Grandma’s Pasta e Fagioli | Italian Soup Recipe
If you’re Italian American like me, I guarantee you’ve grown up eating multiple kinds of pasta e fagioli recipes. Pasta e fagioli, or “pasta fazool” as some Americans call it, is a simple Italian dish made with pasta and beans. The traditional pasta based soup translates directly to “pasta and beans.” But depending on what […]
Antipasto Vs Charcuterie | What You Need To Know
Antipasto vs. charcuterie. Charcuterie vs. antipasto. Besides one sounding extremely French and the other being an Italian staple, what the heck is the difference? Picture this: You just bought a house and are planning a housewarming party with all of your friends and family. Your mother in law kindly offers to bring charcuterie cheese platter, […]
Low Sodium Lasagna Recipe | How To Reduce The Sodium In Your Lasagna
One of the biggest qualms I have about Italian American food is the sodium count in much of it. When you eat something like lasagna, the experience is very different in America compared to Italy, purely based on the health content in much of the food. In America, when making lasagna, I’m sure you gravitate […]
What To Serve With Popular Italian Dishes – A Guide
Are you tired on thinking what to serve with those popular Italian dishes that you know? Let me start with this story. My Italian mother swears by one concept, and has for her almost 60 years of life: A meal is only as good as its sides. And to be honest, I agree 100%. This […]