Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 2 - 3   I love it when I can put everything in a container, shake it up and marinate for a few hours and then bake and have a complete meal once cooked.  This has so many sweet and savory flavours that combine well together.    Ingredients 4 chicken thighs, skin and fat removed 75 gr chopped carrots 130 gr sliced onions 145 gr canned pineapples – no juice 1 tbsp capers Green pimento olives to taste 2 tbsp honey 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp I

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Makes 24 rolls   I found lemon spread at the grocery store and since Ariana was over and wanted to make cookies we put together these lemon coconut and pecan rolls.  I always have puff pastry in the fridge so it is easy to make these with her.    Ingredients 2 round puff pastry rolls Lemon cream Finely chopped pecans Shredded coconut 1 egg Fancy sugar sprinkles Icing sugar   Directions Preheat oven 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment p

Scorri a basso per l’Italiano   Serves: 4   Today full chicken legs were on sale and I wanted to make a creamy style recipe that I could pair with a plain rice.  With Gianni’s diet that I have to mitigate as much fat as possible, I boiled the chicken for 15 minutes prior to making the sauce so I could easily remove the skin and fat.  This is also good because with bone-in chicken like this it takes a long time to cook on the stove.   I served with cheesy garlic focaccia.   In

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 2   With family coming to visit I made a big batch of my Turkey Cutlets for Freezer  which today made 36 cutlets. Therefore, I froze 32 of them and made this cutlet salad meal for dinner tonight.  Any type of cutlets are great to have in the freezer because we can easily make a full meal out of them by adding veggies and a salad.    Ingredients 1 bunch of asparagus tips 1 red bell pepper cut into slices Cauliflower florets to taste Garl

I could buy brioche bread at Cobbs in Maple Ridge and made this vanilla toast as a treat.  This week is “France” week at Lidl, our nearby grocery store and they had the most delicious brioche bread I have ever tasted.   Therefore, I had to make this breakfast treat!

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 3 – 4   Tortellini alla Panna has always been a pasta that the whole family loves.  To the roux I add onions, whip cream, layers of cheese and peas which makes this pasta very creamy and delicious.   Ingredients 500 gr tortellini 50 gr butter 50 gr diced onions 50 gr flour 250 ml whip cream Milk – as required to get the consistency you want 2 slices processed cheese 50 gr grated Pecorino Romano cheese Garlic salt or salt and pepper to t

Scorri a basso per l’Italiano   The Olympic Torch came through Arona on January 14, 2026, and Chris my son-in-law @ chrisevans.film took these photos and video.   La Torcia Olimpica è passata da Arona il 14 gennaio 2026 e Chris, mio genero, @ chrisevans.film , ha scattato queste foto e questi video.    TikTok video - Olympic Torch in Arona / Torcia Olimpica ad Arona Photos / Foto   Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games are an international sporting event dedicated to sno

Scorri a basso per l’Italiano   Serves: 2   I made a big batch of homemade chicken cutlets and decided to make a cutlet sandwich with a side salad for dinner. Truly a delicious meal!   The store didn’t have turkey therefore I bought chicken and made the cutlets the same way I make my Turkey Cutlets .  Turkey or Chicken, cutlets are delicious!   Ingredients 1 tbsp butter 2 tbsp vegetable broth, plus as required        2 or 3 chicken cutlets Juice from 1 lemon Juice from 1 oran

Scorri a basso per l’Italiano   Serves: 2 (2 wraps per person)   We love wraps any time of year and today Gianni asked to have a wrap therefore I created this Greek wrap however I substituted feta cheese for mozzarella balls as Gianni isn’t allowed to have feta.  You can use feta instead to make it truly Greek!     I served the wraps with a simple green salad to make this a complete meal.   Ingredients 300 gr chicken breast cut into small cubes 100 gr sliced onions 100 gr pee

