Italian Food

This recipe is over 100 years old from the most southeastern towns in Sicily. It is one of many brought over in the late 1940's. Usually made around the holidays, Easter, Christmas, etc.

Pesto is a flavorful Italian sauce made from garlic and basil that, when substituted for tomato or pizza sauce, can make a great variation on a family favorite: PIZZA!

Fettuccine Alfredo is basically a pasta dish made with Fettuccine pasta and a creamy white sauce made from butter, cream and parmesan cheese. Restaurateur, Alfredo alla Scrofa, created this dish...

Make a healthy italian cheese ravioli is quiet easy, taking less then 40 minutes to make.

Make your own beer pizza for football games or any sports you like watching at home. Make yourself the envy of your friends with the best beer pizza in town every game day.

This is a recipe I got from my mom. She was asked to bring it to every pot luck, family function and holiday party she attended. I use my dads spaghetti sauce (check out my recipe) and it just...

Italian cheeses are as numerous as they are varied. From pizza to pasta, the versatility of Italian cheeses can be found in cooking from around the world. Here are a few of the most popular.

Warm campari tomato salad with fresh marjoram and ricotta cheese is a very simple, easy to prepare side dish that can accompany a variety of simple or elegant Italian meals. Combing simple,...

Grilled peaches with mascarpone cheese and maple syrup is a new twist on a classic Italian dish that combines warm fruit with rich, mascarpone cheese and simple syrup. Grilled peaches make an...

Mixed mushroom lasagna with spinach and fresh basil is a simple Italian dish that you can prepare rather quickly, making it ideal for weekday meals or impromptu dinner parties. Serve mixed...

Lasagna noodles can be transformed into many different dishes. Appetizers, main courses, and desserts can all be made from lasagna noodles. Lasagna noodles are often purchased in a dry state, but...

From pasta, to pizzas to cheesecake most of us like to eat cheese. While many of us crave Italian food we may not always know the name of an Italian cheese. And also, how to select an Italian...

Eggplant Parmesan is a classic Southern Italian dish that has gained worldwide popularity. Below is my version of this wonderful Italian dish.

The richest, creamiest and best tasting fresh mozzarella cheese comes from an area near Naples in Italy. It's hand-made but it is not from cow milk! It's made from water buffalo. I'll explain how...

Fontina cheese is a softer cheese originating from the Italian Alps where a specific breed of cows are raised in a pristine micro-climate and milked to produce the creamy milk rich in natural...

Pesto originated in the Genoa region of northern Italy and is traditionally a combination of basil, pine nuts, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper. This tasty sauce, which is...

Although there are many types of blue cheeses out there, Gorgonzola is one cheese that many Americans know little about. Typically served at the end of a meal, this Italian cheese has a pungent...

Making Parmesan cheese is a painstaking process, and you will have to wait at least 10 months to eat it after you have completed all the steps. During that 10 months you will have to give the...

Sicilian pizza is original to Palermo, Italy. What makes the difference in the Sicilian Pizza is that the cheese is placed under the sauce. The shape of a Sicilian pizza is usually square and not...

This is a simple traditional Italian Lasagna recipe that will leave your family begging for more. Always a crowd pleaser, with layers of delicious sauce and pasta this recipe looks more...

When the average American thinks of Italian food, the first things that might come to mind are pizza or spaghetti. The truth is, neither of those images represents the real food of Italy. Sure,...

To make any kind of cheese, milk must first be separated into curds and whey. This is done by adding a thermophilic culture, a type of bacteria, to several gallons of milk. The culture for...

Italian cuisine is well-known and loved throughout the world. It has evolved over centuries within Italy, with roots tracing back to the 4th century B.C. Although ingredients, techniques and...

A 2,000-year-old dairy product, Romano is one of the world's oldest recorded cheeses, if not the oldest outright. Its fame has spread from its beginnings in ancient Rome to be a star ingredient in...

True Italian cooking implements fresh ingredients grown regionally in simple dishes with rich textures and bold flavors. Traditional Italian cooking allows for family-style representations of...

