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Self Taught Home Chef.👩‍🍳🇮🇹
💌 lafocacciaqueen@gmail.com
Known as“Focaccia Queen”in my family.
Classic Italian Recipes Our Nonna’s made.
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Gluten Free Almond Cluster Biscotti.👌👩‍🍳🇮🇹They did Gluten Free Almond Cluster Biscotti.👌👩‍🍳🇮🇹They didn’t have a name, so I just named them. This recipe was given to me awhile back by Nonna Caterina. She’s my nieces’ Nonna. I’ve known her practically my whole life. She’s a beautiful lady, a great baker and cook too. She’s been making these for years. I tried these cookies at my nieces baby shower and fell in love. That crunch got me!!👌😋👩‍🍳 I’m trying to get her to come on as a guest. So far no luck.🤷‍♀️☺️Let’s see if her grandkids can convince her. These are so delicious and mind blowing how easy…..just 3 simple ingredients can make these delicious, crunchy clusters of goodness.😋👌Can’t wait for you to try them. They come together in just a few minutes.👌They freeze well and they’re crunchy on the outside. After a day or so, they do get a bit soft in the middle.😋So Amazing!!👌👩‍🍳I made half the recipe which makes 19-20 cookies. I will post the full recipes which will give you approx 40 cookies. @food52 @thefeedfeed Recipe in caption below. ⬇️ #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
My heart!!😩🙏 We had a huge storm here in Toronto a My heart!!😩🙏 We had a huge storm here in Toronto about 6 wks ago. The first picture is this beautiful 100 yr old tree that sadly fell from my neighbour’s house (who happens to be my brother in law).🤷‍♀️The tree fell across my property right onto our cable wires.🪾We had no internet or tv for 10 days. Luckily we were away during that time. But right after the storm my bil began to slowly trim the branches on my side until he managed to flip over the trunk off the cable wires and onto his property. Now today I happened to look out my backyard window and see him dangling over a wobbly fence while he saws down this 1000 pound truck with determination. My heart was racing when he came down the ladder and walked under that unstable huge trunk. I told him not to go under it bc it was too dangerous. Well, thankfully he is ok and now he’s going to hire a professional to cut all these huge thick logs 🪵 with a chainsaw. I guess now’s a good time for me to buy myself a woodoven pizza with all this great firewood!👌👩‍🍳🍕🪵🪾🪜 Too much excitement for today.🤨 I was suppose to make a cake today for you guys, but after this I gave up.😩👩‍🍳 #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Are you looking for the perfect Salad for the hol Are you looking for the perfect Salad for the holidays?👌😋👩‍🍳Look no further bc this is it.🙏♥️ My Roasted Beets (Fragole) Strawberries,Arugola, Red Onions,Goat Cheese drizzled with Olive Oil, Balsamic Glaze,Salt,Pepper to taste.👌😋👩‍🍳🍓You can also top with Candied Walnuts or pistachios. Delicious and Nutritious Fall Salad.👩‍🍳👌🍁 I fell in love with this salad from the first time my family friend Christine made this for me years ago. It’s been our family fav fall salad ever since!♥️ If you want a sweeter, tastier beet, then I suggest you oven roast your beets rather than boiling them. If you’re pressed for time, you can boil them first hand way and then roast them until fork tender. In a roasting pan add foil paper first, followed by parchment paper. Wash beets and you can peel them or leave them as is. I’ve done it both ways. Add them onto your parchment paper. Cover and roast them in the middle rack of your oven at 425 degrees F on convect for 45-50mins. Enjoy! So delicious and such a beautiful side dish for the holidays.