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Zucchini Parmesan & Prosciutto It’s not fair to

Zucchini Parmesan & Prosciutto It’s not fair to call zucchini a weed but in many ways it acts like one in the garden. It self-propagates from year to year from any seeds left in the garden and if you don’t pick the zucchini every few days they grow to be enormous. So enormous that they are almost impossibly heavy to pick up. Bottom line is that you have to pick zucchini frequently and use them frequently because they grow in abundance all summer long and into the fall. It’s not a vegetable that freezes well but it sure is divine in dishes like this Zucchini Parmesan & Prosciutto! This dish is simple and quick to make: Slice the zucchini lengthwise and superthin using a mandolin. Lightly salt the slices and let drain for an hour or two over a colander. Spread the zucchini out on a dish towel, roll up the dish towel and twist so that you remove the excess liquid. Make a besciamelle sauce, or use a readymade one. Drizzle a baking pan with olive oil and then begin layering your ingredients: zucchini, mozzarella, besciamelle sauce, grated Parmesan cheese. Every two or three layers of zucchini add a layer of prosciutto - or even mortadella. Bake at 350°F – 175°C - for 30 minutes until the zucchini is cooked through and the top is golden and crispy. Serve right away or cool thoroughly and freeze. Recipe link in bio! #zucchini #zucchinirecipes #zucchininoodles #zucchinilasagna #zucchiniplant #zucchinipasta #prosciutto #prosciuttodiparma #mozzarella #mozzarellacheese #besciamella #besciamelle #summergarden #vegetablegarden #vegetablegardening #flavorofitaly #flavorofitalypodcast #flavorofitalyrecipes #eatitalian #easyrecipes #recipeshare #food52grams #food52gram

This is absolutely the ultimate in hand cranked ho

If you’re interested in making perfect and easy

If you’re interested in making perfect and easy homemade pasta then the Ultimate Pasta Machine Cookbook by @lucyvaserfirer is a must for you. It’s a great book that not only has wonderful recipes but it clearly lays out everything you need to know about pasta makers from hand cranked to electric. And it also talks a lot about some of the best pasta machine attachments and tools that render pasta-making easy and enjoyable. I have a lot of cookbooks but this has become one of my bibles! In today’s podcast episode 21 I chatted with Lucy about her amazing new book that was released just today! Hot off the press everyone so go to the link in my bio to read all about this podcast episode and find your link to purchase her new book. You’ll learn so much about Lucy and her Uzbek heritage and her fascinating culinary path that has led to the publication of her new book. #UltimatePastaMachineCookbook #homemadepastasauce #pastamachine #flavorofitaly #flavorofitalypodcast #flavorofitalyrecipes #quickrecipes

It’s almost like a party every time I walk into

It’s almost like a party every time I walk into my garden because everything is growing so fast and so beautifully. I just had to share this picture of today’s pick of tomatoes just because it’s a cacophony of shapes and colors that almost makes me giggle with pleasure. And that’s not even talking about the taste which of course is exquisite. Not a day passes that I don’t plop a few of them in my mouth right off the plant, warmed by the sun, juicy and delicious! They find their way in pasta sauces, on bruschetta or just eaten plain, slightly salted, like a piece of fruit. Tomatoes are sheer joy and pleasure! #tomato #tomatoes #tomatoes🍅 #tomatoesfordays #tomatosauce #tomatosauce🍅 #tomatoplant #tomatosoup #flavorofitaly #flavorofitalypodcast #flavorofitalyrecipes #tomatorecipes #tomatoesofinstagram #cherrytomatoes #cherrytomatoes🍅 #yellowtomatoes #tomatoplants #tomatogarden #tomatosalad #tomatopie #tomatosandwich

An anchovy tomato sauce was the highlight of our S

An anchovy tomato sauce was the highlight of our Saturday lunch, and once the anchovies are cleaned it’s a sauce you can put together in minutes. This time of year our garden is exploding with tomatoes so I use them to make a simple tomato sauce with olive oil and a crushed garlic clove. After the sauce is cooked to perfection I turn off the heat and add the anchovy fillets (about 4 per person). Cover the sauce and in a couple of minutes the heat from the sauce has cooked the anchovies. While you make the sauce bring your pasta water to a boil and get the pasta cooking. Guaranteed your entire pasta lunch is done start to finish in about 15 to 20 minutes. Now of course that doesn’t include cleaning the anchovies but that’s pretty quick too! Or, alternatively, purchase them already cleaned. Personally when I see them fresh at my fishmonger I grab them because I know that the day before they were still swimming in the Mediterranean. #seafoodpasta #anchovies #anchovy #italianfoodphotography #eatitalian #flavorofitaly #flavorofitalypodcast #flavorofitalyrecipes #pastaporn #pastaintegrale #wholewheatpasta #farro #food52gram #food52grams #italianfoods #italianfoodies

