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Self Taught Home Chef.👩‍🍳🇮🇹
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Known as“Focaccia Queen”in my family.
Classic Italian Recipes Our Nonna’s made.
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Pasta E Ricotta. Three different ways how my famil Pasta E Ricotta. Three different ways how my family likes to enjoy this dish. I usually make pasta e ricotta with tubettini, but I didn’t have any. So for the first time, I made this dish with mezzi rigatoni and it was absolutely delicious. I mentioned in the video to add 1 to 1 1/2 of that large spoon of pasta water and that’s for 1 Fresh Ricotta approx 600grams. If you like it more liquidy, you can add 2 spoons of pasta water. Recipe in my caption below.⬇️ @parmigianoreggiano_cad #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Viral Crema Al Caffe.🤌🇮🇹☕️ All you need is a plast Viral Crema Al Caffe.🤌🇮🇹☕️ All you need is a plastic water bottle and my Dolce Gabbana Moka. You can find this on my website-LaFocacciaQueen.com. You can find all your kitchen finds in my place. I used 1/4 cup of espresso -2 shots of espresso. Sprinkle with some Cacao Amaro.👌 Note-Make sure to cool your espresso before you mix it with your 35% cream. Shake your bottle for 3-5 mins and boom….Magic!!! So easy and delicious! Your guest are going to go crazy.👌😋🇮🇹 Recipe in my comments below. ⬇️ #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Although these tomatoes were from Papa’s orto, you Although these tomatoes were from Papa’s orto, you can find these at your local Farmers Markets, local Supermarkets or any Ontario farms.🇨🇦 All natural an organic tomatoes from Papa’s Orto.🍅🍅🍅🍅You can’t get more simple than this! Who’s hungry???👩‍🍳😋 Questi spaghetti sono veramente Buonissimi.👌😋👩‍🍳🇮🇹This is such an amazing simple, quick and easy pasta that comes together in no time. I think this has to be my top 5 favourite pasta dishes. These tomatoes are so sweet, you would think I added sugar, but I didn’t. Papa comes by on a wkly basis during the summer months and brings me tons of his tomatoes from his orto/backyard. Every shape and size you can imagine. Even his delicious dark grapes from his very own vines that he planted over 45 yrs ago. I was only 12 yrs old when we moved there. I’m sure he has more tomatoes and grapes for me.🤷‍♀️👌😋You see I told you they just keep coming!!🤣🙏👌😋🇮🇹🍅 I used about 16-18 Romano tomatoes. You can add San Marzano and even cherry tomatoes or mix all 3. The king of all cheeses my very fav from when I was a little girl…. @parmigianoreggiano.na @parmigianoreggianoglobal Here’s a step by step reel showing you how easy it is to make this amazing dish. If you want, you can remove the peel and the seeds (like I do most of the time). Just score the tops, Blanche them in boiling water for 1 min. Add them into ice water and peel the skin right off. Then cut them into pieces, remove the seeds and make your sauce. #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
This is for all my gluteen free friends out there… This is for all my gluteen free friends out there…this one’s for you!👌😋Gluten free almond honey cake. I’ve been making this cake for years.👩‍🍳It’s a no brainer. You have last minute company coming over and you have no dessert.🤷‍♀️In less than 30 mins, you can whip this up, bake and serve it to your guests. No white flour, no sugar no guilt.🤷‍♀️Mine was ready in just 20 mins. I prefer using parchment paper to line my pan. I find it perfects my cakes from burning on the edges. I used an 8 inch springform pan. You can also use an 8 1/2 inch pan. Oven at 350 degrees F. Full recipe in my caption below. Go make it. You can’t even mess this up even if you tried. It will be your fav quick and easy go to sponge cake.👌👩‍🍳 #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Part 2. I’ll teach you how I preserve my garden to Part 2. I’ll teach you how I preserve my garden tomatoes.👌🍅👩‍🍳My family and I have been doing this method for generations.👌🍅It’s safe and a great way to use up all your garden tomatoes so nothing goes to waste. Store them in your cellar (cantina) or in a cool place. I will list below all the steps that I already mentioned in my video. Once these jars come to a boil, you will lower the heat to medium and boil them for another 45mins. Carefully remove them and let them cool upside down on a cloth. Once cooled take off the rings and make sure they’re sealed by lightly checking the lids, but not actually lifting them off. Enjoy them in any recipe or you can even make a quick pomodoro pelato sauce. Delicious and they remain fresh.👌😋🍅Make sure to tag me.🤗It’s simple and so easy to do. You can work in batches, if your tomatoes don’t all fit at the same time. Do not discard all the remaining juices from your tomatoes. Remove the seeds and use the juices for any soups or add to your passata. You can jar the juices and refrigerate for 3 days or you can freeze it up to 3-6 months. Recipe and method in my caption below.