Meatball, Pasta and Stracciatella Staffed Eggplant
Full of flavour casserole of eggplants staffed with pasta, fresh tomato sauce, mini meatballs, creamy stracciatella cheese and fresh basil! Diet is for tomorrow. Today...
Healthy Staffed Tomatoes with Tuna, Ham and Brown Rice
Try my Healthy Staffed Tomatoes with Tuna, Ham and Brown Rice for your busy weekday dinners or parties with...
Baked Cheesy Fennel
Serve this Baked Cheesy Fennel with tomato based dishes, meatloaf or some roasted...
Cinnamon & Thyme Sweet Potatoes
Roasted sweet potatoes spiced up with cinnamon and thyme, easy and so...
Baked Zucchini Pockets
Baked Zucchini Pockets are a perfect make-ahead meal . Simple and easy to prepare will make the whole family happy. Serve them with some rice...
Mediterranean Stuffed Bell Peppers with PureRice
Mediterranean Stuffed Bell Peppers with PureRice is a low-carb version of the traditional Mediterranean...
Sweet Potato Lasagna
Sweet Potato Lasagna is a healthy and gluten free version of the Italian...
Curried Chicken with Coconut Rice
Curried Chicken with Coconut Rice is a SUPER dish which you can make in just one pot....
Fennel & Lemon Roasted Chicken
Fennel & Lemon Roasted Chicken It is slowly getting colder here in Shanghai. It’s that time when you know autumn is coming, and you need...
Pasta, pasta, pasta recipes!
Today, because life without pasta would be meaning less because life without pasta would be tasteless and because life without pasta would be fun-less I...
Ring-shaped Risotto Casserole
I have a small selection of risotto recipes on expatcucina…Don’t ask me why. In fact I do love risotto. I think among what I have...
Lasagna alla Bolognese
Today, because I have been too busy even to fry myself an egg because it rained for 4 days in a row here in Shanghai...
Taieddrha Leccese with Rice and Mussels
Do you guys remember when I post my first recipe for Taieddrha Leccese? That was back in 2011 when I went home to heal my...
Julia Child Beef Bourguignon with Mushrooms and Onions
After watching a video of Julia Child making Beef Bourguignon for about 5 times in a row last week, I couldn’t help but making it!...
Lasagna alla Ricotta
It had been a while since I’ve made lasagna. The other day I just felt like making a new type, not the classic lasagna with...
MASHED SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE WITH BOURBON
Let’s give this Thanksgiving and Christmas a little booze! Roasted sweet potato with a crunchy streusel and bourbon! A side-dish or a dessert? If you...
Cauliflower Pasta Casserole
I promised a pasta recipe and there you go! You guys know I always stick to what I say…ok, almost always… Anyway, I whipped up...
Low-fat/High-protein Lasagna – and giveaway winner announcement!
As promised here I am sharing with you today my low-fat/high-protein lasagna recipe, of which I am very proud… but before, let me announce the...
Zucchini Crepe Casserole
Sorry I’ve bee away for a few days but I’ve been busy shooting a fitness DVD with Orlando To and his crew for the last...
Cooking with Mom: Parmigiana Leccese
This is going to be my last recipe from Italy. I’m heading back to China next week… Despite all my concerns about coming back home...
Taieddrha Leccese!
Being home is great! People were right, being here with the people I love and that love me is helping me healing. Getting over a...
Mushrooms Casserole
It’s getting cold here…when I first arrived in Lecce there were 17 C… yes, 17! which is about 63 F…YES that was awesome but it...
Cooking with Mom: Lasagna with Ricotta Cheese
I’ve made it safe to ITALIA! The flight was a long one, and I got stucked in Milan for 2 hours as my flight to...
Green Lasagna
I had a jar of pesto in the fridge calling my name, so I decided to make a green lasagna and a special, delicious loaf...
Sicilian Style Parmigiana
Parmigiana describes a classic Southern Italian dish made with shallow fried eggplant (aubergine) slices layered with cheese and tomato sauce and baked in an oven....
Grandma-Greek Moussaka
Moussaka is an eggplant-based dished of the Balkans, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. It has different variations according to the nation, however they are...
Dani’s stuffed melanzane (eggplant)
I have learned this is a recipe from my mom. She uses to make it during the summer and it definitely is one of my...
Spinach and Ricotta Crepe Rolls
The Spinach and Ricotta Crepe Rolls is a very famous and popular dish in Italy. It is very convenient since it can be prepared in...
