Homestyle Italian Cuisine
Cruciferous vegetables, like broccoli and cauliflower, are popular for being both nutritious and tasty. This dish uses broccoli, a vegetable that originated in Italy more than 2,000 years ago. Broccoli is low in calories, nutrient dense, and considered by many to be a superfood. Oddly enough, in spite of thisRead More…
Ravioli and tomato sauce might evoke images of the canned variety that we all knew from all those TV commercials growing up. I don’t know about you but I can’t stomach the canned ravioli and my belly complains if I try. For a long time our family almost never ateRead More…
Baked Ziti is a dish that easily makes the list of Italian comfort food. Italians call this dish Pasta al Forno. It’s a delicious dish and another example of a versatile italian home style meal. This dish is made many different ways in different italian households. Baked Ziti is aRead More…
Tomato sauce is a basic recipe used as an ingredient in many home style Italian dishes in our home. It’s both delicious and nutritious. While you can buy tomato sauce in a jar (yuck), why would you? Especially when a basic Italian tomato sauce is so easy to make. NotRead More…
Frittata, the Italian omelette, is not just for breakfast. And when I think of having a frittata, the first word that comes to mind is yummy. In simplest terms, a frittata is an egg dish consisting of beaten eggs cooked in fat. Yet, that description does little to express theRead More…
Cooking With An Italian Grandma Hello and thanks for visiting my blog! My name is Nino and this is a blog about Italian cooking and meals. The kind of meals I enjoyed while growing up in an italian family and still enjoy today. And I will share lots of theseRead More…