Meal Delivery Service Review: Blue Apron

Even though the holidays have come and gone, getting dinner on the table on a weeknight can still be challenge. Check out our thoughts on meal delivery service.

Classic Pasta e Fagioli

Simple, affordable, but still hearty, this rustic Italian dish is an ideal vegetarian meal with plenty of protein.

Green Peppercorn Steak Sauce
How to Make Green Peppercorn Pan Steak Sauce

It’s a simple concoction, really – green peppercorns for a bit of bite, joined at the hip with the richness of butter.

Kale and Broccolini Salad with Tahini Dressing

With the holidays in full effect, we could use a break from the rich foods. Try this flavorful and hearty salad without having to readjust your belt.

Panmario Italian Rosemary Bread Recipe
Panmario: Italian Rosemary and Olive Oil Bread

Known for its light crumb and golden crust, Panmario bread comes packed with fragrances of rosemary and olive oil. It’s the perfect companion to any meal or a delicious snack on its own.

The City of Rice, Arborio

Learn about the small village outside of Milan that is known for its rice.

Secrets to the Perfect Homemade Pizza Dough

It’s hard to find someone who doesn’t love a great pizza.

Fennel Salad with Sicilian Pistachios and Sesame Seeds

It’s hard to think of salads in the cooler months that use seasonal produce and are still refreshing. This Italian-inspired side made with fennel, sesame seeds, pistachios and Parmigiano Reggiano is a great way to get your winter vegetables.

How to Make the Simply Satisfying Fettuccine Aglio e Olio

Fresh pastas with garlic and oil sounds almost too simple, but the finished product is so satisfying. Watch it come to life.

Palermo’s Breadcrumb Pasta with Anchovies

This recipe is a version of the famous classic Sicilian dish “Pasta with sardines” from Palermo concocted to make the peasant’s sardine more exciting.

Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort‘s Coconut Sweet Potatoes

Let the tropics inspire your holiday favories by tasting the culinary delights of beautiful Kauai.

Expert Tips on Simplifying Your Hosting Style

Sometimes less is more.

Specialties of Italy: Pistoia’s Confetti Story History

In Italy, the “Confetti” candies are the sweet symbol for the most important stages of life.

Bubbly Blood Orange Cocktail

A Sparkling Blood Orange Cocktail is a sweet and bubbly party favorite.

Kale Tahini Flatbreads with Roasted Chickpeas

This week, make these kale tahini flatbreads topped with crunchy roasted chickpeas and served with a side of pear-beet salad for an easy, delicious, and nutritious dinner

La Bella Luna Sparkling Cocktail

This year, change up your cocktail game with this golden, spirited Lunetta Prosecco sparkling wine cocktail complete with sweetness and herbal complexity.

Classic Chicken Minestrone

Enjoy warming your hands with a hot bowl of comforting chicken broth that marries all the classic ingredients of a minestrone.

Stout Beer Chili

On a cold winter day, a group of friends gathered for a chili cook-off. The winner’s bold and complex flavors stole the show.

Blue Cheese Pancetta Puff Pastry Bites
Pancetta and Blue Cheese Puff Pastry Bites with Caramelized Shallots

Gather your family and friends and get cozy this winter with a bottle of wine and a batch of these caramelized shallot bites.

10 Winter Recipes Using Preserved Tomatoes

If you’re anything like us, you really miss summer’s tomatoes come this time of the year. Thankfully, the freshest tomatoes of the season can be packed away and preserved for dark winter days. Check out these healthy, yet still warm and hearty winter recipes.

Pear Prosciutto and Brie Pockets Recipe
Brie, Prosciutto and Pear Pockets

With a filling of a luscious balsamic pear compote and chunks of brie wrapped in prosciutto, these crispy phyllo pockets are a sweet, salty, creamy delight.

Oprah’s Favorite Maple Syrup Tart Tatin

We all know what every food loves to do with golden luscious maple syrup… pancakes!…

A Family Tradition: Orange Blossoms

The Gugliemi Family rekindled their business of harvesting oranges blossoms in Italy. They are now creating a legacy and the orange blossom water delicacy.

Breakfast Rituals Around The World

Meet Emily Miller, the mastermind behind Trends on Trends, a culinary forecasting agency and host to breakfast clubs around the country and beyond.

Fresh Dinners for 2017: Pan-Seared Chicken with Honeynut Squash and Apple

Resolve to cook more and better this year, starting with this easy chicken and squash recipe.

Buttery Mashed Potatoes and Leeks in Puff Pastry Pie

A delicious dish traditionally made by Sicilians, hand crafted with cheese and red pepper, that can be customized to incorporate other fine cheeses as well.

Making Authentic Italian Caffè with a Moka

Wake up and pretend you are in Italy with this beautiful guide on using a moka and making a cup of coffee.

Spaetzle Recipe
Spaetzle – Little Pasta ‘Sparrows’ From Sudtirol

Spaetzle, or spätzle, is a rustic pasta most commonly associated with Germany, but is quite prevalent in the Sudtirol region of Italy.

How to Flavor with More Herbs and Spices, and Less Salt

Welcome to 2017. Yes, the new year is here, and everyone is trying to stick to their lists of physical improvement. This year, on top of committing to that gym membership, let’s also consider what we are putting into our bodies. It does not have to be a bland torture. Here are different cuisines and their common herbs and spices to add plenty of flavor to food with just a pinch of salt.

What it Takes to Make an Italian Pizza

Follow the beautiful journey of the ingredients it takes to make up a true Italian pizza.

Cranberry Baked Brie en Croute Recipe
Baked Cranberry Brie en Croute

This irresistible baked brie en croute is topped with herbed cranberry sauce and wrapped in flaky puffed pastry.

