Tapas, little food samplers, are taking over our tables nowadays. It is a lot of fun to be able to create your own version of these small culinary delicacies. I personally enjoy this way ...
https://www.mangiandobene.com/2014/04/bacon-wrapped-stuffed-dates.html
When I visit Italy back home, I always want to take a day or two to visit my friends in Modena. They are special people, with a good heart and a great " joie d...
https://www.mangiandobene.com/2014/02/costicine-al-lambrusco.html
Emilia Romagna is known in Italy for its strong culinary tradition. This dish exemplifies all that is delicious about the region, and it's rustic comfort food. It is most typically found in o...
https://www.mangiandobene.com/2012/12/gramigna-con-la-salsiccia.html
This recipe is somewhat hard to define,because it contains meat and vegetable and it could either be an antipasto or an excellent main course. Zucchini is another incredibly versatile vegetab...
It's no mystery, by now, to whomever reads this blog , that I love seafood. Seafood is, for the most part extremely healthy. It is also very versatile, in the way that it can be prepared in a...
https://www.mangiandobene.com/2012/11/spaghetti-alla-busara.html
Risotto has always been a very interesting dish to cook, because as in many other Italian dishes, one can be very creative in using different ingredients and combinations. My "comfort food" t...
https://www.mangiandobene.com/2012/04/risotto-al-nero-di-seppia.html
Olive ascolane are deliciously stuffed green olives which are breaded and fried. They are originally from the Le Marche region of Italy. Thankfully, they are widely found all over Italy, and ...
Brasato di manzo simply means braised beef in Italian. Nothing can be more comforting or satisfying than a delicious piece of meat that has slowly tenderized after hours of simmering. This is...
https://www.mangiandobene.com/2012/02/brasato-di-manzo-al-sangiovese.html
Seafood had always been a passion of mine and a costant presence in my family cooking. Besides being, for the most part, healthy and fairly simple to cook, seafood allows a certain degree of c...
https://www.mangiandobene.com/2012/02/seppie-in-umido-con-polenta.html
Very few areas in Italy, and probably around the world , have such a rich culinary tradition like the Emilia Romagna region. Every city, every little "Borgo" or "Villaggio" is an incredible and e...
https://www.mangiandobene.com/2011/12/melanzane-alla-parmigiana.html
Very few places in the United States, and maybe worldwide, are so rich and charming when it comes to food and wine culture. One of the things that I miss the most since I moved from Italy and rel...
https://www.mangiandobene.com/2011/10/napa-valley-california.html
The piadina is an Italian flatbread which comes from the Romagna region of Italy. It is sort of like an Italian version of fast food, as they are often sold at kiosks or roadside stands. They...
https://www.mangiandobene.com/2011/04/piadina-romagnola.html
Rocciata is a traditional round pastry dessert typical of the central regions of Umbria and Marche. Its name can vary according to different areas of these culturally rich regions. For exampl...
Orecchiette con cime di rape is the signature dish of the Puglia region of southern Italy. Orecchiette literally translates as "little ears". They look like little bowl shaped discs that are ...
https://www.mangiandobene.com/2011/04/orecchiette-con-cime-di-rape.html
I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the different reasons why Greece left such an indelible memory in my mind. Maybe it was the crystal clear blue water, the beauty of which was lost in t...
https://www.mangiandobene.com/2011/03/polipo-con-patate.html
If you are like me, you are always looking for ways to integrate more fresh vegetables into the daily diet. I especially love this appetizer because not only is it light and healthy, but it i...
https://www.mangiandobene.com/2011/02/marinated-peppers-and-leek-antipasto.html
Veal has been an important ingredient in Italian and French cuisine since ancient times. The veal is often in the form of cutlets, such as the Italian cotoletta or scaloppine or the famous Austri...
https://www.mangiandobene.com/2011/02/costata-di-vitello.html
Lasagne comes in so many variations, one could spend hours reading all of the different recipes. For me, this one is the classic. My inspiration is the way it is served in Bologna, Italy, wit...
https://www.mangiandobene.com/2011/01/lasagna-bolognese.html
It's cold, it's winter time and I cannot think of a better food image than a nice bowl of warm, tasty, comforting chicken soup. My doctor told me that it really can help to get over a very na...
Enchiladas suizas have been a part of Mexico 's food tradition for a very long time. They are thought to date back to the area which is now Mexico City even before the days of Spaniard Hernan...
https://www.mangiandobene.com/2011/01/enchiladas-suizas.html
Pasta al forno is the ultimate in rustic comfort food. "Forno" means oven in Italian, so as the name would imply, this is a baked pasta dish. Lasagne is the more common baked pasta, put t...
There's nothing better and more comforting after a hard and long day at work than to come back home to a nice meal. I really enjoy when you're about to enter the door and you can smell the a...
https://www.mangiandobene.com/2010/12/pollo-ai-peperoni.html
Gnocchi ( the "ch" in italian has the same sound as a K) were traditionally introduced in Europe when potatoes arrived from the Americas. The Romans specifically introduced them into the Ital...
https://www.mangiandobene.com/2010/11/gnocchi-con-funghi-e-salsiccia.html
Whenever I am getting ready to prepare a meat dish, such as a roast of some kind, I am always left puzzling about what kind of side dish to prepare with it. Vegetables are colorful, and full ...
https://www.mangiandobene.com/2010/10/stuffed-vegetables.html
The tag line on my blog says it all: Eating well matters. Those three words define me as a blogger. Eating well means different things to different people. For me it means eating high quali...
https://www.mangiandobene.com/2010/09/foodbuzz-challenge-next-food-blog-star.html