Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 2   Tonight, I had tomatoes, zucchini and peppers in the fridge and felt like comfort food therefore I created this soup and added couple of slices of cheesy focaccia to dip into the soup and it was a perfect combination.  Very easy to make.   Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp vegetable broth 3 garlic cloves cut into half 60 gr diced onion 210 gr diced red pepper 350 gr diced tomatoes 270 gr diced zucchini 350 ml vegetable broth ½ tsp

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 6, plus rice for next day   I love stuffed peppers and this recipe with sausage, veggies and rice then infused with scamorza cheese is absolutely delicious.  Served with some sautéed green beans and cheesy garlic bread makes this a complete meal.    Note: I purposely made twice as much as I needed for the peppers as I put the rice with some mozzarella cheese in the oven and we had a new meal the next day.    Ingredients 350 gr basmati

Scorri a basso per I’italiano   Serves: 4 Today I let my good friend and neighbour in Arona, Loredana, make this incredible meal. She wanted to learn something new and after we cooked our full meal, our husbands Luciano and Gianni sat down for a delicious dinner. This easy and delicious layered eggplant brings eggplant parmigiana to the next level.  Served with rice, makes it a full hearty meal that everyone will love.  If you want to make it vegetarian, don’t add the roast

Scorri a basso per l’Italiano   Serves: 3   My granddaughter Ariana loves to help her nonna bake and cook and at 2 years 8 months old, she is a great little helper and understands the baking and cooking process.  I love having her help me.   Today she made this simple red sauce pasta, which is delicious for little ones.  She is our little pasta monster and got to love her hair!!!   Ingredients 210 gr crushed tomatoes 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp garlic salt or salt and pepper to ta

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 4   I had several zucchini and ham in the fridge, added some eggs and cheese and made this amazing zucchini bake.  I served it with my simple Tomato Bocconcini Salad which was a perfect light meal.   Ingredients 400 gr thinly sliced zucchini 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp salt 3 eggs 75 ml milk 50 ml Greek yogurt 2 tbsp grated parmigiano cheese 1 tsp paprika Cooking spray Grated parmigiano cheese to taste Cooked ham slices cut into pieces, to

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 2   This light and fresh tomato and bocconcini salad goes well with any meal.  I’ve paired it with my Zucchini Ham Bake and it was delicious.   Ingredients 2 tomatoes, diced 150 gr baby bocconcini sliced in half Olive oil to taste Dried oregano to taste Salt to taste Aged balsamic vinegar to taste   Directions Add tomatoes, bocconcini, oil, oregano and salt in a bowl and mix well Serve next to any meat and drizzle as much vinegar you w

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 2 – 3   Gianni wanted something that was easy to swallow yet hardy as his appetite is getting better.  This one is full of veggies with some pastina to make it a full filling meal.  What is wonderful about these kinds of soups is you can add whichever vegetables and however much you want.    Ingredients 100 gr frozen spinach, thawed and water squeezed out 1 medium carrot, diced 100 gr cauliflower, diced 225 gr canned red kidney beans 1

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 4   I had half of the market fresh Sicilian Zucchini and the first batch I made my Sicilian Long...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Makes a bowl of guacamole   I learned to make this when we used to go twice yearly to Cancun Mexico. ...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 2   Today I created this recipe on the fly because I heard on the radio today September 3 rd  is...

Scorri a basso per I’italiano   Serves: 3   This simple to make potato and asparagus recipe is a great side dish to any type of meat. ...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 2 +   I made this as a main course meal for Gianni and I it is delicious with sundried tomatoes...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano Serves: 2 as a side dish   This warm potato salad is perfect with any type of meat.  Today I made BBQ...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 2 – 3   I love using instant polenta to make a creamy style polenta that you can do pretty much...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 4   I’ve seen this snake looking vegetable at the market the past few weeks but been afraid to...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 4   Today I went to the market and finally decided to spread my wings and bought zucchini...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 2   I got the beautiful plump cherry tomatoes from the market today and I had some boiled green...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Makes: 150 gr of pesto   I’m not a fan of pine nuts or a lot of basil therefore I created this pesto that...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   I made these for our BBQ Party and specifically for the Salamella Sandwich (Italian style sausage). ...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 2 – 3   These asparagus are very simple to make and are delicious.  You can make them ahead of...