Happiness Cake Recipe

Today more than ever it is so important that we reflect on what is important in our lives! Whether we liked it or not, the world has told us all to slow down, quite literally. So it’s been a perfect time for us all to take that necessary time of self improvement, and look into…

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How to Have an Italian Summer at Home

Take a trip with Eat Bene to Italy this summer with our Italian Summer Menu Course on teachable! This is a full immersion course into the Italian food culture, turn your kitchen into an Italian getaway!

Favorite Italian Summer Recipes

Summer time in Italy is all about enjoying the outdoors as much as possible, whether it be by the seaside, countryside, or mountainside. The important element of summer for Italians is to get out of the city and travel to that special place to appreciate the beauty in the vast landscape that Italy offers! With…

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Bagna Cauda – All About the Italian Garlic Dip

Bagna Cauda. This is Northern Italy’s creamy garlic sauce that will make you keep coming back for more!  But warning…. you may not want to plan on leaving the house after you eat the jam packed garlicky goodness! Bagna Cauda is by definition a hot dish of dipping sauce in the Italian cuisine, originating in…

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Italian Oven Baked Chicken with Artichokes

Pranzo di domenica – Sunday lunch – no matter the time of year or what’s going on in the world around us.  In Italy, I know I’ve said it a hundred times over, but one of the most beautiful culture customs I’ve learned and adopted to is the art that Italians have for sitting around…

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Tiramisu Coffee Cups

Nothing says ‘Italian’ dessert quite like a tiramisu! No matter the meal, no matter the time of day, a tiramisu always tastes just right! There’s no place in Italy untouched by the traditional tiramisu. You can find this espresso charged dessert served in every corner of Italy. Here’s a variation of our favourite traditional tiramisu…

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Asparagus Risotto

When it’s asparagus season it is hard to choose which recipe to make! I find that the recipe I turn to the most is risotto di asparagi. This to me is spring!  When the weather starts to get nicer here in Italy, the first time I find asparagus at the local market, I make asparagus…

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Chocolate Italian Salami

Who doesn’t love a chocolate surprise on their table? That is exactly what the Chocolate Italian Salami is!  The perfect little touch of chocolate to finish a meal or have with an espresso as a midday snack. This recipe is one I inherited from my fabulous Italian mother in law.  I remember first eating this…

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