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Loison, where exquisite authentic Venetian sweets were born

Loison, where exquisite authentic Venetian sweets were born

In the Veneto region, there are many family-run businesses producing artisanal products that are at the heart of the ‘made in Italy’. Among those, the food industry in the area is quite big and diverse. Loison embodies the perfect synergy between traditional pastry and sweets 

Edy’s Rabbit Stew with Polenta

Edy’s Rabbit Stew with Polenta

I am sure not all of you are usually eating gamey meat, but this is a delicious recipe where the spiced meat’s delicate flavor is spread on top of polenta with its rich sauce. My mother Edy is the Queen of Rabbit Stew with Polenta, 

The Best Crispy Oven Roasted Potatoes

The Best Crispy Oven Roasted Potatoes

Soft and fluffy inside, crispy and golden outside this oven-roasted potatoes recipe will be your alley as they easily go with any meal! I must confess that this is a family recipe that I have stolen from my dad. He is usually preparing roasted potatoes 

The Authentic Italian Negroni Sbagliato

The Authentic Italian Negroni Sbagliato

What is better than a Negroni Sbagliato to end the first weekend of fall? While I am sure that everyone is familiar with the Negroni, some of you have probably never heard of the Negroni Sbagliato. I will give you a hint. Sbagliato is an 

How to Make Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

How to Make Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

Fall has officially arrived and with it a treasure of colorful vegetables that are just waiting to be roasted, pickled, and transformed in cozy soup, hearty pasta, colorful salad, or tasty side dishes. And butternut squash is the fall vegetables I was longing to have back 

Fig Tartlets with Ricotta & Honey: Welcome Fall!

Fig Tartlets with Ricotta & Honey: Welcome Fall!

When the other day I was grocery shopping, I could not resist buying that box of plump and luscious figs. And all of a sudden, I had a throwback of my childhood, when in September, I was eating one of these small fig tartlets that 

How to make the best Italian ragu’?

How to make the best Italian ragu’?

  Ragu’ is a classic Italian meat sauce that is rich, hearty, and mouthwatering. When paired with pasta you will have a flavorsome meal for your entire family. A classic Italian ragu’ is a meal that screams love and caring. It is a meal meant 

How to make Italian Frittata

How to make Italian Frittata

The reasons we choose a certain food over another are sometimes just the taste, other times the current trend, and most of the time the memories we associate with that food. Frittata is that for me. A simple, humble frittata is usually the last meal 

The Italian Little Green Salad

The Italian Little Green Salad

One of the staples that was never missing from the table in my childhood was a simple green salad. With pasta or meat or fish, there was always room for a side dish adapted to the produce of the season. I must confess that at 

Quick and Savory Pesto Panini

Quick and Savory Pesto Panini

Pesto Panini Recipe Ingredients Ciabatta: This type of bread was invented in Italy in 1982 in the area of Verona, in Veneto. Its ingredients are wheat flour, water, salt, yeast and olive oil. And while it finds its origin in the desire to compete with