Once a week we do a mid-week fun day get-together

Once a week we do a mid-week fun day get-together on my terrace along with a swim. Each week we plan the meal for our following week so we have something yummy to look forward to. And yesterday we had this extraordinary Pavlova laden with fresh cream and luscious berries. It was divine indulgence to the nth degree! Thank you so much @mcccgggs for this incredible dessert! I’m so glad you’ve decided to be our designated dessert lady because it’s definitely your thing! #dessertporn #dessertsofinstagram #freshberries #pavlova #pavlovas #pavlovacake #summerlunch #summerlunches #summerlunchideas #summerrecipes #summerrecipe #easyrecipe #easyrecipeideas #flavorofitaly #flavorofitalypodcast #dessertindulgence #simplerecipes #simplerecipe #recipeinspiration #nigellalawson #lunchwithfriends

Is there anything better than a luscious summer sa

Is there anything better than a luscious summer salad full of all those things that you find as soon as you step into your garden! And honestly you can almost add whatever strikes your fancy. As to the dressing prepare a lemon vinaigrette or a balsamic vinaigrette: both are equally delicious with this salad. Happy summer and buon appetito! #summersalad #summersalads #summersaladseason #flavorofitaly #flavorofitalypodcast #summerrecipes #summerrecipe #easyrecipe #easyrecipeideas #summerlunch #summerlunches #summervibes☀️ #eatclean #italianfoodphotography #italianfoodporn #italianfood #italianfoodlover #italianfoodbloggers

#challengeaccepted! I am honored to have been nomi

#challengeaccepted! I am honored to have been nominated by strong and beautiful woman I’ve met through Instagram: @mangiawithmichele @baltimorehomecook @cookingwithruthie @shepherd_bobbi @thelittleitaliancook Bobbi and Jessica we have yet to meet in person and I can’t wait for that day because you are both amazing ♥️. And what can I say about Ruthie, Laurie and Michele other than the fact that I adore all three of you and I’m honored that we have become not just virtual friends but in person friends, and friendships that I know will last for the rest of my life!🙏♥️ My photograph is in black-and-white but not a close-up photograph like some of the others I’ve seen. It’s me in situ, in my kitchen which is my happy place. And I’m holding my beloved mother-in-law‘s rolling pin in one hand and the custodial sack she hand-stitched for it in my other hand. I feel that she is with me each time I use this rolling pin and were she still here with us I would nominate her as perhaps the most amazing and the strongest woman I’ve ever met. Here’s to strong and beautiful women and may we stick together forever and make the sum of our parts into something even more powerful and amazing!

ITALIAN EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL – 2020 GAMBERO RO

ITALIAN EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL – 2020 GAMBERO ROSSO GUIDE, PLUS AN AWARD-WINNING PRODUCER IN PUGLIA If you love Italian extra-virgin olive oil then don't miss this chat with the owners of the generations old award-winning Erredi Perrone organic olive oil producer in Puglia! Learn all about their estate and its history plus the ins and outs of producing great olive oil in Italy. Head over to today's show notes on the Flavor of Italy website for more olive oil information, photos and links. And please: take a couple of minutes afterwards to subscribe and leave a great review! #extravirginoliveoil #extravirgin #oliveoillovers #oliveoils #italianoliveoil #flavorofitaly #flavorofitalypodcast #gamberorosso #oliveoil #bestoliveoil #evo #italianfoods #italianfoodphotography #foodpodcast #foodpodcasts

Hard to say what makes hummus a hummus but for me

Hard to say what makes hummus a hummus but for me it’s all in the chickpeas and their wonderful flavor and texture. I had hoped to make hummus with tahini for our guests this past weekend but alas my tahini seemed oh just a bit too far gone to use. So I thought, well, the thing for me really is the chickpeas so I’m going to make another kind of a chickpea dip that almost seems like a hummus with tahini. I soaked chickpeas overnight and then cooked them in the pressure cooker till they were absolutely on beyond soft: 25 minutes. I put 3 cups of chickpeas in my food processor with a half a cup of their cooking liquid, juice from one and a half lemons and just under 1/4 cup of extra-virgin olive oil. To that I added one small quartered garlic clove. Now here’s the thing that added magic to my dip: I toasted 1 1/2 tablespoons of cumin seeds in a saucepan over medium until they turned golden and aromatic. I then placed them in my spice grinder and ground them up until they were powdery. I then blended the cumin into the chickpea dip +1 1/2 teaspoons of salt and the flavor was extraordinary! One other thing: set aside about 1/3 cup cooked chickpeas to place on top of your dip just before serving. I like to place the dip in an attractive bowl, put the chickpeas right in the center and then generously drizzle it all with extra-virgin olive oil. If you have some wonderful paprika on hand you can also sprinkle it on top of the dip. This dip is great served with crackers and fresh vegetables like zucchini, carrots and broccoli florettes. #hummusrecipe #hummuslover #flavorofitaly #flavorofitalypodcast #hummusaddict #garbanzos #garbanzobeans #chickpeas #chickpearecipes #chickpeasrecipe #appetizers #appetizerideas #food52grams #food52gram #nytimescooking #summerlunch

