Calabria

Spezzatino | Calabrian Zucchini & Potato Stew Recipe
Spezzatino | Calabrian Zucchini & Potato Stew Recipe
This recipe comes direct from the one-and-only Mamma Rosa. Like all of her specialties, this dish is deceptively simple. Read more...
Pasta con Ceci | Italian Chickpea Pasta Recipe
Pasta con Ceci | Italian Chickpea Pasta Recipe
This is Eva‘s favorite pasta dish of all time! It’s a very simple dish: chickpeas cooked in tomato sauce and mixed with a sturdy pasta. Read more...
Grupariata di Luzzi | Calabrian Focaccia Recipe
Grupariata di Luzzi | Calabrian Focaccia Recipe
This unusual focaccia is thick, with an almost cake-like consistency. Its appearance is striking, due to the colorful toppings and the addition of tomatoes into the dough itself! Watch the... Read more...
Pizzata Calabrese | Italian Cornbread Recipe
Pizzata Calabrese | Italian Cornbread Recipe
This Calabrian cornbread is quite different than the cake-like cornbread you’re probeby used to. This is, quite literally, bread! Read more...
Italian Cannellini Beans | Authentic Calabrian Recipe
Italian Cannellini Beans | Authentic Calabrian Recipe
Everyone in Italy cooks beans in their own way, so it’s hard to point to a “real” recipe. This is a pretty typical Calabrian preparation! Read more...
Pasta e Fagioli | Authentic Italian Pasta & Beans Recipe
Pasta e Fagioli | Authentic Italian Pasta & Beans Recipe
Pasta e fagioli (“pasta fazool” in America) is commonly served as a soup outside of the Boot. In southern Italy, however, pasta e fagioli is in no way soupy!  Read more...
Pesto alla Calabrese | Spicy Calabrian Pesto Recipe
Pesto alla Calabrese | Spicy Calabrian Pesto Recipe
One of our favorite varieties of pesto is spicy Calabrian pesto, or “pesto Calabrese.” It’s incredibly delicious and very easy to make! Read more...
Lasagna alla Turi | A Family Lasagna Recipe
Lasagna alla Turi | A Family Lasagna Recipe
This recipe is a bit of a departure for us, as it is in no way a “traditional” Italian recipe. Rather, this is the personal family recipe of Eva’s father,... Read more...
Macco di Fave | Italian Fava Bean “Hummus” Recipe
Macco di Fave | Italian Fava Bean “Hummus” Recipe
This is, quite simply, one of our favorite dishes. It‘s very similar to hummus so, if you’re a hummus addict like us, this is definitely one to try! Read more...
Panino con Pesce Spada | Italian Swordfish Sandwich Recipe
Panino con Pesce Spada | Italian Swordfish Sandwich Recipe
This sandwich is a specialty of Scilla, a coastal Calabrian town named after the legendary monster which Odysseus is said to have encountered in the area. Read more...
Malangiana Chijna | Italian Stuffed Eggplant Recipe
Malangiana Chijna | Italian Stuffed Eggplant Recipe
Watch the Pasta Grammar Video Malangiana Chijna Recipe For this recipe, you will need: 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 clove garlic, peeled 12 ounces (350 grams) tomato puree... Read more...
Pitta Lorda | Italian Stuffed Bread Recipe
Pitta Lorda | Italian Stuffed Bread Recipe
Watch the Pasta Grammar Video Pitta Lorda Recipe For this recipe, you will need: 2 ½ cups (300 grams) semolina flour ¾ cup (100 grams) all-purpose flour ¾ teaspoos (2... Read more...