♥️ #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Our Thanksgiving Feast. We had lunch at 2pm and I Our Thanksgiving Feast. We had lunch at 2pm and I prepped the turkey and my husband took care of basting it every hour. While the turkey was in the oven I made my muffin mix,(dry and wet).But I didn’t mix my wet ingredients into my dry until I was ready to bake them. So I whisked together and refrigerated only the eggs, honey and sugar mixture until my turkey was ready. While turkey was resting I added my milk to the wet ingredients and my cooled melted butter. I gently whisked wet ingredients into my dry and baked them for 17 mins. (Do not over mix) My husband wanted warm cornbread with our squash soup, so I timed it. It’s best to just make them ahead and warm them up. They freeze very well. While we had the soup, I had my stuffing warming up and my Brussel sprouts baking in the oven. Unfortunately with one oven, we need to juggle and try and time everything perfectly. My stuffing and squash soup was made the night before. I just blended my soup with a hand blender 1/2 hr before we ate and warmed it up of course. My husband made the creamy mashed potatoes one hr before we ate. I kept the remaining juices and bones from the turkey to make turkey soup. I will make it tomorrow. Who wants to see my turkey soup? Many of you asked me for our turkey recipe. I will add all the info in my comments below. Everyone said it was the juiciest turkey they have ever had. A lot of pple make the mistake to overcook their turkey, making it too dry. Follow this recipe and you will always have the most delicious tender turkey ever. Your guests are going to go crazy!!👌😋🦃🍗 #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Happy Thanksgiving to all.🙏🧡🦃Today I’m feeling ver Happy Thanksgiving to all.🙏🧡🦃Today I’m feeling very blessed.🤗Blessed for my family and blessed for having you all by my side.❤️❤️❤️❤️Grazie Di Cuore.❤️💋I’ll be having another Thanksgiving dinner on my parent’s birthday.🥳🥂Why bc my daughters were not able to attend today. So we’re gonna do this all over again very soon. Can’t wait.👌😋🍗🦃👩‍🍳Our meal was out of this world. Our turkey was the juiciest turkey by far.👌😋🦃If you want to know details of my turkey let me know.👩‍🍳👌 #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Part 2. My Delicious Homemade Deep Dish Apple Pie. Part 2. My Delicious Homemade Deep Dish Apple Pie. I have 2 parts to this video bc there are lots of steps which are very important and easy to follow. In the 80’s ads 90’s, I was the Queen of apple pie’s! My girlfriend and I make 20 pies at a time. We had an assembly line going! Making the crust, slicing, filing and baking. We kept 10 each and we froze a few, gave some away and enjoyed the rest. Now I make no more than 2 or 3 at a time. Once you perfect making the pie crust, everything else is a breeze. Make sure not to over mix your dough. As you can see I pulsed it one too many times at the end. No more than 2 -3 pulses and you’re done. Make sure to use a 9 inch “deep” pie dish. Note- I used Granny Smith apples, but you can also use honey crisp. If you use large apples like I did, then you need only 5 apple. I had leftover apples bc I used 7. Make sure to make the butter sauce for the filling. It brings the flavour of your apples to the next level. After you add in your sugar, simmer for another 1-2 mins and continue whisking. Let it cool and set aside while you cut your apples. Add some lemon juice into your sliced apples to prevent them from turning brown. Make sure to watch part of my reel future complete step by step on how to make a homemade apple pie. To purchase my kitchen tool go to my website LaFocacciaQueen.com and also you can find my pie dish, rolling pin, food processor on my Amazon Storefront.👩‍🍳 Recipe below.⬇️ #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Part 1. My Delicious Homemade Deep Dish Apple Pie. Part 1. My Delicious Homemade Deep Dish Apple Pie. I have 2 parts to this video bc there are lots of steps which are very important and easy to follow. In the 80’s ads 90’s, I was the Queen of apple pie’s! My girlfriend and I make 20 pies at a time. We had an assembly line going! Making the crust, slicing, filing and baking. We kept 10 each and we froze a few, gave some away and enjoyed the rest. Now I make no more than 2 or 3 at a time. Once you perfect making the pie crust, everything else is a breeze. Make sure not to over mix your dough. As you can see I pulsed it one too many times at the end. No more than 2 -3 pulses and you’re done. Make sure to use a 9 inch “deep” pie dish. Note- I used Granny Smith apples, but you can also use honey crisp. If you use large apples like I did, then you need only 5 apple. I had leftover apples bc I used 7. Make sure to make the butter sauce for the filling. It brings the flavour of your apples to the next level. After you add in your sugar, simmer for another 1-2 mins and continue whisking. Let it cool and set aside while you cut your apples. Add some lemon juice into your sliced apples to prevent them from turning brown. Make sure to watch part of my reel future complete step by step on how to make a homemade apple pie. To purchase my kitchen tool go to my website LaFocacciaQueen.com and also you can find my pie dish, rolling pin, food processor on my Amazon Storefront.