A heart caprese salad is a playful, romantic twist on the classic Italian favorite. Juicy slices of tomatoes are topped with creamy fresh mozzarella cut into heart shape.  We finish it with a sprinkle of salt, either fresh or dried basil and a drizzle of olive oil and topped off with a good balsamic vinegar.  Light, fresh, and visually charming, a beautiful contrast of colors and flavors.  It’s a dish that feels both elegant and heartfelt — perfect for date nights, celebratio

Scorri a basso per l’Italiano   Serves: 2   BLT or the bacon lettuce and tomato sandwich on toasted sliced bread began appearing in American cookbooks around the early 1900s after mayonnaise was adopted to make sandwiches better.  By 1910, versions of bacon–lettuce–tomato sandwiches were increasingly recognizable as the BLT and with the rise of lunch counters, cafes and hotel dining rooms it became the Standard American lunch sandwich.   Today, the BLT is both the benchmark s

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 2   There are days when we just want a light meal and for me that is usually a sandwich with a salad.  Today I had some broccoli and cauliflower in the fridge therefore I boiled them or you can steam them, then I strained them and let them cool and made a cold salad out of the to accompany my quickly cooked pork filets to make it a hot sandwich meal.    Ingredients 80 ml olive oil 60 ml apple cider vinegar 1 tbsp honey 1 tsp Dijon musta

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 2 - 4   I love a good stracciatella soup and really you can put anything in it then finish it with eggs/panko/parmigiano mixture that gives it a next level of flavour.  Comfort food at its best!    Ingredients 100 gr diced onion 150 gr diced carrots  30 gr diced celery (mostly leaves if possible) 3 vegetable bouillons 350 gr meatballs ( My Recipe ) 3 eggs 20 gr panko ( My Recipe ) 40 gr grated parmigiano cheese   Directions Preheat oven

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 4   Tomatoes with fresh mozzarella cheese is a traditional Italian salad that I absolutely love.  It is light and refreshing and is great as a side to any meal.    Ingredients 3 tomatoes 2 fresh mozzarella balls Olive oil Salt Dried oregano Good balsamic vinegar   Directions Slice the tomatoes and mozzarella about the same thickness Place tomatoes and mozzarella alternately on a plate Sprinkle the tomatoes and mozzarella with olive oil,

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: 3   This hearty beef and potatoes dish is full of flavour and simple to make.  Comfort food at...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 4   Hamburger soup with a couple of sticks of bread is a complete meal that is simple to make and...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 2   When the weather is cold and rainy in the spring there is nothing better than a hearty soup. ...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 2 – 3   We wanted a light dinner and a salad and sandwich are always a good option.  Today I made...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 6   Ok so this is a spin on our traditional Sloppy Joe’s in Canada because Giuseppe is Joe in...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 2 – 3   When you want a quick and easy hot meal then a sandwich and salad is perfect.  This...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 2 – 3   Sometimes I just want veggies and the best way to get a lot of them is in a soup. Best...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 4   These smashed Brussel sprouts are full of flavour and an excellent side dish to any meal.  ...

Scorri a basso per I’italiano   Serves: 2 as a dinner on its own   When it starts getting cold out, I always cook up some kind of soup served with a side of bread.  Today I had baby meatballs in the freezer from a large batch of my meatball recipe I made and decided it would be a meatball soup kind of day. The great thing about soups is you can as us as much or as little of the ingredients you want.  Therefore, there are no weights in this recipe, just items   Ingredients 2

Scorri a basso per l’Italiano   Serves: 2   Some days a sandwich and a salad are all we feel like eating.  This recipe with thin pork...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 3   Piadina Romagnolo are traditional thin Italian flatbread from the Emilia-Romagna region.  The...

Scorri a basso per l’Italiano   Serves: 4   Baked cutlets then topped with fresh tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, olive oil, some salt,...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 4 – 6   Baked potato fries with chili seasoning and a yogurt zesty dip makes these delicious as...