One of our guests, Franco, made this delicious cro

One of our guests, Franco, made this delicious crostata for yesterday’s terrace lunch. I don’t think there’s a dessert easier to make than this: basically you prepare a lovely buttery crust just the same kind that you might use to make a pie. Roll out the dough into a circle and either place it in a pie pan or on a baking sheet, freeform. Roll over the edges so you create a border and use a fork to make a design on the border. As to the decoration on top you can roll out the dough to make a crisscross pattern, or cut out different shapes. Franco did both and made a crisscross, some heart cutouts and a few circular cutouts. The filling is simple: a jar of jam, no more no less! Use a good quality store-bought jam or if you have your own homemade jam use that. Franco used some homemade quince jam and I must say it was delicious! #quincejam #jamtart #jamtarts #homemadejam #homemadejams #buttercrust #crostata #crostatadifrutta #crostatadimarmellata #flavorofitaly #flavorofitalypodcast #quince #summerdessert #summerdesserts #makeaheaddessert #food52grams #food52gram #simplerecipes #simplerecipe #easydesserts #easydessert

Saturday is our day to have friends for lunch, rel

Saturday is our day to have friends for lunch, relax on the terrace with ice cold wine and plunge ourselves in the pool to cool off. It’s my favorite day of the week for get-together‘s and I like to keep it simple and delicious. One of our guests is making a crostata for dessert but I always like to have plenty of fresh fruit too and this is the peak time for plums and peaches and grapes! You all know I adore hand-painted Italian ceramics and got these wine glasses from de Ruta and all the plates from Vietri: my two favorite places for ceramics. Happy Saturday to everyone! #saturdaylunch #saturdayfunday #saturdayfunday☀️ #freshfruits #vietri #vietrisulmare #deruta #italianstyle #italiandesign #italiandessert #italiandesserts #italianfoodphotography#flavorofitaly #FlavorOfItalyPodcast

It’s an amazing feeling to have the Spanish step

It’s an amazing feeling to have the Spanish steps all to yourself, or along with less than a handful of others. And right smack in the middle of the day when normally the Spanish steps would be so crowded they’re almost impossible to walk up. A few tourists from the EU and the UK plus a few others are drifting back in but still barely enough to be noticed. #spanishsteps #spanishstepsrome #piazzadispagna #rometravel #romeitaly #romeitaly🇮🇹 #romephotography #romephotographer #romephoto #romephotowalk #rometravel #visitrome #igrome #igroma #flavorofitaly #flavorofitalypodcast

How gorgeous are these Sardinian culurgiones made

How gorgeous are these Sardinian culurgiones made by @baltimorehomecook? I hope you caught my podcast interview with Laurie, but just in case you didn’t here are the details from my post yesterday: Traditional Italian pasta becomes an edible art form in the hands of Laurie de Filippi from @baltimorehomecook as she creates her pasta art and origami. Pasta, like language, is a constantly evolving cultural part of life and in Italy it’s supremely important. Laurie is steeped in Italian tradition through her 100% Italian bloodline from all four of her grandparents. Listen to today’s podcast episode 🎤♥️to learn all about Laurie and how she takes her knowledge of traditional Italian pastas and weaves her magic into each shape to create tantalizing pasta that is not only delicious but a delight to behold! Link to the podcast episode show notes and where you can listen to the podcast in my bio!🎤♥️! #pastaorigami #pastaart #homemadepasta #pastashapes #flavorofitaly #flavorofitalypodcast #flavorofitalyrecipes #italianfoodphotography #italianfoodlovers #italianfoodies #italianfoods #eatitalian #pastaamericana #pastaporn #pastas #foodpodcasts #podcastersofinstagram

Traditional Italian pasta becomes an edible art fo

Traditional Italian pasta becomes an edible art form in the hands of Laurie de Filippi from @baltimorehomecook as she creates her pasta art and origami. Pasta, like language, is a constantly evolving cultural part of life and in Italy it’s supremely important. Laurie is steeped in Italian tradition through her 100% Italian bloodline from all four of her grandparents. Listen to today’s podcast episode 🎤♥️to learn all about Laurie and how she takes her knowledge of traditional Italian pastas and weaves her magic into each shape to create tantalizing pasta that is not only delicious but a delight to behold! Link to the podcast episode show notes and where you can listen to the podcast in my bio!🎤♥️! #pastaorigami #pastaart #homemadepasta #pastashapes #flavorofitaly #flavorofitalypodcast #flavorofitalyrecipes #italianfoodphotography #italianfoodlovers #italianfoodies #italianfoods #eatitalian #pastaamericana #pastaporn #pastas #foodpodcasts #podcastersofinstagram

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