsley and spilled spice rub.

The Best Smoked Chicken Legs

Eggplant appetizer in a bowl and on a crostini.

Caponata a Sicilian Eggplant Appetizer

Chocolate dipped cannoli shell filled with ricotta and chocolate chips and topped with a cherry surrounded by other cannoli.

Cannoli Filling Recipe

3 thins slices of medium rare bottom round roast laying in front of the remainder of the roast on a white plate with parsley.

Bottom Round Roast (Tender Beef Recipe)

Round puffy cookies with white frosting sprinkled with decorating sugar drying on a black cookie rack.

Anginetti Cookies – Italian Lemon Cookies

A snifter with an amber liqueur ice and an orange twist surrounded by almonds and orange peel twists.

Sicilian Kiss – Cocktail or Shot


Dinner Recipes

Shrimp and orzo pasta in a white bowl.

Mediterranean Shrimp Pasta with Garlic and Artichoke Hearts

A close up of roasted sausage, potatoes and yellow peppers.

Easy Sausage and Potatoes Sheet Pan Dinner

A white plate filled with mafalda pasta topped with a sausage vodka sauce.

Sausage Vodka Sauce with Mafalda Pasta

A roasted chicken on a platter with rpasted sweet potatoes.

Easy Garlic and Herb Roast Chicken


Appetizer Recipes

A Spinach ricotta pie on a reddish background.
Appetizer Recipes | Breakfast Recipes | Dinner Recipes | Recipes | Sides Recipes

Ricotta and Spinach Pie – Easy 3-Cheese Recipe

A phyllo pastry cut in half with spinach filling.
Appetizer Recipes | Oven | Recipes

Phyllo Triangles with Spinach and Feta

A jar of pistachio pesto on a wooden board.
Appetizer Recipes | Dinner Recipes | Italian Pasta Recipes | Recipes | Sauces and Condiments

Easy Pistachio Pesto with Fresh Basil

A square bowl of pesto on a wooden board with basil leaves and bruschetta.
Appetizer Recipes | Recipes | Sauces and Condiments

 Artichoke Pesto with Spinach – 5-minute Recipe


Breakfast Recipes

A Spinach ricotta pie on a reddish background.

Ricotta and Spinach Pie – Easy 3-Cheese Recipe

A pile of muffins with mini chocolate chips in them in yellow and green muffin wrappers.

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins

Chocolate chip muffins

Chocolate Chip Muffins with Yogurt

A slice of vegetable cheese and meat frittata with parsley.

Easy Oven Baked Vegetable, Meat (Pancetta) and Cheese Frittata Recipe


Dessert Recipes

A tall Christmas tree shaped bread covered in powdered sugar on a gold plate.
Dessert Recipes | Recipes

Pandoro – Classic Italian Christmas Cake from Verona

Italian Sesame cookies on a rectangular black plate.
Dessert Recipes | Italian Cookies | Nonna’s Recipes | Recipes

Italian Sesame Cookies – Sicilian Biscotti Reginelle

A slice of pumkin Bundt cake with whipped cream.
Dessert Recipes | Recipes

Pumpkin Olive Oil Cake with Cinnamon Mascarpone Cream

A pile of chocolate chip cookies with lots of chocolate chips in them.
Dessert Recipes | Italian Cookies | Recipes

Quaker Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies