Appetizers & snacks, European Recetas

"Beautiful Night" on the tile, with friarielli_crudi, cherry tomatoes, and pouff_di_neonata Ionica

It 'a recipe created for the Sicilian…

Italian Baked Mashed Potato Croquettes

A very delicate crunch and hardly no fat to worry about baking them instead of frying. Grandma's recipe adapted…

Pistachio Gnocchi with Scampi, Asparagus and Cream

one of my latest "signature" dishes

Smoked Salmon served with Red Onion Salsa and Sour Cream

Lemon Chicken Cutlet

My mom made things simple, but delicious, nothing fancy just good old home Italian cookin'

Pizza Sauces

Stop the pizza delivery man, for ever! Unless… it’s being delivered directly from Sicily. I am sure that if you try this homemade pizza you will…

Grilled Eggplant Parmesan

Wonderful and lighter alternative to baked eggplant Parmesan and wonderful for summer or fall nights. I use canned pasta sauce (basil if you have…

Dungeness Crab, Smoked Salmon and Avocado Bruschetta

Delicious twist to the Bruschetta

Crispy Eggplant Croquettes

nice crispy eggplant croquetts

Easy Baked Chicken Cordon Bleu (Nuwave Ovens)

This is a fast and easy way to make dinner in your Nuwave/Flavorwave Oven. Made it tonight for my friends and…

White Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce

This dish brings me back to my Vienna days: white asparagus and potatoes with hollandaise sauce. The appearance…

CLEVER on ROASTED GARLIC clove

An incredible way to simply roast GARLIC to its rich caramel luscious state. Here is my very clever method on how to roast garlic to get the…

Moules a la Provencale

One of our favorite appetizers. Also makes a great meal with fries. I recommend that home chefs get their butcher to clean the mussels before you…

Spring Lasagne

Lasagne di Prima Primavera - Lasagne for the first days of Spring. With scallops, fava, zucchini and their blossoms.

Sfogliatelle or Canolli; The Ultimate Italian Pastry

A crispy pastry consisting of hungreds of layers filled sweetened ricotta and semolina. This recipe was…