• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Flavor of Italy

  • HOME
  • PODCAST
    • Subscribe Now
    • Food & Wine Episodes
    • Travel Episodes
    • Lifestyle & Culture Episodes
    • Artists & Artisans Episodes
    • All Episodes
  • TRIPS & TRAVEL
    • My Top Travel Picks
    • When in Rome
    • Day Trips in Italy
    • Weekend Trips in Italy
    • Week-long Trips in Italy
    • Discover the Italian Regions
  • RECIPES
    • Trending Recipes
    • Antipasti (Appetizers)
    • Primi (First Course)
    • Pasta (First Course)
    • Secondi (Main Course)
    • Contorni (Side Dishes)
    • Breads
    • Desserts
  • ABOUT
  • Generic selectors
    Exact matches only
    Search in title
    Search in content
    Post Type Selectors
menu icon
go to homepage
search icon
Homepage link
Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
  • HOME
  • PODCAST
    • Subscribe Now
    • Food & Wine Episodes
    • Travel Episodes
    • Lifestyle & Culture Episodes
    • Artists & Artisans Episodes
    • All Episodes
  • TRIPS & TRAVEL
    • My Top Travel Picks
    • When in Rome
    • Day Trips in Italy
    • Weekend Trips in Italy
    • Week-long Trips in Italy
    • Discover the Italian Regions
  • RECIPES
    • Trending Recipes
    • Antipasti (Appetizers)
    • Primi (First Course)
    • Pasta (First Course)
    • Secondi (Main Course)
    • Contorni (Side Dishes)
    • Breads
    • Desserts
  • ABOUT
  • Connect

    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Twitter
  • ×

    Italian

    In-Person or Virtual Regional Italian Cooking Classes

    April 21, 2022

    Learn to make Corzetti in a Flavor of Italy cooking class

    Flavor of Italy's In-Person and Virtual Regional Italian Cooking Classes explore Italy’s various regional culinary traditions. Cooking classes can be tailor-made to explore a region of your choice in depth. Choose Tuscany with its hearty ribollita, roast game, fabulous Chianti wines. Or perhaps Sicily with its Arab and Greek influenced cuisine: couscous, bottarga, sarde beccafico,...

    Read More

    Eggplant Parmesan

    June 29, 2021

    Eggplant Parmesan

    Eggplant Parmesan is one of my favorite dishes, and one I make a lot when we have our summer garden.You can roast or grill the eggplant, but it doesn't yield the same flavor and texture satisfaction that frying does.Everyone has a different idea on how to prepare eggplant for frying: peel or not, salt & drain first,...

    Read More

    Vignarola

    April 12, 2021

    Vignarola is a celebration of spring made with artichokes, spring peas and fresh fava beans

    Vignarola is a celebration of spring and tastes just like spring in a dish. Prepare it at that magical moment when winter turns to spring and artichokes are still in season but you’re heralding the arrival of fresh spring peas and fava beans.Make this dish vegetarian or add some umami-rich pancetta or guanciale to the...

    Read More

    Flavor of Italy Podcast chat with Tina Prestia

    March 30, 2021

    Tagliatelle with Ragú Bolognese is a classic scrumptious dish from Bologna in Emilia-Romagna; here's how to make it!

    In this Flavor of Italy Podcast episode Tina Prestia from tinastable.com and I chatted about three classic Emilia Romagna regional recipes, classic versus tweaked recipes and a few ideas for your Easter table. A little bit about Tina Tina moved to Bologna some years back with her husband and daughter for what was going to...

    Read More

    Spaghetti Carbonara with Artichoke Wedges

    March 17, 2021

    Spaghetti alla Carbonara with Artichoke Wedges incorporates this delicious seasonal vegetable into a luscious classic Roman recipe

    The inspiration for this Spaghetti Carbonara with Artichoke Wedges recipe came from the March 2021 issue of the Italian culinary magazine, Sale e Pepe. I tweaked it to fit my own taste and it’s absolutely delicious. The addition of artichokes to the recipe takes it to another delicious level by adding seasonal globe artichokes. It’s...

