Abruzzese recipes

In Central Italy, the “sdiuno” is what's for breakfast. Here's a look at this Abruzzese tradition.

A classic celebration cake from Abruzzo

The only food guide you need to visit Abruzzo, one of Italy's lesser-visited regions. We tell you which foods to try and explain how the regional cooking is different from the rest of Italy.

Add an Abruzzese touch to your dessert spread with these crescent-shaped pockets filled with honey and nuts.

Introduction and curiosities: In Abruzzo it isn't Christmas without Caggionetti. There are many versions according to the area and your tastes. In this version caggionetti are filled with chickpeas, bitter cacao, sugar, honey, mosto cotto (cooked wine), walnuts, almonds, peel of orange and ground cinnamon

Brodo is a slow-cooked broth and, in this version, is accompanied by tender Italian meatballs and a savoury sponge that resembles an Australian zucchini slice.

Makes about 10

She learnt to cook at her Nonna's knee, but Silvia Colloca was an actress and an opera singer long before she found her fame in food.

These simple ricotta pastries from the Abruzzo region of Italy are typically prepared during the Easter season.

With Easter being tomorrow, I wanted to make a dessert that everyone at my brother's house will enjoy. I planned to make pizzelle, and roll some up to make cannoli. I anticipate that everyone will be surprised at how good they are. My gluten free pizzelle/cannoli recipe was posted on January 22, 2011. I had a box of cake mix that I wanted to use for something. It's called "Gluten Free Dreams," and the package looks like this: Here is how I made my cake mix pizzelle: Cake Mix Pizzelle (Makes…