American corn the cob meets Italian risotto in this luxurious summer dish.
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The classic potato salad gets a glow-up thanks to lots of fresh herbs, lemon, capers, and mustard.
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A refreshing, lightly boozy popsicle to beat Rome’s infernal summer temperatures.
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A saucy, spicy, cheesy take on the typical pasta al pomodoro (bonus: it makes perfect use of summer tomatoes).
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These Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches take the nostalgic yet slightly hum-drum Klondike ice cream sandwich of my youth to new heights, thanks to the addition of two fudgey, rich, bittersweet brownies.
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A riff on the beloved Feta and Tomato pizza of my youth.
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A tender, buttery end-of-the-summer cake where blackberries abound, turning jammy and leaving the center soft and pudding-like. I don’t have to tell you twice: a scoop of vanilla ice cream here is quite nearly mandatory.
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Looking to expand your pesto repertoire? This pesto bianco hailing from Liguria veers significantly off the beaten path of traditional basil pesto, with creamy, dreamy ricotta taking center stage.
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A quick, pantry friendly pasta, with an odd moniker, made with lots of garlic and hot pepper, punchy capers, briny olives, and juicy tomatoes.
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This Apricot, Cherry, Pistachio crisp features tart apricots and candy-like cherries, baked until jammy and dressed up with a moreish, buttery topping studded with emerald pistachios. Vanilla ice cream mandatory.
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A low-key, super seasonal, incredibly delicious dessert, this crostata is packed with tart blackberries and juicy peaches all wrapped up in a buttery, cinnamon-tinged crust. Vanilla ice cream pretty much mandatory.
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Hailing from Sicily, my new favorite pesto stars fragrant basil, punchy Parmesan, creamy ricotta, sweet tomatoes, buttery pine nuts, spicy garlic, and earthy olive oil. Need I say more?!
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Get ready to elevate the classic hamburger with these homemade buns, which are soft and buttery, easy to make, and miles away from the mediocre supermarket bun.
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A recipe for classic panna cotta, an Italian dolce that requires minimal effort and zero use of the oven. This version is softly wobbly, perfectly smooth, and just sweet enough, perfect with a spoonful or two of summer-y strawberry sauce over the top.
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A compilation of Summer dessert recipes, some featuring the season’s best (peaches! watermelon! blueberries!) and still others designed to keep you cool on a boiling day, requiring no oven and minimal effort. Make yours weet tooth happy and read on!
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A line-up of the blog’s best summer recipes — covering breakfast, lunch, snack, and dinner! — starring the best the season has to offer.
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The classic tiramisu’ revamped for Spring, with layers of strawberry-tinged savoiardi biscuits, billowy mascarpone cream, and lots of juicy berries.
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A roast chicken that manages to both hark back to Summer -- with ingredients like end-of-summer plums, sunny lemon, and thyme and basil – and fit in with the Fall, offering cozier, autumnal flavors in the form of fennel, orange, allspice, and honey.
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Hailing from Puglia, the tiella di verdure boasts layers of tomatoes, potatoes, zucchini, onions, rice, and cheese, all baked together in the oven with a sprinkle of crunchy breadcrumbs to top it all off.
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