Easy Bolognese with Lentils Recipe
Thanks for stopping by! I’ve got a great recipe for you today and I’m excited about sharing it with you! For this post, I chose to write about lentil bolognese for a few reasons. Well, I’d rather call it bolognese with lentils since...Recipe for How to Make Authentic Italian Fresh Bread
If you’ve ever been curious about making fresh Italian bread, you’re not alone. Here’s a recipe you can use just like I did, and it comes out awesome each and every time. Doesn’t every Italian say their recipe is the best? Well, when your...Welcome 2018 and Goodbye 2017
I thought I would do something I’ve never done before, and instead of writing a recipe, I’d take a look at what 2017 dished out for me and take stock of everything while I prepare for 2018. 2017 was better than 2016 and I’m anticipating 2018...Swedish Meatballs Recipe Modified from a 1955 Cookbook
A Swedish meatballs recipe on an Italian website?? Well, yes, this recipe was so amazing and one that I would classify as a distant cousin to the Italian style meatball and I decided it deserved a place on my website. They are still in the same family of meatballs,...Making Pasta Sauce with Cans of Tomato Sauce
There are many Italian (and not-so-Italian) recipes for making a simple Italian pasta sauce (some of which are on this site), but today I am using cans of tomato sauce as the base for making the sauce. This particular version is a simple marinara style recipe,...How to Use the an Electric Pasta Maker to Make Homemade Pasta
How to Use an Electric Pasta Maker for Making Homemade Pasta Over the past year I’ve had the pleasure of using my pasta maker and making fresh homemade pasta. By the time my water is boiling my pasta is ready to go in, that’s literally how easy and...How to Make Italian Shrimp and Pasta Recipe… So Easy!
Cooking pasta is one thing, but learning how to turn it into an amazing and delicious pasta and shrimp recipe that is both easy and over the top fantastic, is actually not hard at all! This post will include step by step instructions that anyone can follow. The...What is Broccolini and How Do I Cook it?
Broccolini. It is what is sounds like, a form of broccoli, just smaller. Well, not exactly. Broccolini according to Wikipedia is a “natural hybrid of broccolini and gai lan, both cultivar groups of Brassica oleracea.” What is gai lan? It’s a...How to Freeze Basil in Ice Cube Trays
This year my basil did fantastic, in fact the best I’ve ever had. I even grew it all in pots on my back deck. So this past week I decided it was time to cut as much as I could off and start preserving them for the winter months. I decided to put together a...WELCOME TO SIMPLE ITALIAN COOKING!
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