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How To: Christmas Eve Baccalà Baccalà— is Italian for salted codfish—comes mostly from the coast of Labrador and Newfoundland, where it’s fished, salted and expor

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How to Make Baked Ziti There are plenty of reasons why baked ziti is one of the most popular Italian dishes around. First of all, when perfectly cooked pasta, creamy cheese, and delicious t

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10 Reasons You Need Gnocchi In Your Life If you aren’t stocked up on gnocchi, it’s time to make some changes in your pantry lineup. That little box of potato pasta is life. Gno

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How To: Easy Homemade Pizza Crust Step-By-Step Guide to Using Our Pizza Dough Kit Make delicious pizza crust for your next homemade pizza night. Made in

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Cooking With Hot Peppers One of the most beautiful colors of summer in Southern Italy is the deep red of chili peppers, strung together and hung out to dry—especially in Calabria.

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Cooking With Bay Leaves Sacred to Zeus in ancient Greek mythology, the laurel tree (also known as the bay laurel or the bay tree) is omnipresent in the Mediterranean region. Long before

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Cooking With Basil The leaves of this plant are so delightful and habit-forming, you have to marvel that it hasn’t been made illegal. Basil is undoubtedly the most loved and popul

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For most Italian families, spaghetti and meatballs are a no-fuss dish that graces the family dinner table at least once a week. But the tricky thing about learning how to make meatballs is t

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Best Italian Recipes From Your Pantry Stuck indoors? Too busy to shop? Sometimes we can’t make it to the grocery store, and when that happens, it’s time to head to

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Baked Pasta 101 The magic of baked pasta is in its variations. Sometimes its inspired by the seasons, maybe what you grew in your own garden. Other times it’s simply a matter of

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One of the many fresh herbs used in many Italian kitchens. The aromatic flavor of thyme complements Southern Italian sauces of hot peppers and eggplants, as well as being a primary herb in so

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