If you’re tired of sliced tomatoes and fresh mozzarella — the classic Caprese salad — try it with freshly made ricotta cheese instead. Homemade ricotta? Absolutely! Super easy and fun. Start with high quality dairy (we love Snowville Creamery products) and let heat and acid work their magic! Get the recipe for homemade ricotta cheese on writes4food.com!
At an organic food conference last spring, I heard about a new-to-me process for making homemade tomato sauce using ripe summer tomatoes. It’s a wonder! This three-part recipe for tomato sauce is super efficient — and delicious! Get the recipe!
A visit to Eataly, the impressive Italian food emporium in Chicago, inspired this recipe for homemade focaccia with potatoes and thyme. Get the recipe.
This three-ingredient tomato sauce is ideal for topping a classic pizza margherita, and it has tons of other uses, too. You’ll want to have this easy sauce on hand all the time.
Homemade ricotta gnocchi are even easier to make at home than their potato cousins, and they want just the simplest brown-butter or basic tomato sauce for serving.
This simple recipe for fresh fig tart with almonds is an Italian classic. Make this while figs are in season.
The Aperol Spritz is the perfect summer cocktail with an Italian flair: bright, refreshing, flavorful.
It’s fun and easy to make ricotta cheese at home; here’s and easy recipe and the right technique to produce creamy, Italian-style ricotta.
This easy pasta recipe is delicious and a little unexpected, with potatoes, fresh summer green beans and flavorful pesto.
