Passatelli Pasta (comfort Italian pasta)

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AUTHENTIC PASSATELLI RECIPE – ITALIAN DUMPLINGS Passatelli (puh-ssuh-tell-e) are a real comfort pasta typical of Emilia-Romagna, Italian region. Usually eaten in cold evenings and accompanied by a genuine home-made meat and vegetable stock can be a really cure for a … Continue reading

How to make garlic more digestible and cure bad breath

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Sometimes, when you eat garlic or you just use it to give dishes exquisite flavour and aroma, you end up with digestion problems or a bad garlic breath that can last hours (due to high level of sulfurous compounds contained … Continue reading

Italian Little Pizzas (Pizzette)

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These little pizzas are children’s favourites. They are perfect for parties as a finger food, but you have to be sure to make a big batch because they run out quickly! Trust me, these little pizzas will be really a … Continue reading

Soft and Doughy Pizza By The Slice (Italian Pizza al Taglio)

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My son doesn’t like flat pizza, so I had to learn how to make a really soft and doughy pizza like those you can find in an italian bakery (…or anywhere else). I’ve already told you that I’m a very … Continue reading

Tuscan Onion Soup (Zuppa di Cipolle alla Toscana)

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Have you ever been to Tuscany? I’ve been several times and this soup was given to me by a Tuscan Nonna that worked in a Trattoria and was love at first taste! It’s so simple but yet full of flavour … Continue reading

Tuna Sauce for Pasta with Capers

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EASY, QUICK PASTA SAUCE ITALIAN STYLE This Tuna sauce recipe is one of my favourite authentic Italian sauces and it’s a time saver too! Just 30 minutes and you’re eating a dish of delicious pasta like you do at restaurants. … Continue reading

Roasted Potatoes Secrets – Soft Inside but Crunchy Outside (Patate Arroste)

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HOW TO COOK ROASTED POTATOES WITH ITALIAN HERBS Roasted potatoes can be very delicious if cooked perfectly, but sometimes it’s really a mess with soggy potatoes. This is due to the high amount of starch contained in them, so you … Continue reading

Vera Pizza Napoletana (Real Neapolitan Pizza)

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I’m really a pizza addict. For about 5 years I tried to achieve every information, every secret to be able to make a delicious Neapolitan pizza at home quite like those you eat in pizzeria…. with success. It’s not as difficult … Continue reading

How to cook pasta

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Everybody should know how to cook pasta, but there is always someone who doesn’t. I’ve seen that in many websites are explained wrong instructions about cooking pasta so, here are mine: fill a large cooking pot with water and bring … Continue reading

What’s Mother Yeast or Sourdough Starter

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Mother yeast, also called natural yeast, acid yeast, sourdough, natural leavening, natural leavening dough, mother dough, is a mixture of flour and water acidified by a combination of yeast and lactic acid bacteria that start fermentation of bakery or pastry … Continue reading

Mother Yeast Recipe (or Sourdough Starter)

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For better understanding the recipe written below, please read at first the page What’s Mother Yeast. I tried to create a liquid mother yeast three times with no success… it lasted one day and then it spoiled and for me was … Continue reading