The best Very Good Recipes from SpoiledExpat

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Tiramisu, Like a nonna -

SpoiledExpat 06/23/13 19:24
Preparation: 1h OK – I’m about to tell you Alessio’s Grandma’s recipe for Tiramisu. But you have to promise me that you won’t tell anyone you got it from me. It’s not that it’s a secret or anything, but, well, you know….I’d just feel safer with her not knowing… In my opinion,...
- Tiramisu
Creamy Scalloped Potatoes & Bacon (Quick Prep) -

SpoiledExpat 11/28/13 12:26
Preparation: 20 min - Cooking: 1h I normally avoid cliches like the plague but with the American Thanksgiving coming up tomorrow I thought I’d jump on the foodie bandwagon and give you a quick and easy side dish for dinner. I used guanciale, which is pork meat from the cheek of the pig...
- Scalloped Potatoes
- Potatoes
- Quick
- Bacons
Tiramisu alla Nutella -

SpoiledExpat 10/12/13 15:41
It all started with a surreptitious link and message on Facebook from a colleague. “Oh! Are you going to make this for us, or what??” I had a look at the picture. Tiramisu alla Nutella. Hmmmm, could be interesting. I immediately responded to my colleagues...
- Tiramisu
- Nutella
Fast Heart Healthy Tomato Salad -

SpoiledExpat 08/14/13 20:21
Preparation: 15 min Everyone knows the Mediterranean diet is one of the best and healthiest in the world. All of that sun and rich soil make for some delicious and nutrient dense produce. I’m reminded of Norm MacDonald’s comedic genius with his discussion of food after he...
- Tomato Salad
- Healthy
- Tomato
- Salad
- Fast
Peanut Butter Cheesecake with Chocolate Syrup for Two -

SpoiledExpat 08/08/13 20:16
Preparation: 15 min - Cooking: 5 min If I haven’t told you already, I probably should now before we get too far, too fast. I love peanut butter and chocolate. And not just Reese’s Peanut Butter cups either, though I do LOVE those too! I once brought home 80 pieces from Canada (8 for $0.99?!?...
- Chocolate Syrup
- Peanut Butter
- Cheesecake
- Chocolate
- Butter
- Peanut
- Syrup
Buttery Coffee Crumb Cake -

SpoiledExpat 10/24/16 12:19
I woke up early yesterday and was checking my Facebook for any drama or Buzzfeed lists I might have missed when I was sleeping and was taken by a photo of a tasty looking crumbly coffee cake. I’ve been feeling a little bit nostalgic lately. Mostly because...
- Coffee
- Cake
Torta all’aqua alla Ciocolatta/Chocolate “Water” Cake -

SpoiledExpat 09/09/14 16:46
Fair warning: I MAY have gone a bit crazy with pics on this post. I was trying out new techniques both pre-and post processing and decided to put them all on here for your consumption. Hope they tantalize your eyebuds! The other day my good friend and colleague...
- Chocolate
- Cake
Rosemary Chicken with White Wine Sauce -

SpoiledExpat 08/12/14 15:12
Can I tell you a secret? I’m not a huge fan of chicken. I eat it often enough, but when I do, it’s covered in sauces, or I add something to it just to give it a little taste. I’m not sure precisely why I don’t like the taste, but there’s just something...
- White Wine
- Rosemary
- Chicken
- White
- Sauce
- Wine
Spaghetti with Mussels and White Wine Sauce -

SpoiledExpat 07/17/14 21:57
In case you’ve been waiting with bated breath for my next post, I won’t leave you in despair for much longer. I went to Canada with my daughter for a couple of weeks to visit family and friends. Two weeks was too short, but you’ve got to take what you can...
- White Wine
- Spaghetti
- Mussel
- Mussel
- White
- Sauce
- Wine
Diy Bruschetta -

SpoiledExpat 01/25/14 18:08
Preparation: 2 min There is a restaurant that we love to go to that’s inexpensive, friendly, and delicious. You can find that combination pretty often here, but this place, at least for me, is special. Alessio and I had our first dinner out there with another couple, we’ve...
- Bruschetta
Smoked Salmon Pasta -

SpoiledExpat 01/16/14 19:00
Preparation: 15 min - Cooking: 30 min So another year is upon us. Another year to make (and keep!) resolutions to be more active, eat more cleanly, drink less, and spend more time reading and travelling. Well, if you’ve made the resolution to eat more cleanly, then perhaps you should just move...
- Smoked Salmon
- Salmon
- Smoked
- Pasta
Torta Salata – Spinach, Ricotta, and Parmigiano -

SpoiledExpat 12/17/13 21:00
Preparation: 20 min - Cooking: 50 min Ah – the torta salata, or ‘salty cake’. Flaky pastry filled with imagination. It’s embarrassing to put this out there for public consumption because it’s so simple. You can make it harder on yourself by making the key ingredients from scratch, but why?...
- Spinach
- Ricotta
Do it Yourself: Nutella -

SpoiledExpat 12/15/13 20:51
Preparation: 20 min - Cooking: 20 min DIY Nutella? DIY NUTELLA? That’s right. DIY Nutella. As in – Do. It. Yourself. I won’t lie to you and tell you that I love Nutella sooooooo much and just dream about it and go weak at the knees whenever it looks my way. I won’t because it’s simply not true....
- Nutella
Spaghetti alla Trabaccolara -

SpoiledExpat 09/04/13 18:49
Once a dish for the impoverished souls of Viareggio, trabaccolara is a tantalizing mix of everything left over from the fishermen’s nets. Fish too small to sell, unfortunate crustaceans with dull claws, and anything else not fast enough to escape. The name...
- Spaghetti
Buttermilk Biscuit Level: Expat -

SpoiledExpat 07/03/13 22:38
Sometimes being at home sick with a viral lung infection is a good thing. I relaxed a bit, spent some time with Alessio and Ada, only got 3 calls from my boss (who joked that I got more done being at home then at work….the ol’grain-of-truth- joke, well...
- Buttermilk
- Biscuits
Sweet, Sweet, Focaccia -

SpoiledExpat 06/04/13 19:16
Preparation: 2h20 - Cooking: 15 min I admit, bread, and any sort of bread products scare the crap out of me. Terms like ‘leavening’ and ‘kneading’ sound so foreign that I prefer to just put a bunch of different ‘bread type’ (ground flax, whole wheat flour, rasins, honey, etc) ingredients...
- Focaccia
- Sweet
Spezzatino a la Nonna – Beef, sausage, and onion stew -

SpoiledExpat 05/25/13 11:53
Spezzatino means ‘stew’ and while this may conjure up images of a delicious, brown gravy dish with beef, potatoes and carrots, I can assure you, spezzatino will make you forget every steaming bowl you ever ate growing up. Delectable pieces of beef, sausage,...
- Sausage
- Onion
- Beef
- Stew
Torta Salata – Spinach, Ricotta, and Parmigiano -

SpoiledExpat 05/19/13 19:00
Preparation: 20 min Ah – the torta salata, or ‘salty cake’. Flaky pastry filled with imagination. It’s embarrassing to put this out there for public consumption because it’s so simple. You can make it harder on yourself by making the key ingredients from scratch, but why?...
- Spinach
- Ricotta
Clean Eating Banana Milkshake -

SpoiledExpat 01/06/13 23:00
Che vergogna! (Shameful!) This recipe is SO simple that I’m blushing while writing it. I’ve mentioned before that I like to try to eat as healthy as possible, MOST of the time…..but hey! When in Rome, right? The other day the little Miss wanted a bit and...
- Milkshake
- Banana