⬇️ #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Part 1. I’ll teach you how I preserve my garden to Part 1. I’ll teach you how I preserve my garden tomatoes.👌🍅👩‍🍳My family and I have been doing this method for generations.👌🍅It’s safe and a great way to use up all your garden tomatoes so nothing goes to waste. Store them in your cellar (cantina) or in a cool place. I will list below all the steps that I already mentioned in my video. One more short clip to follow…..Part 2. Once these jars come to a boil, you will lower the heat to medium and boil them for another 45mins. Carefully remove them and let them cool upside down on a cloth. Once cooled take off the rings and make sure they’re sealed by lightly checking the lids, but not actually lifting them off. Enjoy them in any recipe or you can even make a quick pomodoro pelato sauce. Delicious and they remain fresh.👌😋🍅Make sure to tag me.🤗It’s simple and so easy to do. You can work in batches, if your tomatoes don’t all fit at the same time. Do not discard all the remaining juices from your tomatoes. Remove the seeds and use the juices for any soups or add to your passata. You can jar the juices and refrigerate for 3 days or you can freeze it up to 3-6 months. Recipe and method in my caption below.⬇️ #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Has anyone ever used this old fashion kitchen tool Has anyone ever used this old fashion kitchen tool??? It’s called a Food Mill or Passatore. My Nonna use to use this all the time when I was a little girl. It’s been around for centuries I’m sure. I will teach you how to use it, take it apart to clean and put it back together again. Make sure to watch my last 2 video on how to make your own homemade Passata by using your fresh garden tomatoes.🍅You can even preserve them by using the same method while preserving your pomodori pelati. Stay tuned for that video. The old fashion authentic…..Nonna’s ways is the best! I keep going back to that! Love our culture and everything it stands for!🙏♥️🇮🇹 Order yours on my website at LaFocacciaQueen.com #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
This is an Italian tradition I grew up with. From This is an Italian tradition I grew up with. From the moment I could walk, I had a job…filling jars, picking basil from Papa’s vegetable garden, and helping wherever I could. As we grew older, our responsibilities grew too, until we could complete the entire process. 🇮🇹🍅👩‍🍳 For generations, this has been a true labour of love. Over 100 years ago, my Bisnonna made jars of sauce with my Nonna when she was just a little girl. I still remember going to the farm at 4 a.m. to pick tomatoes and all the memories of making sauce with my Nonna. ❤️ Today, our family makes 20 bushels and over 300 jars of tomato sauce, enough for our now eight families, and they can last up to three years! 🍅🥫 Now, my kids and nieces are slowly taking over, giving us a well-deserved break after all these years. 😂 This is what it’s all about: passing our Italian traditions down to the next generation, so they can carry them on with their own families. 🇮🇹❤️ Now Nonno Peter and Nonna Joanne—my parents—lead the way! 👩‍🍳🧑‍🍳🍅 As you can see, we had so much fun making memories together. We finished the day with a huge Italian meal and, of course, pasta with our new sauce. We had to test it! 👩‍🍳🍅🇮🇹👌 Our Annual Family Sauce-Making Tradition—passed down through generations. 20 Bushels. 300+ Jars. One big family tradition. ❤️🇮🇹🍅 #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Buon Ferragosto a tutti. Happy Ferragosto to every Buon Ferragosto a tutti. Happy Ferragosto to everyone. Today my 85 1/2 yr old Papa surprised me with his delicious homegrown tomatoes and zucchini. Every year we works so hard in his vegetable garden so he can provide his family with all his treasures. I’m so proud of him and all his traditions that he keeps sharing with all of us. I have many videos showing you what to do with your extra garden tomatoes. I will make homemade sauce for Sunday lunch, I’ll freeze some, give some away and jar the rest. I did share a few of my videos last wk. Today is also a very special day for me, it’s Nonna Concetta’s Heavenly Birthday.🙏💓She lived with us and raised my sis and I into the strong women that we are today. She taught us so many Italian traditions. Shared so many stories of when she was born in 1906. Life was very tough for them back home in Sicily, but they had each other. Together they came to Canada for a better life for my mom, the rest of her daughters, and all of us too now.🙏🇮🇹Thank you Nonna for all your sacrifices. ❤️🇨🇦 #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Today I made this amazing organic gluteen free bro Today I made this amazing organic gluteen free brown rice & spirulina spaghetti from @felicia_northamerica. Spagetti Con Tonno/Tuna. This pasta came together in literally 15 mins. It’s so healthy and delcious. It has 7g of protein and 4g of fiber. Spirulina is a nutritious blue-green algae. You can use regular spaghetti as well. Try my recipe and I guarantee you will love it.