Tag: dessert

Grandma’s Oatmeal Cookies

Home made oatmeal cookies from Grandma’s kitchen are always a special treat. We know, nothing authentic or Italian about this one but the kids want the recipe so whata you a going to do! Here is Nanna Gina’s recipe: Ingredients 4 cups Flour 4 cups 

Italian Dessert Recipes

Where do we start? There are so many great Italian dessert recipes and finding an authentic dessert recipe has been made much easier with the advent of the internet and people like Mamma sharing her trade secrets with her readers. When adding some of these 

Pasta with bread crumbs-la pasta con le briciole di pane

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A winter classic in Mamma’s house is Pasta con molica pane or pasta with bread crumbs. This is a super simple pasta dish which will provide you some variety if you are always serving a typical Pasta with meat sauce dish to your family. It is truly authentic to this region of Italy and it is very likely you have never heard of or tried this pasta dish before.

Directions

Prepare your favorite Spaghetti… set aside.

In a large or deep frying pan:

  • Add olive oil, 1 clove crushed garlic, add bread crumbs (insides of homemade bread…no crust).
  • Fry until golden brown.
  • Add pasta into your frying pan, warm and toss contents until coated
  • Place on serving plate
  • Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and eat….Mangiare.

Boconotti – Jam filled Italian cookie

Ingredients: 5 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 1 package Bertolini Lievito Vaniglinato (16 g) 4 cups flour jam of choice Directions: Beat eggs, add sugar and vegetable oil and mix until sugar is dissolved add 1 package of Bertolini lievito vaniglinato add