A simple (and non-traditional) recipe for a dessert tamale made with sweet potatoes, pecans, coconut, spices and a chile chocolate sauce!
A healthy-ish recipe for a baked take on classic Parmigiana made with butternut squash, tomato sauce, ricotta cheese, and fried sage.
Easy, light, and subtle, this Lillet Lemonade Spritzer is the ideal warm-weather cocktail. It's bubbly, just a touch sweet and refreshing, made with Lillet Blanc, gin, lemon, honey and soda water.
A simple dessert recipe combining some of our favorite flavors of Northern Italy. Made with broiled fruit, rosemary-infused honey, whipped Mascarpone cheese, and crumbled amaretti cookies, it's so easy to make but so flavorful!
A super simple twist on classic Italian Panzanella salad made with grilled stone fruit, garlicky crusty crostini bread, and tons of basil, this is the ultimate no-cook summer dish.
On my first trip to Italy, I'd religiously finish the day with a cone of straciatella gelato while the adults would sip on ice-cold Limoncello. Though I didn't ever try more than an eyedropper full of the stuff, the intensely sweet, floral lemony flavor stayed with me and inspired these very adult Limoncello Creamsicle Popsicles.
These falafel wraps area a crowd-favorite meatless dish that we turn to time and again. Made with chickpea flour, spices, parsley, they come together for a quick weeknight meal.
The best way to toast the height of summer? Around here we think it's with this twist on a classic Bourbon Smash Cocktail where we add in loads of fresh mint, not one but two types of citrus, and the ripest peaches you can find!
Raise your hand if you're as into the chocolate-hazelnut combo that is Nutella, Baci, and Gianduja! This ice cream nods to that and goes big on the chocolate-hazelnut flavors with chocolate ice cream combined with toasted hazelnuts and layered with a chocolate-hazelnut sauce swirl.
A decidedly California take on fried avocado tacos, these are loaded with tons of fresh flavors and celebrate the king of California avocados, the Haas!
This is a recipe that screams summer in Italy. We're talking happy hour (aka aperitivo) time when you're sipping on Prosecco or Spritzs and noshing on olives, potato chips, pistachios, and little crostini. This recipe is inspired by one of our favorite places of all time to do aperitivo – we're talking the rooftop of the Principe Hotel in Forte dei Marmi.
A one-pot recipe inspired by Italy and delicious any time of year, the secret to this dish is to cook lemons and garlic in olive oil before adding in the chicken, artichokes, and loads of basil. Serve this with roasted potatoes or over polenta for a complete meal.