Basic Panna Cotta

Panna Cotta is a versatile dessert that can be whipped up with just a few ingredients and tailored to your taste and occasion.

Homemade Pasta: Cappellacci di Zucca from Ferrara
Cappellacci di Zucca – Pumpkin Ravioli from Ferrara, Italy

Fresh pasta stuffed with pumpkin filling and served with a classic butter and sage sauce.

Crostini Two Ways: Butternut Squash and Mortadella

Both different but delicious: One crostini boasts sweet squash with savory fontina and fried sage. The other, mortadella with pumpkin seed pesto and ricotta.

Ricotta and Parmesan Gnocchi with Anchovy Sauce

A mixture of parmesan and ricotta cheeses makes dough that boil to perfect pillows before being tossed in a simple anchovy and tomato sauce.

Easy Shrimp and Shiitake Dumplings

Have you tried a meal delivery service yet? If not, it’s time you give Blue Apron a try. There is nothing like getting fresh food delivered to your doorstep! Plus, get the recipe for these easy shrimp and shiitake dumplings.

Chocolate Hazelnut Truffles from Turin

Chocolate truffles are a pearl of Turin pastry. Delicious sweetness to dissolve in mouth slowly, savoring the taste of every single ingredient.

Mini Pear Pies
Mini Pastry Pear Pies

These mini pear pies are perfect for the holiday table.

Parmesan Artichoke Bites

Quick, easy, and perfect for entertaining these parmesan and artichoke crostini are the perfect winter bite.

Pomegranate Glazed Moroccan Meatballs

Perfect for a winter party, this impressive appetizer can be made ahead, or can be served as a sumptuous dinner, served over fluffy cous cous, rice or quinoa. Pair with a red wine and you are set.

Seared Chicken and Sweet Potato Mash

Keep things simple and delicious for dinner tonight with this seared chicken and sweet potato mash.

Italian Chocolate Cookies and Cakes

Find comfort in the cold months ahead with Italian chocolate sweets.

Trim the Tree Till (Tequila) Sunrise Cocktail

It’s that time of year when everything is about spending quality time with family and friends. Celebrate with cocktails you can indulge in. Buzz+Bloom Honey, a globally sourced craft-style honey that captures the natural and diverse goodness of the honeybee, makes the perfect addition to any holiday drink.

Chicken Gnocchi Soup

Chicken Gnocchi Soup is a hearty, filling soup, perfect for warming you up from the inside out.

Torta di Polenta: Grappa Infused Italian Polenta Shortcake

A polenta based shortcake, flavored with dried figs, raisins, pine nuts and grappa.

Pine Cocktails? We’re into it.

As each annual festive season brings an abundance of delicious cocktails made with cinnamon, nutmeg and pumpkin, some of New York City’s most revered bartenders are bringing one of the most seasonal yet overlooked ingredients to the forefront; introducing creative ways of using pine in cocktails.

Baked Herb Butter Oysters Recipe
Herb Butter Baked Oysters with Prosciutto

Easy? Check. Impressive? If I do say so. Let this fun oyster recipe with herb butter and prosciutto be your next party trick.

Easy Chicken and Sage Gravy

Get dinner to the table fast with this easy recipe for chicken and sage gravy.

Deliciously Disorganized: Last-Minute Holiday Cocktail

Many of us are not the best planners and end up throwing impromptu holiday parties. To help avoid the last-minute scramble, we’ve got you covered with a cocktail recipe that is guaranteed to be an instant hit at your bash.

Shaking Up Sherry Cocktails for the Next Holiday Party

We’ve all been there. Two drinks and a tiny piece of cheese into the company holiday party, and you’re already feeling buzzed – add a third cocktail into the mix and suddenly your having a breakdance competition with your boss.

Five Margaritas to Sip to the New Year

What to do when the champagne stops flowing? Sick of overly sweet, diluted cocktails? Bring in the New Year with margaritas! Here are five well done twists to the refreshing cocktail.

Colorful Cantaloupe and Prosciutto Crostini

Mix the sweetness of cantaloupe with melted mozzarella and Prosciutto for these crostinis. To add a touch of tartness drizzle on your favorite vinegar.

Tuscan Panzanella Salad

Panzanella is a simple, yet delicious, Tuscan dish made up of caramelized onions, diced tomatoes and freshly toasted croutons. Despite its simplicity, Panzanella is fresh, flavorful and healthy; a perfect meal by itself, or addition to any dinner menu.

Vietnamese Meatballs

Check out this easy and flavorful recipe for Vietnamese meatballs loaded with fresh vegetables.

Honey, Goat Cheese and Walnut Crostini Recipe
Walnut and Goat Cheese Crostini with Honey and Pomegranate

What’s better than cheese and bread when it comes to an appetizer? Try this crostini with nuts, honey, and pomegranate.

Bacon-Wrapped Manchego Dates with Honey

Before your New Year’s party, make a batch of bacon-wrapped dates stuffed with Manchego cheese and slivered almonds, and drizzled with honey.

Winter Cheese Board with Artichoke Tapenade

Try a fresh tasting artichoke tapenade that goes great with a winter cheese board.

14 Easy New Year’s Eve Appetizers & Drinks

Every New Year’s Eve party needs a heavy does of appetizers to go with all the drinks. Check out these easy ideas that range from light snacking nuts to heartier bites complete with meat. Plus, we snuck in a few sparkling cocktails to add to the festive fun.

Guide to Jerky and Beer Pairings

Check out this guide to pairing jerky types and flavors with favorite beer styles. Then, match up your own pairings for a perfect game day spread or simple afternoon of culinary conversation and snacking.

One Pot Veggie Casserole

This One Pot Vegetarian Pasta Casserole is made entirely in one pan or skillet. It is made with lots of veggies and cheese that is baked off until golden.