First Courses Pastasciutta Spaghetti with Anchovies and Almonds This is my parents’ favorite dish. We still make it very often—in fact, even more frequently now that my father has passed away, as it... 12 October 2026 115 by Ilaria Barisi
Cookies Desserts Coffee Diamond cookies This recipe is from Andrea De Bellis, a young pastry chef from Rome. These are crumbly, buttery, and truly delicious cookies. They are perfect to... 5 October 2026 70 by Ilaria Barisi
Appetizers Pizza with zaatar In the rest of Italy, they eat a sandwich for lunch; in Rome, they serve white pizza filled with mortadella or with prosciutto and figs.... 28 September 2026 88 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Almond and Poppy Seed Cake Poppy seeds aren’t widely used in central and southern Italy, and that’s a shame because they make desserts special. This cake is Tyrolean; I used... 21 September 2026 157 by Ilaria Barisi
Appetizers Fish Second Courses Fried mixed fish There’s no summer lunch without fried mixed fish, which has the dual outcome of getting your hands dirty and making you eat the last fish... 14 September 2026 126 by Ilaria Barisi
Cookies Desserts Fig compote and walnut biscotto I have been following Valentina Loi in Instagram in the past years, she creates simple and rustic recipes. Last year she posted these cookies on... 7 September 2026 144 by Ilaria Barisi
Cookies Desserts Coconut and Oat Cookies When I have guests, I make them; otherwise, I avoid because I can’t resist eating them all…they’re so delicious they disappear in a blinking eyelash.... 2 August 2026 208 by Ilaria Barisi
First Courses Pastasciutta 10-Minute Spaghetti with Peanut Butter When I return to Rome and have a half-empty pantry and only a few minutes to prepare a quick lunch, I make this faux-exotic spaghetti.... 27 July 2026 262 by Ilaria Barisi
Desserts Tarts Peach tart July is a month that makes me melancholy. As a child it was a dream month because I was at the seaside with my grandmother,... 20 July 2026 234 by Ilaria Barisi
Appetizers Main dishes Second Courses Eggplant Meatballs This winter, I’d gained a lot of weight, and my waistline had swelled so much that I needed to act: I needed to see a... 6 July 2026 226 by Ilaria Barisi
