Appetizers & Snacks

This simple but sophisticated recipe is perfect for big and small special occasions, from holidays and cookouts to game nights. You can serve them as an appetizer or a main …

Who can resist bruschetta rubbed with garlic and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil? Impossible! This fresh, all year round version of Italian bruschetta is a great variation of the …

Grissini, also known as Italian breadsticks, is a staple of Italian Antipasto platter. These long thin sticks are made of bread dough, then stretched by hand and generously dusted with …

These ricotta stuffed mushrooms is a simple and delicious hot appetizer. They are fast, easy to make and the perfect finger food for your next gathering. Slightly crunchy mushrooms paired …

Roasting chestnuts on an open fire is one of the most wonderful Christmas traditions.  You can easily make this heartwarming treat in your fireplace, on a campfire, on an open …

Creamy and sweet boiled chestnuts is one of the most delicious and easy fall snacks you can make at home. Cooked chestnuts in general are very characteristic of fall (October, …

Whether it’s your first time roasting chestnuts or you’ve tried it before and for some reason they turned out dry or were super hard to peel, this recipe for roasted …

Roasting chestnuts in a pan is one of the easiest ways to cook chestnuts at home. You’ll love how pan roasted chestnuts have beautiful charred outer shell and delicious sweet …

Italian roasted pepper antipasto is one of the easiest and incredibly versatile recipes. It’s one of the must-have appetizers for any gathering, big or small. You can make it well …

Peperonata is a delicious and quick side dish, contorno, made with peppers, onions, tomatoes, and basil as the main ingredients. Peperonata is typical of Sicilian cuisine but also widespread throughout …

Focaccia bread is one of the most famous Italian flatbreads. This Focaccia, Genovese is the most classic, Italian Focaccia recipe. Soft and spongy inside it’s generously coated with extra virgin …

This peach burrata salad is made with delicious sweet grilled peaches and slightly salty prosciutto crudo, an Italian dry cured ham.If you loved Prosciutto and Peach Bruschetta, Prosciutto & Melon …

Hot out of the oven farinata is probably one of the best tastes that can instantly throw you back to Ligurian province of Italy. But not only there. Farinata, cecina …

Prosciutto and melon skewers is a show-stopping Italian antipasto that’s incredibly easy to make. In a nutshell, it’s the same winning combination of cured raw Italian pork meat prosciutto crudo …

Limoncello Spritz is a Southern Italian spin on the world famous Venetian Spritz cocktail. It is made with soda water, Limoncello and Prosecco sparkling white wine. Limoncello Spritz is usually …