Skip to content

Get our TOP 10 Italian Cooking Secrets →

  • Recipes
    • By Category
      • Antipasti
      • Drinks
      • Pasta
      • Fresh Pasta
      • Pizza
      • Gnocchi
      • Risotto
      • Mains
      • Italian Ragu and Stews
      • Fish and Seafood
      • Sides
      • Salads
      • Soups
      • Sauces and Dressings
      • Italian Desserts
      • Cookies
      • Dips and Pestos
      • Bread & Savory Bakes
      • Breakfast
    • By Event
      • Italian Sunday Dinner
      • Classic Italian Recipes
      • Italian Christmas Recipes
      • Italian Easter Recipes
    • By Region
      • Aosta Valley
      • Piedmont
      • Lombardy
      • Trentino-Alto Adige
      • Veneto
      • Friuli-Venezia Giulia
      • Emilia Romagna
      • Liguria
      • Tuscany
      • Marche
      • Umbria
      • Lazio
      • Abruzzo
      • Sardinia
      • Molise
      • Campania
      • Puglia
      • Basilicata
      • Calabria
      • Sicilian Recipes
    • Tips & Tricks
    • → Recipe Index
    • my saved recipes
  • About Us
  • Subscribe
  • ♡ La Dolce Vita Club
    • Members area
    • Login

Home › Blog

Blog

A side shot of a pea and pesto risotto in a bowl in a wooden surface with a fork at the side

Risotto

Pea and Pesto Risotto

An overhead shot of both original and chocolate Brutti ma Buoni cookies on a gold cooling rack with pink flowers dotted around

Italian Cookies

Brutti ma Buoni (Ugly but Good Cookies)

Slices of grilled fennel on a serving plate with lemon zest on top

Sides

Grilled Fennel with Lemon Zest

A small glass bowl filled with Zabaglione and a savoiardi cookie dunked into it

Italian Desserts

Italian Zabaglione Recipe

An overhead shot of Tortellini in a bowl with a cream sauce and peas

Pasta

Tortellini alla Panna

A side shot of a ciabatta sandwich with burrata, anchovies, sun blushed tomatoes and arugula on a light stone surface

Antipasti

Burrata and Anchovy Sandwich from Amalfi

A nest of tonnarelli pasta sitting on a wooden surface

Fresh Pasta

Homemade Tonnarelli Pasta (Spaghetti alla Chitarra)

An overhead shot of small ricotta doughnuts on a plate dusted with powdered sugar

Italian Desserts

Italian Ricotta Doughnuts

A close up of Italian Zeppolechoux buns filled with pastry cream and a cherry on top sitting on a blue and white plate.

Italian Desserts

Zeppole di San Giuseppe (St. Joseph’s Pastries)

A close up of a veal cutlet cut in half with parmesan cream and prosciutto on top

Mains

Breaded Veal Cutlets with Parmesan Cream

Chocolate Budino shaped like a flower on a small pink patterned plate

Italian Desserts

Chocolate Budino (Budino al Cioccolato)

PIzzoccheri pasta in a baking dish with potatoes, cabbage and fontina cheese

Pasta

Pizzoccheri Pasta with Potatoes and Cabbage

A plate for zucchini pesto pasta on a wooden surface with a blue towel at the side

Pasta

Easy Zucchini Pesto Pasta (Fresh and Delicious)

An overhead shot of a slice of chocolate torta caprese on a pink patterned plate

Italian Desserts

Torta Caprese (Flourless Italian Chocolate Cake)

An overhead shot of a skillet with chicken baked in tomato sauce and topped with mozzarella

Mains

Chicken Sorrentina (Pollo alla Sorrentina)

Baileys panna cotta in a small glass dish with a spoon and grated chocolate on top

Italian Desserts

Boozy Bailey’s Panna Cotta

Creamy tomato pasta in a bowl sitting on a wooden surface with a glass of wine in the background

Pasta

Creamy Tomato Pasta with Pancetta and Shallots

An overhead shot of a bowl of Ligurian minestrone with lots of vegetables and basil pesto sitting on a wooden background

Soups

Ligurian Minestrone Soup with Pesto

Trofie pasta with pesto, potatoes and green beans on a plate sitting on a wooden surface

Pasta

Trofie al Pesto Genovese with Potatoes and Green Beans

An overhead shot of cranberry and pistachio biscotti on a wooden background drizzled with white chocolate

Italian Cookies

Cranberry and Pistachio Biscotti

An overhead shot of tuna pasta in a bowl with tomatoes, capers and parsley

Pasta

Easy Tuna Pasta with Tomatoes and Capers

An overhead shot of Cenci Italian pastries on a blue plate

Italian Desserts

Cenci di Carnevale (Chiacchiere, Crostoli, Bugie) Italian Fried Pastries

Three slices of bread with butter and anchovies

Antipasti

Pane, Burro e Alice (Bread, Butter and Anchovy)

An overhead shot of a bowl of pasta with kale and sausage with a glass of wine at the side

Pasta

Sausage and Cavolo Nero Pasta

An overhead shot of creamy Nduja pasta in a bowl sitting on a rustic wooden surface

Pasta

Creamy ‘Nduja Pasta with Baby Spinach

An overhead shot of an apple crostata with some slices cut and a scoop of ice cream on top

Italian Desserts

Apple Crostata with Apricot Jam

A close up of a martini macchiato in a snowy theme with fairy lights

Drinks

Martini Macchiato Cocktail

An Italian meatloaf wrapped in pancetta sitting on a wooden cutting board with some slices cut

Mains

Italian Meatloaf Wrapped in Pancetta (Polpettone)

An overhead shot of a walnut focaccia cut into12 squares sprinkled with walnuts

Bread & Savory Bakes

Walnut Focaccia

Mozzarella bocconcini in a bowl with basil pesto and tomatoes

Antipasti

Mozzarella Bocconcini, Pesto and Sun Blushed Tomatoes

An overhead shot of pici pasta with cacio e pepe sauce on a plate

Fresh Pasta

Pici, Cacio e Pepe (Authentic Recipe)

Gnochetti Sardi on a work surface with a gnocchi board

Fresh Pasta

Homemade Gnocchetti Sardi (Malloreddus)

Fresh cavatelli pasta on a work surface

Fresh Pasta

Homemade Cavatelli Pasta

A ball of semolina pasta dough on a light marble surface

Fresh Pasta

Semolina Pasta Dough (Egg-Free)

Zuppa inglese (Italian trifle) in a glass trifle dish so you can see all of the layers

Italian Desserts

Zuppa Inglese (Italian Trifle)

A chocolate torrone bar filled with hazelnuts sitting on baking parchment

Italian Desserts

Chocolate Hazelnut Torrone (Torrone dei Morti)

A close up of a piece of chicken pizzaola on a plate with crusty bread and basil leaves

Mains

Chicken Pizzaiola with Smoked Scamorza Cheese

An overhead shot of a chocolate tart topped with hazelnuts

Italian Desserts

Rich Chocolate Tart with Hazelnuts

An overhead shot of chocolate pastry in a tart pan ready to be baked

Italian Desserts

Chocolate Shortcrust Pastry (Pasta Frolla al Cacao)

Two Puccini cocktails in flute glasses with a bottle of prosecco in the background

Drinks

Puccini Cocktail

Posts navigation

  • Go to Previous Page
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • …
  • 14
  • Go to Next Page

As Seen In

Back to top
Inside The Rustic Kitchen
  • Saved Recipes
  • Pasta
  • Mains
  • Desserts
  • About Us

©2026 Inside The Rustic Kitchen. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy • Powered by CultivateWP.