Tomatoes and pasta go together like peanut butter and jelly. I recently decided to put them together in the form of fresh pasta noodles. This recipe only contains two ingredients and water! Serve this sun-dried tomato with Italian herbs pasta with a homemade béchamel or Alfredo sauce and you have a fantastic meal. While thisContinue reading “Simple Sun-Dried Tomato and Italian Herbs Farfalle (Butterfly) Pasta”
Category Archives: Traditional Foods in Europe
Simple Spinach Lasagna Pasta: Only 3 Ingredients
Lasagna was the first dinner recipe I took the time to recreate using ingredients that we like. I have been making the same version for more than 25 years. These days, I don’t make lasagna as much as I used to, but rather I’ve transitioned to making my own pasta noodles following the southern ItalianContinue reading “Simple Spinach Lasagna Pasta: Only 3 Ingredients”
German Pfeffernüsse Gingerbread Cookies: Wonderful Spiced Holiday Treats
Hello spice! It’s the holiday season and spice, spice, everywhere there’s spice! The German Pfeffernüsse gingerbread cookies are about as spicy as they get. I’m not referring to heat spice but warm, holiday, sweet spice. These cookies are packed with 7 spices along with black pepper, molasses, and brown sugar for an added punch ofContinue reading “German Pfeffernüsse Gingerbread Cookies: Wonderful Spiced Holiday Treats”
Swedish Gingerbread Cookies: Thin, Snappy, & Holiday Spiced
Swedish gingerbread cookies are commonly eaten during the fall and winter holiday season. They are flavorful, spiced gingerbread crispy cookies often used as the cookie base for gingerbread houses due to their sturdiness and crispiness. I went all out on spice in my version of this recipe. The spices aren’t many, but they are prettyContinue reading “Swedish Gingerbread Cookies: Thin, Snappy, & Holiday Spiced”
2-Ingredient Ricotta Cheese and Flour Pasta for Orecchiette & Cavatelli
Buongiorno! Southern regions of Italy 🇮🇹 like Puglia, Campania, and Molise make pasta using only 2 ingredients, semolina flour and water. However, semolina flour and ricotta cheese are common ingredients in two very common pasta shapes, the orecchiette meaning “little ears” 👂(as they are in the shape of small ears) and cavatelli meaning “little hollows”Continue reading “2-Ingredient Ricotta Cheese and Flour Pasta for Orecchiette & Cavatelli”
2-Ingredient Fresh Southern Italian Pasta 🍝& Shapes!
Buongiorno! Fresh homemade Italian pasta is quite the treat and a bit different from dried, commercial versions. The far southern regions of Italy, particularly Calabria and Sicily, make pasta using only two ingredients, semolina flour and water. That’s really all you need to make a satisfying, traditional Italian pasta. Why not create a variety ofContinue reading “2-Ingredient Fresh Southern Italian Pasta 🍝& Shapes!”
Danish Brunsviger Cake 🫓: A Tantalizing Yeast Dough with Caramel Swirls
The Danish Brunsviger cake is a buttery, sweet yeast dough baked with swirls of rich, buttery brown sugar caramel sauce. The bread is very light and airy with a soft caramel interior and toffee crunch on the top and edges. While called a cake, it resembles more of an American coffee cake, monkey bread (pull-apartContinue reading “Danish Brunsviger Cake 🫓: A Tantalizing Yeast Dough with Caramel Swirls”
Stuffed Soft Pretzels & Pretzel Bites: The Best Savory & Sweet Options
Sweet or savory, these German-style stuffed soft pretzels and pretzel bites hit the spot for a hearty quick snack. This post covers a variety of ingredients to use to stuff your favorite pretzel dough using everything from cheese to Nutella and chocolate chips along with mustard and peanut butter and jelly. Regardless of the filling,Continue reading “Stuffed Soft Pretzels & Pretzel Bites: The Best Savory & Sweet Options”
German Bavarian-Style Soft Pretzels 🥨: Symbolism & Helpful Tips!
These German Bavarian-style soft pretzels make a fantastic snack. They include common Bavarian pretzel ingredients and ratios. It’s the technique of shaping and dipping them in an alkaline solution that makes them unique. This blog post covers it all including how to shape the pretzels and their Christian symbolism along with lots of details onContinue reading “German Bavarian-Style Soft Pretzels 🥨: Symbolism & Helpful Tips!”
Spiced Carrot Cake Scones 🥕 Cream Cheese Orange Glaze: Simple with Elegance
These spiced, sweet, and decadent Carrot Cake Scones are based on the combination of the English carrot cake using (British) mixed spice and Scottish scones. Keep them simple or elevate their elegance with a cream cheese orange glaze and toppings to include toasted coconut and shredded carrots. Why not add chopped walnuts or pineapple forContinue reading “Spiced Carrot Cake Scones 🥕 Cream Cheese Orange Glaze: Simple with Elegance”