👩‍🍳 Recipe below.⬇️ #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
For those of you who are not Canadian🇨🇦, this upco For those of you who are not Canadian🇨🇦, this upcoming wkend is our Thanksgiving long wkend. So here’s another one of our traditional family favourites. Roasted Butternut Squash Soup.😋👌🇨🇦 Thanksgiving dinner just wouldn’t be the same without my amazing cozy comfort squash soup. This roasted warm and creamy butternut squash has no cream in it. But for those who want it, I do add a dollop of it in their plate. For an even healthier choice, I also have plain Greek yogurt on hand as well. This has been a family favourite in our household for many years. I make this soup throughout the winter as well bc my kids absolutely love it. It’s very nutritious and the best comfort food for our long and cold winters. Cozy up by the fire and have yourself a warm bowl of this liquid gold. You will go back for seconds I promise you that.👌👩‍🍳🇨🇦 If you don’t want it as thick, simply add in a bit more vegetable broth. Thst’s what I ended up doing off camera. Note-if you’re going to add in your cream right into your soup, then you don’t need to add extra vegetable broth. Recipe is in my caption below.⬇️ Roasted Squash Soup Ingredients For Soup: 2 Large Leeks 3 Large Sweet Potatoes 3 Yellow Potatoes 3 Large Yellow Onions 5 Carrots 3-4 Tender Celery Stalks (pull strings off) 2 Tablespoons of Soft Vegetable Bouillon 3 1/2 liters of water Large Bunch of Parsley 3-4 Tablespoons of Olive Oil Salt/Pepper to Taste Sprinkle Cinnamon Begin preheating oven to 425 degrees F and line a baking sheet with Parchment paper. Cut open 2 large butternut Squash. Remove seeds and drizzle your squash with olive oil, add thin slices of vegan butter,salt,pepper and cinnamon. Bake for approx 40-50mins or until soft. Rest of recipe is in my comments below. ⬇️ #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
It’s not Thanksgiving without my Sweet Cornbread M It’s not Thanksgiving without my Sweet Cornbread Muffins.🔥I’ve been making these for years and they’ve always been a big hit in my home and I hope they will also become your family fav as well. They’re so soft and delicious. Serve them nice and warm with some melted butter on top if you like.👌Absolutely amazing! Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.👌😋👩‍🍳I am truly thankful for all of you! 🙏♥️👩‍🍳 Muffins can be refrigerated for up to 5 days or you can freeze them for up to 3 months in an airtight container or a plastic freezer bag. Warm them up before serving. Enjoy!👌🤗 Note-make sure to use fine cornmeal. Full recipe in my caption below.⬇️ #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
How to make Buttermilk for my spicy cornbread muff How to make Buttermilk for my spicy cornbread muffins.👌😋🌶️👩‍🍳Why spend extra money to go buy buttermilk, when you can just substitute a few ingredients that you already have at home. Most of us have white vinegar or lemon juice and if you don’t, you can buy a jug of vinegar and at least it will last you a very long time. Make sure you do not warm up your milk or you will end up with horrible chunky bits. This must be room temperature milk only. Note***For a thicker buttermilk, it’s best to use whole milk or 2%. But I always use 1% and mine doesn’t turn out thick, but all my baked goods turn out perfect all the time.👌👩‍🍳 Buttermilk Add 2 teaspoons of white vinegar/ or 2 teaspoons of lemon juice, into 1 measuring cup. Top up your vinegar with room temperature milk and both liquids should measure and total to 1 cup. Stir and let it sit for 5 mins. Now you magically have buttermilk. 