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 1   I wanted a hot sandwich and I had some left-over focaccia so made this thick and delicious sandwich.    Ingredients 2 eggs 2 tbsp milk Garlic salt or salt pepper to taste 4 slices salami Shredded mozzarella to taste   Directions Beat together eggs, milk and garlic salt Heat a skillet and dip both sides of the focaccia in eggs and place in skillet Cook both sides of the focaccia On the inside bottom of the focaccia add slices of sala

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 3   Last night I made Potato Taco Bowls  for three of us and purposely made extra meat mixture so that I could make a pasta meal with the leftovers today.  I’ve made this Italian Mexican pasta dish that is absolutely full of flavours.  If you don’t want to make the taco bowls, you can easily just make the meat mixture to make this delicious pasta.    Ingredients 350 gr dried pasta Leftover taco meat mixture Shredded cheddar cheese to ta

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 2 – 3   Chicken breast stuffed with herbed cream cheese and sausage, baked with potatoes and onions and served with a simple Caprese salad; this is a perfect meal any time of the week.    Ingredients 140 gr sliced onions 500 gr sliced potatoes – cleaned but skin on Olive oil as required Garlic salt to taste Dried oregano to taste Hot pepper flakes to taste (optional) 380 gr chicken breast Herbed cream cheese to taste 125 gr sausage meat

Scorri a basso per l’Italiano   Serves: 10 or more   Finding a turkey large enough for our big Christmas dinner is hard to find in Italy.  Yes, there are small ones in different supermarkets, but if I want one over 5 kg then I have to go to my local butcher shop and order one, one week ahead of time.    Today I got a 7 kg turkey from the butcher and am putting together this post for my Italian followers that asked to see what a Canadian turkey looks like and if it is truly ju

Scorri a basso per l’Italiano   Serves: 8 – 10   These Brussel sprouts are roasted and tossed in a sweet and tangy glaze which are sure to be a huge hit on any dinner table.   Ingredients 200 gr slices of bacon cut into 1/2-inch pieces 600 gr Brussel sprouts – cleaned, sliced in half and parboiled ½ tsp garlic salt or salt & pepper to taste 2 tbsp butter 2 tbsp honey 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar 1 tbsp Dijon mustard   Directions Sauté bacon in a skillet over medium heat until c

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Serves: 2   This was a small meatloaf I had in the freezer from when I made my Spaghetti e Polpette  which the meat mixture allowed for 12 meatballs, some baby meatballs and this meatloaf for two.  The meat mixture freezes well and all you have to do is thaw it out and put whatever you want in it to make it a stuffed meatloaf.  Today I filled mine with thin slices of roast beef and scamorza cheese.  Truly delicious!    Ingredients 450 gr potato

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Makes: 12 polpette, baby meatballs & enough meat for a small meatloaf Spaghetti dinner for 2   I’ve been making spaghetti and polpette (meatballs) since I was seven years old, when my mom would be working long days.  The great thing about meatballs is that you can make them with anything in them.  Today, I made a big batch so I could have some for this spaghetti and meatballs recipe, and for the freezer; six meatballs, baby meatballs for soup a

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 l’Italiano   The magic of Christmas lights Video of the lights - Video delle luci About a 40-minute drive from Arona and roughly an hour from Milan lies the small town of Leggiuno, home to just 3,400 residents. Each winter, it becomes one of northern Italy’s most enchanting seasonal destinations, as the town is transformed into a luminous holiday wonderland. Locally known as the Luminarie di Leggiuno , the display bathes streets, trees, and public spaces

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   TikTok video of Monaco views - Video TikTok delle vedute di Monaco Monaco is located in the Principality of Monaco and is a sovereign city-state on the French Riviera in Western Europe.  The state has an area of 2.08 km 2  (0.80 sq mi) and is the second smallest state in the world behind only the Vatican City.  Monaco is bordered by France to the north, east and west and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. It is 10 km (6.2 mli) from the Itali

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