Authentic Italian Cuisine and Lifestyle Blog
I think it’s time for alternative to pasta for a change, do you agree? Italian cuisine is not always about pasta however pasta is an important part as well. Italian cuisine also contains delicious meat dish recipes that you have probably never even heard of. One of the more famous […]
When you hear fettuccine, you usually associate it with alfredo sauce. Let me let you in on a little secret, Fettuccine Alfredo doesn’t exist in real authentic Italian cuisine. Although I don’t know the exact story and origin of the dish, I can probably imagine it was created by Italian-American […]
A lot of Italian cuisine seems to be pasta, pasta, and more pasta. However there are so many different possibilities with Italian cuisines. A real crowd pleaser for sure is this cheesy ham and potato gateau. Gateau is a word from the French cuisine and is translated to cake. Although […]
Recently I found something that I was looking for a long time: Pork Jowl! I have been scouring various grocery store, specialty stores and the internet looking for an elusive ingredient: Guanciale. Unfortunately I have to say that I still haven’t found the true Italian guanciale however I did find […]
I am sure you have tried a variety of meatballs in your life. Swedish meatballs, meatballs on pasta, fried meatballs, frozen meatballs etc…Have you ever tried these delicious Neapolitan style meatballs that have been cooked in a heavenly tomato sauce? A sauce that is made up of nothing more than […]
One of my favorite homey and comfort food dishes that I love is pasta with broccoli and bacon. In the cooking process, the bacon and the pasta are blended to form a delicious cream that brings together the whole pasta. If you want to take this dish to the next […]
Walking the streets of Naples early Sunday morning, you hear a familiar noise and smell: the slow bubble of a nonna’s ragu that has been boiling overnight. Prepped the night before, this delicious elixir is perhaps one of the most quintessential dishes of Neapolitan cuisine: Ragu. In Neapolitan dialect, it […]
One of our favorite dishes, this rustic and homey dish is made with delicious Yukon Gold potatoes, Italian sausage and rosemary. Rosemary is such a powerful and flavorful spice and gives the potatoes a delicious taste unlike any other. Rosemary is used extensively in Italian cuisine especially when seasoning potatoes […]