👌😋🇮🇹My mil use to make pasta with Tonno/Tuna all the time. I used 250g of spaghetti and 180g (4 fillets) of tuna in light olive oil. 1 anchovy fillet, 10 cherry tomatoes, 10 Kalamata olives, chili pepper flakes, I garlic clove, 1/2 -2/3 cup pasta water, handful parsley, zest and juice of 1/2 lemon. A drizzle of very good extra virgin olive oil before serving. #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Italian Lemon Cookies.🍋🇮🇹Who loves anything lemons Italian Lemon Cookies.🍋🇮🇹Who loves anything lemons?? 🍋🍋🍋🍋🍋Then listen up bc I have another winner.🏆These biscotti have a perfect crunch on the outside and just the right amount of softness in the inside. They’re rolled in powdered sugar just before they’re baked and they only take a few minutes to put together. The best part of it is that you don’t need any fancy tools, just a fork. This is how you know that it’s an old Italian Nonna recipe.🇮🇹👩‍🍳Simple is the best. Now run and go make them tonight.👌😜Btw I used unsalted butter. Unless I mention that it’s salted, I always use unsalted for desserts or anything. Let me know if you try them and what you think.🤗👩‍🍳 #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Part 2. I made this extra video bc a few of my fol Part 2. I made this extra video bc a few of my followers had these questions: What did you do with all the extra juice that came out of your tomatoes? I added them to 2 jars bc some of it I used for my passata (bc it was too thick) and the rest I used a few days later to make lentil soup. You can freeze it in a couple of small containers and use it throughout the fall and winter. You also asked me if you’re suppose to add in water to your tomatoes when boiling them to make the passata and the answer is No!! Tomatoes release their own natural juices so there is no need to ever add water.🍅🤷‍♀️ As you can see I even added my frozen tomatoes along with one medium jar of that leftover tomato juice I had when I made my passata. The lentil soup was bursting with flavour!! So yummy!😋👌🍅👩‍🍳 #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
This is how you make passata with your garden toma This is how you make passata with your garden tomatoes. Make sure you don’t skip the step of boiling your tomatoes or you will end up with a very light coloured red watering juice with no pulp. When I make my sauce, I normally sauté my onion and garlic with a generous amount of olive oil (depends on how much sauce you have) until golden and then add in my passata. But bc it was already in my pot I kind of did things backwards and decided to just add the garlic, and I added 3 tablespoons of olive oil instead of 2. It still came out amazing of course. @parmigianoreggiano.na I will show you in a seperate video what I do with the left over juice that was draining in the bottom of my bowl. I strained it and got rid of the seeds and just added the juice in a jar and I ended up using 3 laddles of it in my passata bc it was too thick. I used the rest to make my lentil soup. You can use it for your bean soups and minestrones. You can freeze it in a few small containers or add them in jars and use within 5 days. Method listed below in my comments. ⬇️ #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Granita Al Caffe.🇮🇹😋So delicious and refreshing. H Granita Al Caffe.🇮🇹😋So delicious and refreshing. Here in Canada we love our hot coffee no matter what the weather. But there’s nothing more refreshing and satisfying when you’re craving caffeine during these hot summer months! Add your sugar before you freeze it. In just 4-5 hours you have yourself a granita al caffe.👌Enjoy.🤩 We ate it so quickly I forgot to film the granita that day.🤷‍♀️So I had to redue it again. This is why I’m wearing 2 diff colours on my nails if you notice.🤩 #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Grilled Vegetables on the Bbq. I always include zu Grilled Vegetables on the Bbq. I always include zucchini, but I ran out. So healthy, delicious & bursting with flavour.😋These are my summer vibe veggies. I actually try & make these throughout the year. Winter months I just do them on a flat grill over my stovetop. This was one of my side dishes to go along with our amazing ribeye steaks, Greek salad & of course I love my vegetables, so I also added my fav flat green beans. Such an amazing meal.🙏You can make it ahead of time. Great for any summer bbq.👌🇮🇹👩‍🍳🥳Sometimes I even add in my homemade pesto instead of basil.👌 FYI-Before you flip the peppers make sure you add all those juices back in your bowl. This way you don’t make a mess inside your bbq and you save all that yummy goodness.👩‍🍳 Recipe and method in my caption below.⬇️👩‍🍳 #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Here’s a taste of Sicilia with my delicious Sicili Here’s a taste of Sicilia with my delicious Sicilian Pan D’Arancio…..Sicilian Orange Bread.