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Thanks for visiting ItalianCookingTips.com. I'm Pasqualina and, together with my family, we'd like to help you learn more about Italian Cooking and our beautiful home country. During our time, my family has owned and operated six different Italian eateries and although we're all retired now and have sold the businesses, we still love to cook and now that we have more free time, we'd like to share Read more [...]Categories: Uncategorized Tags: bacala, bolognase, canoli, clam sauce, cooking, dessert, gnocchi, italian, manicotti, marinara, minesta, minestrone, naples, napoli, pasta, pesto, pizza, ravioli, recipes, salad, sauce, soup, thin-crust pizza, tips, tiramisu, totos, wedding soup
How to Make Bacala Soup (Italian Fish Soup with Red Broth)
This is a wonderful fish soup that's traditionally served on Christmas Eve and other special occasions, but it's simple enough that you can make it any time. The flavor is fantastic and I think you will really enjoy it. If you make it, please let us know how you liked it. Ingredients: 1 medium Onion (diced) 3 Celery stalks (diced) 1/4 cup Olive Oil 1 Large Can (16oz) Crushed Tomatoes 1/2 Read more [...]Categories: soups Tags: bacala, celery, christmas, christmas eve, clams, cod, crushed tomatoes, fish, holiday, italian, olive oil, onion, potatoes, tomatoes
How to Make Minesta (Italian Soup with Greens)
You will not find a better, more tasty soup than Minesta. It's a traditional Italian soup made which features a variety of greens, beans, and even some meat, and best of all it's super easy to make! Give this a taste and you'll make it again and again. Ingredients: 2 heads of Endive 1 head of Cabbage 2 heads of Escarole 4 cloves garlic - minced salt and pepper to taste 2 cans Read more [...]Categories: soups Tags: bacon, beans, cabbage, endive, escarole, garlic, italian, minesta, pancetta, soup
How to make Italian Clam Sauce
This is a great recipe to use if you're making traditional Italian Clam Sauce - it's from my sister Leah. I'm going to give you the option to make WHITE Clam Sauce or RED Clam Sauce based on your preference. (My favorite is the Red). Ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup butter 1-3 garlic cloves (minced) - based on your preference (we like lots of garlic in ours!) 1/2 cup water 1/2 Read more [...]Categories: sauces Tags: clam, clam sauce, cooking, italian, red clam sauce, white clam sauce
How to make Gnocchi
Here’s a video my grandson Michael took a few years ago as I taught him how to make homemade gnocchi. This is the potato version – you can also make with cheese.