Spinach and ricotta cheese are paired together in a variety of dishes including pastas, pizzas and even bread recipes. This spinach and ricotta pie is reminiscent of a quiche, but it is a bit less...

How to make a quick, easy and cheap pizza using Velveeta cheese. This is a great pizza with a different taste than most people are use too.

Polenta is a dish made of boiled cornmeal and eggs, and is popular in the northern part of Italy. Usually simply flavored with cheese, polenta makes a hearty, satisfying meal that is a staple in...

This is one excellent recipe for the summer. It will taste even better the next day. It is great with Italian or French bread and it usually goes very well with grilled meat or grilled poultry.

This is how you make mozzarella cheese at home.

As life gets busier for all of us, it is great to have those quick to fix and great to eat recipes at your finger tips. The pita offers a delicious texture while the provolone cheese gives it...

Mascarpone is a type of double- or triple-cream cheese used in various dishes, mainly of Italian origins. It is a tasty cheese that has a consistency relating more to a very heavy cream. It is...

You'll learn how to cook an authentic Italian meal for under 15.00 and in only half an hour. This recipe is in the Mediterranean style and comes from an Italian who is from Pattano Salerno, Italy,...

True Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese comes from northern Italy, where a handful of master cheesemakers devote themselves to creating this most celebrated of Italian cheeses. If you can't find the real...

This recipe is easy and makes about two pounds of ricotta cheese. You will use whole milk and buttermilk and does not worry if you are not a fan of buttermilk you cannot even taste it.

This is a fantastic pizza and is an actual taco pizza. It takes a little prep time but is well worth it. You can cut your costs buy cutting some of the ingredients. Store bought or homemade pizza...

If you love making and eating Tiramisù, you've probably already discovered that the Italian mascarpone cheese required to create the chocolate delight can be difficult to find. You also know...

The cheeses of Italy are used around the world in a variety of dishes. Perfected through generations, Italian cheeses are made in hundreds of types, with several kinds being more familiar than others.

Mascarpone is a delicately flavored, unsalted cow's milk cheese, rich like butter but smooth like clotted cream. This versatile Italian cheese is easily spread and blended with other flavors....

Provolone cheese is an Italian cheese with a firm texture and mild flavor. It is similar in taste and texture to mozzarella cheese. Provolone cheese comes in both affordable and gourmet aged...

Ricotta is an Italian whey cheese made from sheep's or cow's milk. It is a fresh cheese characterized by a creamy white appearance with small curds and a sweet taste. Because of its mild flavor,...

Italy is a country known for its breathtaking landscapes, wine and, of course, food. Italian cheese would be at the top of the list of foods for which this country is famous, and it is a...

Don't have a panini press or skillet... no worries. We will use ordinary skillet; frying pan instead. Recipe below.

Before you can make a pizza, you must first decide what style of pizza you want to make. Though pizza comes from an Italian origin, each country, and even different cities within countries, have...

Prosciutto is the Italian word for ham. It is used to describe ham that has been seasoned, salt-cured and air dried. Prosciutto is not smoked. The meat is pressed flat, which causes prosciutto...

Pizza is a type of food that could be custom made for anyone. You could decide what to eat on your pizza and how to eat it. However, it could be really fattening. Here's how to avoid the fat.

Make your own homemade pizza with great tasting sauce, and fresh ingredients. If your family loves pizza this recipe will be convienient, great tasting, homemade and simple. And if you don't...

I am third generation to the United States, a few months ago my great-grandmothers recipes surfaced after my Nana passed, so here are a few tips since I believe they should be shared.

Home made Ricotta! This recipe calls for adding buttermilk and cream for an extra rich, extra delish cheese. Use it in lasagne, manicotti, cheese cake, on pasta, or add a dollop of sugar or...

Risotto is one of my favorites dishes. It's fast, simple, nutritious and can be made adding virtually anything you have in your fridge: veggies, mushrooms, sausage, meat or a combination of them....