    Read More

    Ossobuco alla Milanese

    March 12, 2021

    Ossobuco all milanese is a luscious dish from the Lombardy region that dates back to the middle ages

    Ossobuco alla Milanese is one of my favorite recipes. It’s a special and flavorful dish and one that I love to serve to guests. Make sure to purchase the veal shanks from a great butcher!Ossobuco is most often associated with Milan and the Lombardy region and dates back to the Middle Ages. To prepare it...

    Read More

    Dark Chocolate Cake: fudgy and simple

    March 11, 2021

    Chocolate Layer Cake

    Dark Chocolate Cake: fudgy and simple! I’m constantly on the hunt for delicious, easy to prepare dark chocolate layer cake that uses ingredients you almost always have on hand. So far my favorite is the flourless Torta Caprese but it’s also nice to have a great recipe for a classic rich dark chocolate layer cake....

    Read More

    A Food Guide to Le Marche Region

    March 9, 2021

    Delicious Le Marche food includes these Acqualagna white truffles

    Last week James Martin and I chatted about our travels through the Le Marche region and in today’s episode we share the best of the region’s food and local recipes.The region has a long Adriatic coastline and inland it’s filled with rolling hills, mountains and delightful, curious villages each with their own unique dishes. Le...

    Read More

    Taralli, delicious snack food from the Puglia region

    January 27, 2021

    Homemade Taralli from Puglia

    Taralli are one of the most iconic foods from the Puglia region. Eat them any time of day as a delicious snack food (stuzzichini) or served as an antipasto with aperitivi. They are made either plain or with a variety of flavors like fennel seeds, hot chili pepper (peperoncino), or even sweet. The flavorings are...

    Read More

    Chewing the Fat - Italian women & food during WWII

    January 26, 2021

    Ninety year old couple from a hill town above Sperlonga, south of Rome

    Chewing the Fat, an Oral History of Italian Foodways from Fascism to Dolce Vitaby Karima Moyer-Nocchi delves into an exploration of Italian women and food during WWII and the fascist era that represents a departure from the romantic vision of Italian cuisine and food that many people believe has always existed. During the fascist period...

    Read More

    Buffalo Mozzarella Cheese

    January 12, 2021

    How buffalo mozzarella is made in Italy

    Buffalo mozzarella has a porcelain white color and is known as the pearl of the table. It’s a flavorful fresh stringy textured cheese with a very thin rind. When you cut into it its delicious white milky liquid seeps out. Buffalo mozzarella is typically made into round shapes often weighing 1 kg each. Sometimes it’s...

    Read More

    Pork Sausage and Lentils (Cotechino e Lenticchie)

    January 1, 2021

    Pork Sausage with Lentils is a classic New Year's Day dish in Italy

    Pork Sausage and Lentils(Cotechino e Lenticchie) Serves 4-6 Pork Sausage and Lentils is a traditional New Year's dish in Italy.Lentils are purported to bring wealth and good fortune. In Lombardy dialect zecchini - coins from the 1500's - were also called lenticchie, which gave rise to lentil's association with prosperity and good health. The best...

    Read More

    • Go to page 1
    • Go to page 2
    • Go to page 3
    • Interim pages omitted …
    • Go to page 11
    • Go to Next Page »

    Primary Sidebar

    About

    Wendy at Roscioli
    I’m American and I’ve lived in Italy for nearly four decades with my Italian family. My passion and strength lies in sharing Italian stories, recipes and unique travel insights on my blog, my Flavor of Italy trips and tours, newsletter and podcast. Continue Reading...

    Follow Flavor of Italy

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • LinkedIn
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter

    Latest Additions

    • Basilicata: Italy's undiscovered region
    • A Foodie’s Ultimate Guide to Eating in Positano
    • How to order coffee in Italy
    • 14 Hidden Gems in Rome
    • How to beat the heat and crowds in Italy!
    • The Jewish Ghetto in Rome
    • 12 Rosé Wines you have to drink this summer!
    Generic selectors
    Exact matches only
    Search in title
    Search in content
    Post Type Selectors

    Footer

    Flavor of Italy

    Email: flavorofitaly@gmail.com

    • Home
    • Trips & Travel
    • When in Rome
    • Italian Cooking Classes
    • Privacy Policy

    Enter your email to receive our latest posts direct to your inbox. You can also subscribe to our newsletter for more insights, news and promotions by clicking here.

    © 2005–2022 Flavor of Italy