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Grissini Breadsticks

Grissini Breadsticks

Ciao Amici, this week I tried to make Grissini and the result was delicious! I am happy
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Please send us a photo of your Grissini if you try to make them at home!
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Risotto alla Zucca (Winter Squash Risotto)

Risotto alla Zucca (Winter Squash Risotto)

Facile da preparare e delizioso!

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Melanzane Ripiene con Capperi e Olive (Stuffed Eggplant with Capers and Olives)
Ciao Amici!
Today I want to prepare with you the stuffed eggplant,  a classic from the Sorrento Peninsula. 

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Chocolate Eggplant Parmigiana

Chocolate Eggplant Parmigiana

today I want to share with you a traditional recipe typical of the Amalfi Coast: Chocolate Eggplant Parmigiana
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Granita di caffè

Granita di caffè

today I want to share the recipe of my favorite Italian summer dessert is the Coffee Granita - Granita di Caffe!
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Pasta, zucchini e basilico

Pasta, zucchini e basilico

Summer time also means pasta with zucchini. In this period they are tender and sweet: when you combine them with basil and parmesan the result is amazing!

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Pasta e zucca

Pasta e zucca

It is part of the well known "cucina povera" because you need few and simple ingredients to make it but the result is delicious!
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Torta Mimosa alle Fragole

Torta Mimosa alle Fragole

Per la festa della mamma non c'è niente di meglio che una deliziosa 'Torta mimosa alle fragole'
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Fiori di zucca ripieni

Fiori di zucca ripieni

Fiori di zucca ripieni!
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Linguine alla bolognese

Linguine alla bolognese

Pratichiamo l'italiano con una ricetta tradizionale, le linguine alla bolognese!
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CANDELE PASTA WITH TOMATO SAUCE AND EGGPLANTS

CANDELE PASTA WITH TOMATO SAUCE AND EGGPLANTS

The Candele pasta is a special type of pasta that you have to cut by hand prior to be cooked, exactly like my grandmother was used to do. 
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linguine with yellow cherry tomato

linguine with yellow cherry tomato

Last week a friend of mine gave me a jar of yellow cherry tomato (known as Sun Gold cherry tomato- a sweet, sligthly tannic variety of cherry tomato) as a present for my birthday...
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Escarole Pizza

Escarole Pizza

It is an old neapolitan dish that peopel were used to prepare in winter time and, as always, I used my aunt's recipe and the result was delicious!

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Chiacchiere

Chiacchiere

Carnival (Mardi Gras) is finally coming and, also for this eve, Italian cuisine – in its countless recipes – has it own typical “cake” which I’m so glad to introduce you: “Chiacchiere” (a.k.a. Mardi Gras Fritters).
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Pasta with potatoes, a dish from the South of Italy

Pasta with potatoes, a dish from the South of Italy

Pasta e patate is a traditional dish to prepare on cold days and since I was a child my grandmother was used to cook it once a week especially in January, February and March.
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Mostaccioli

Mostaccioli

In my family on the 25th of November my grandmother was used to prepare the Mustaccioli, the spicy chocolate biscotti typical of the Sorrento area!
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Limoncello Tiramisù Cake

Limoncello Tiramisù Cake

On Sunday we prepared a Limoncello Tiramisù Cake in order to taste the Limoncello we produced. It was delicious…and I am happy to share our family recipe with all my Sant’Anna Friends!

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Frittata with Pumpkin

Frittata with Pumpkin

October and November are the months in which we enjoy cooking pumpkins (yes in Italy too!)

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Pasta and Ceci

Pasta and Ceci

My aunt’s Pasta and Ceci was delicious and she was used to prepare it in September and October
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Eggplant Parmigiana

Eggplant Parmigiana

In total honesty, my favourite summer dish is the eggplant parmigiana. I learned the “secret” of the parmigiana “Sorrento Style” from my aunt that was used to collect all the ingredients fresh from her organic garden.
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Skillet Chicken With Almonds

Skillet Chicken With Almonds

My grandmother was used to cook it in a butter and wine sauce with a little rosemary and other seasonings and served with sauteed almonds.

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Traditional and Nostalgic Recipe

Olga's Recipe

Sausage & Artichoke Lasagna

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Cozze Gratinate

Cozze Gratinate….a great apetizer for the Immacolata Day (December 8)

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CHOCOLATE COVERED HONEY AND MIXED NUT NOUGAT

In Sorrento we are used to eat Torrone on the 1st of November for the Ognissanti National Holiday.

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Eggplant and Potato Gnocchi

Cari Amici,
summer is the season of eggplants and here in Sorrento they are simply delicious.

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Spaghetti alla Nerano

This legendary pasta made of spaghetti and fried zucchini was apparently invented in 1952 by Maria Grazia, who owned a restaurant in Nerano that bears her name (and where two of her grandchildren, Lello and Andrea, still work to this day

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Rice with broccoli, pesto, toasted almonds and parmesan

In Summer time there’s nothing we all love more than a dinner with natural products just picked from your garden!
Yesterday night I prepared a delicious dinner with my students at Sant’Anna Institute.
We had so much fun and we all practiced italian while preparing the Rice with broccoli, pesto, toasted almonds and parmesan.

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Almond Sorbet

The most delicate sorbet of them all, and you don't even need an ice-cream machine!
You can prepare one of the most delicate sorbets in Italy in no time and without an ice-cream machine. This gorgeous almond sorbet is one of Sicily's most famed dishes but it is famous also in Sorrento!

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Linguine with Sun dried Tomato-Almond Pesto.

Ciao Amici,
This week I would like to share a recipe that I learnt from my grandmother in law!

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Saint Joseph's Fritters

In Italy, March 19th is the day of Saint Joseph, Maria’s husband, as well as father’s day.

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Sweet Casatiello

The sweet “casatiello” is one of the typical cakes we eat at Easter time in Sorrento (together with the Pastiera)

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The Carnival Sanguinaccio

Here in Sorrento we are used to celebrate Carnival with a chocolate cream named Sanguinaccio from Sangue (blood).

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Linguini pasta with swordfish and cherry tomatoes

Discover my favourite italian course meal of the “Cena della Vigilia” ( Christmas Eve dinner): Zia Melina’s Linguini pasta with swordfish and cherry tomatoes

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Minestra Maritata

On December 25, the most important Christmas day, people have the so-called Pranzo di Natale (Christmas meal). It starts with Minestramaritata (chicken soup with vegetables),

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Pumpkin Almond Cake with Almond Butter Frosting

The Italian name we use for this cake is “Torta Soffice alla Zucca e Mandorle” but I would name it: Pumpkin Almond Cake with Almond Butter Frosting.

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Orecchiette with Sausage and Broccoli

For my Sunday lunch I am preparing the famous Orecchiette con Salsiccia e Broccoli (Orecchiette pasta with sausage and broccoli). that I am decorating with Parmesan... A very easy recipe for a delicious dish.

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Olga’s Baba Recipe

Il Babà Napoletano!

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Pera Maged

In August, in particular the occurrence of the Assumption of Mary (15 August) my family has a tradition: to make a special cake called "le pere Mbuttunate" La pera Maged

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Pastiera Napoletana

Pastiera Napoletana and its Secrets: the Authentic Neapolitan Ricotta and Wheat Berry Easter Pie
Instructions by Olga Step-by-Step

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Peach Jam Recipe

Summer in Sorrento is also FRESH Fruit and Peach Jam!

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