This mozzarella gratin dish is perfect for summer days, like today. you can prepare it in advance, and grill just before lunch. Tomato, basil and melted mozzarella are the very essence of Mediterranenan summer flavors.
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This tomato soup, typical from Tuscany is one of my favorite soups indeed. Here in Italy it’s a sort of institution: we have nursery rhymes about it, and a song that the last 10 generations know. It’s slightly acidic taste, due to tomatoes, is tempered by burrata cheese and basil.
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The success of this recipes depends totally on quality of the few ingredients required: fresh, juicy tomatoes and extra virgin olive oil are paramount! If you are bbq-ing a great idea is grilling the bread slices over the bbq. In some Italian families, bruschetta just isn’t right unless the bread has been grilled over the bbq.
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Eggplants Parmigiana is a classic Sicilian casserole, that will satisfy even the most picky eaters. The funny think is that it can be considered a vegetarian dish… but is can satiate a tiger…
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This summer recipe has wonderful flavor and is really simple to make. Moreover, the genius of straccetti is that you can prepare this dish one or two days in advance: just keep the zucchini and the beef stripes in the refrigerator, into separate jars and compose the plate some minutes before serving.
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If the classic bolognese recipe is too time spending or stodgy for you, try this creative and quick way to prepare lasagna in a blast!
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This classic and easy lasagna recipe is the most popular in Italy. Despite the international lasagna recipes, popular in the USA and all around the world, it has a simple grocery’s list and no ricotta cheese inside. In my opinion, this recipe does not turn your lasagna into a heavy stodgy meal, causing you the trouble that you’ll be hungry again only five or six days later !
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Industrial ready-made pesto is just not the same. Preparing fresh pesto is easy and quick… and when I say quick and easy I really mean it! So, start blending basil, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, pine nuts. Just at the end add the Parmesan and Pecorino cheese and stir strongly.
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