Ciao a tutti! Where can you find vegan pesto in Italy? Well, pretty much everywhere! There are enough choices and enough companies making vegan pesto, heck, even Barilla makes a vegan pesto. Here is a list below of some of what you can find. You can find them with or without garlic (for those who […]
Category: Sauces
Helichrysum Italicum, the sun and gold plant
Italian Elicriso (Helichrysum italicum) is a plant of the Asteraceae family. Helichrysum comes from the Greek helios (sun) and chrysos (gold), for the bright yellow color of the flowers. It’s a perennial plant and the bush reaches 30–40 cms high. It can be found in most of southern Europe and in Italy is native especially […]
Traditional Italian Herbs you can use in your Italian dishes!
Ciao a tutti! What are some traditional Italian herbs you can use in your dishes? In Italy, there are certain herbs that are traditionally “Italian” meaning that they are used most frequently. Regions do change and in northern Italy you will find more delicate flavors, less spicy and sometimes even bland, depending on your taste […]
Easy Tomato Sauce
Ciao a tutti! Today we wanted to give a couple of ideas on making the quickest and easiest tomato sauce that you can use for practically any dish. You can use it on pasta, rice, sandwiches or just eat as-is. We make ours almost chunky and fresh. There are really 2 versions to tomato sauce. […]