🍊🇮🇹🍊🇮🇹🍊🇮🇹🍊 I even had the church bells ringing just like Sicily. ⛪️🔔 Bake your cake at 355 degrees F. Anywhere from 40-50 mins. Check even before bc every oven is different. Do not over mix this cake. Be very gently with the spatula. I like to use room temp farm eggs when baking. Make sure to use an organic orange or you will end up with a bitter cake. If you don’t have the Italian baking Paneangeli for sweets, you can substitute 1 tablespoon of baking powder. Use a blender or a food processor to puree your orange. You can sub your melted butter for very mild olive oil (same amount 1/2). Makes sure it’s not strong EVO oil or your cake will be bitter. Enjoy.👌🍊😋👩‍🍳 Recipe in my comments below. ⬇️ #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Today I decided to show you something different.👌😋 Today I decided to show you something different.👌😋👩‍🍳As you know I love sweet and savory food.❤️I’ve been to Jamaica a few times and each time we’re there, we absolutely love to have their Jerk Chicken on the beach….right off the grill. It is so amazing!!👌You need to try it.😋I know you can take the easy way out and just buy the marinate already done, but when you make it yourself, you can add less salt and sugar, like I did.👩‍🍳The original recipe calls for 3 tablespoons of brown sugar. I only put 2 Tbsp’s. It also calls for 1/2 cup of soy sauce, I put 1/3 cup and it was the perfect amount of sweet and savory. Be careful with the spicy scotch bonnet pepper.🙏😩🌶️🥵I only used half and my fingers are still burning. Wear gloves and discard your peppers before cooking your chicken. I was afraid to cook the peppers bc it would be dangerously spicy.🌶️In fact I would just sub those peppers for pepperoncini instead. I used chicken thighs, but you can use chicken breast. I cooked them in my grilling pan that is available for purchase on my website. Make sure to get yourself one at LaFocacciaQueen.com You can also grill your chicken on the bbq. The chicken thighs cook pretty quickly. I didn’t even get a chance to put them on a serving plater. My family grabbed them straight from the pan onto their plate. I served them with flat green beans, a garden salad, oven roasted Yukon gold potatoes which I boiled half way first then baked them in the oven on roast at 340 degrees F until golden. I added EVO oil, fresh rosemary, salt/pepper. You can also blend all the onions and sauce in a food processor and cook it. I did not. I just added it to the pan and cooked the onions. I did not use the remaining marinate. I will post the recipe shortly in my comments below.⬇️ #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Part 2. I got creative and had some fun with my @ Part 2. I got creative and had some fun with my @parmigianoreggiano.na chocolate/pistachio sweet and savory bits.👌👩‍🍳Who said you can’t dip italian cheese into melted chocolate and then rolled in my fav….pistachio’s. I decided to use 70% chocolate bits. You can use milk chocolate instead. Such a delicious and healthy snack. These will make great apps. Your family and friends are going to love them.👌👩‍🍳🇮🇹🧀 Thanks @maverick_pov #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Part 1. Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese. Here’s what to Part 1. Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese. Here’s what to know about this Italian Iconic King of all cheeses.👩‍🍳🇮🇹👌😋If it says Parisan it’s not real…Do not buy it. When I was in Florida last year, I accidently bought something that was fake and it was actually made from wood chips. Not sure how this is allowed. Needs to be taken off of every store shelf.🫣It was such a horrible experience. Stay tuned to see which rules I broke when it came to this iconic Italian cheese.🫣👌🇮🇹👩‍🍳🤷‍♀️Don’t hate me. I’ll post it tomorrow.🎥 Thank you for this amazing cheese @parmigianoreggiano.na and @maverick_pov . #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Part 2. Spaghetti All’Assassina is an Iconic Bares Part 2. Spaghetti All’Assassina is an Iconic Barese dish straight from the region of Puglia. It’s actually fun to make. You need to char the bottom of your pasta. The amazing part of this dish is that you will have some strands of chard spaghetti, some al Dente and some soft. Amazing feeling in every bit you take.👌😋 I added a pinch of sugar in my broth.(optional)I will add the recipe in my comments below from @felicia_northamerica. I also used their delicious oat spaghetti. So yummy and healthy. Grazie.👌❤️🍝Try this recipe and I’m sure you’ll love it. So fast and easy. Almost like making risotto but a lot quicker. Get your pan on LaFocacciaQueen.com #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
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I’m Connie Dinatale, known on Instagram as @lafocacciaqueen. I’m a self-taught Italian home chef with a deep love for cooking and sharing the traditional family recipes that have been passed down through generations.

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