Fusilli Lunghi Lunghi means long in Italian. Fusilli Lunghi has the same corkscrew shape as Fusilli pasta, except its long like spaghetti. Even cooked, it maintains that fun spiral shape. Fusilli Lunghi is a hearty pasta that can go with many rich sauces, especially meat and tomato based sauces. Today, we are serving it with…
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Cavatelli with Broccoli
Cavatelli with Broccoli This Cavatelli with Broccoli is flavorful, creamy, and delicious. It’s the sort of satisfying meal you want after a long day. It’s so good, you’ll forget that it’s meatless. This is the kind of meal you would expect in an Italian restaurant. Cavatelli Pasta: What is Cavatelli? Said to be the oldest…
Lazy Chicken Parmesan
Lazy Chicken Parmesan This is not your traditional chicken parmigiana. This Lazy Chicken Parmesan has all the flavors of the traditional chicken parmigiana, without the hassle of deep frying each chicken breast. In many ways it’s better than the original version because it’s more tender, and has fewer calories. Ingredients 2 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon…
Gigli Pasta
Gigli Pasta (Aka Campanelle Pasta) Also known as Campanelle, Gigli Pasta has a pretty bell shape with ruffled edged. It looks like a little flower or bell. It’s the ruffled edges that makes this pasta an idea choice to go with a variety of sauces. It goes with everything from delicate cream sauces and pesto…
Vesuvio Pasta
Vesuvio Pasta Named after the still active volcano in Naples, Italy (Mount Vesuvius), Vesuvio Pasta resembles in the infamous volcano. The pasta is shaped in a short, wide spiral. The shape is perfect to hold a variety of sauces. Where to Buy Vesuvio Pasta You can find Vesuvio Pasta online, at Trader Joe’s, or if…
Pappardelle Bolognese
Pappardelle Bolognese This Pappardelle Bolognese will transport you to Bologna Italy…well, maybe not, but it will transform your home into a cozy Italian restaurant. Is Pappardelle the same as Egg Noodles? Pappardelle is a wide, flat egg noodle made from flour and eggs. Pappardelle pasta originates in Tuscany, Italy. Egg noodles are a much more…
Penne Alla Vodka with Chicken
Penne Alla Vodka with Chicken This pasta dish is creamy, delicious, and full of flavor. It’s the type of dish you’ll want to curl up on the sofa with on a cold evening. Easy and Quick Dinner Idea: Don’t know what to make for dinner? Need to make something in a rush? Try this delicious…
Spaghetti with Browned Butter and Mizithra
Spaghetti with Browned Butter and Mizithra Spaghetti with Browned Butter and Mizithra Cheese is one of my favorite all time meatless dishes. It’s flavorful, satisfying, and contains one of my favorite cheeses, the Greek Mizithra cheese. What is Mizithra Cheese? Mizithra Cheese is a Greek cheese that, in my opinion, tastes even better on spaghetti…
Easy Caprese Salad
Easy Caprese Salad Occasionally, when my husband and I go to an Italian restaurant, we’ll start with an appetizer or two. One of our favorites is actually a very simple but delicious salad called a Caprese Salad. This is the perfect salad to accompany a Spring or Summer meal. The Caprese Salad, also know as…
Affogato Coffee with Amaretto
Affogato Coffee with Amaretto (Disclaimer: If you live in the United States, you must be 21 years of age or order to buy or drink alcohol) I love coffee! So, why not have coffee for dessert? Affogato is a popular dessert in Italy. A similar version of coffee and ice cream is also found in…
Spaghetti alla Bolognese
Spaghetti alla Bolognese This Spaghetti alla Bolognese is one of the most requested meals by my husband. This is definitely a meal for a hungry man (or woman). It is hearty and full of delicious flavors and aromas. When you’re hungry, and I mean really, really hungry, few meals are quite as satisfying as a…
Easy Homemade Macaroni and Cheese
Easy Homemade Macaroni and Cheese What is as comforting on a cool evening as a big steaming bowl of cheesy macaroni and cheese? I have tried and tested out many versions of macaroni and cheese. Non of them came out to that ooey gooey cheesy deliciousness that we all love. Now, what all these homemade…