👌👩‍🍳😜 #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Although my hair colour has changed (due to an ove Although my hair colour has changed (due to an overwhelming amount of grey hair), this recipe always remains the same.👩‍🍳These sweet, 🌶️spicy🌶️and savory cornbread muffins are always a big hit at my dinner table.🌶️👌😋Try them and I’m sure you’ll be making them on repeat.👩‍🍳If you like sweet and savory, then these are the perfect fit for you on Thanksgiving or any time of the year. They go well with some butter. Enjoy with your butternut squash soup or any soups. You can even just enjoy them on their own. Make sure to serve them warm. Pop them in the oven for a few minutes before serving or in your microwave for about 20-25 seconds. They can be refrigerated for up to 5-7days. They also freeze well in an airtight container or pastic ziplock bag for up to 3 months. Enjoy.🤗👌😋👩‍🍳🧡 Note-make sure to use fine cornmeal. Recipe in my caption below.⬇️ #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
This was exactly 3 years ago. While my friends wer This was exactly 3 years ago. While my friends were outside enjoy their Cannoli, I was in my happy place….the kitchen.👩‍🍳👨‍🍳 This was not just a kitchen, it was a special place filled with generations of memories, where bakers created, shared and pasted down their recipes and traditions. So when in your Mother Land, you make Cannoli with the Master himself Roberto Owner of @labpasticceriaroberto in Taormina Sicilia Corso Umberto.👨‍🍳🇮🇹Roberto has been making Cannoli for 46 yrs now. First with him Nonno then his Dad and now with his children. 4 generations of creating Cannoli. So beautiful!!🙏♥️This is what it’s all about. Carrying on Our Italian Traditions to the next generation and so on. I’m so honoured to have met Roberto and his sons.😘He was so kind and patient with me. He literally dropped everything to show me how to fill a cannolo. Robert also shared some of his family secrets to his success.🙏🇮🇹Bravo Roberto. Best Cannoli Ever. 👌👩‍🍳👨‍🍳🇮🇹Make sure you go visit and get your cannoli for him when you’re in Taormina, Sicilia, Italia.🇮🇹👌👨‍🍳 #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Pasta E Fagioli Try my version.👩‍🍳It’s absolutely Pasta E Fagioli Try my version.👩‍🍳It’s absolutely mouth watering.😋This dish reminds me of Nonna and my childhood.🙏😋👩‍🍳🇮🇹 Recipe is in my comments below. ⬇️ #instagram #reels
I’m gonna get in trouble for this one! 🤣❤️Caruso w I’m gonna get in trouble for this one! 🤣❤️Caruso was our wedding song on Sept 30, 1989. But the original slower version by the king himself, the late and great Lucio Dalla. You know my husband isn’t on social media. Although he’s one of the most bubbly, friendly, and loving people you’ll ever meet, he’s always been very private. But today, we celebrate our love and I just wanted to share a little piece of our love story. ❤️We’ve been married for 37 years and together for 42 years…five years dating and 37 years of marriage. 🥰Was it always easy? Absolutely not. We’ve had our challenges, our disagreements, and moments when life tested us. But through it all, we chose love. We chose respect, honesty, sacrifice, forgiveness, and most importantly, we never stopped communicating and growing together. We built a beautiful life and raised three amazing children, who are one of our greatest accomplishments and the biggest pieces of our hearts. ❤️ If there’s one thing I’ve learned after 42 years, it’s this…..never give up on love, and never stop choosing each other. Marriage isn’t about being perfect, it’s about growing, learning, forgiving, and walking through life side by side. So here’s to the love we’ve built, the memories we’ve created, the family we’ve raised, and all the beautiful years still ahead of us.🥂❤️ Cheers to 42 years together and to growing old, laughing, loving, and making memories side by side for many more years to come. ❤️ Happy anniversary to us! 🥰🇮🇹 I hope this inspires many young couples out there.🙏❤️🥂 We took our wedding pics at the University of Toronto. I just love that old look, with all that greenery.👌❤️ Btw my husband is allergic to flowers and he bought me 37 red roses (one for each year married) and dinner plans after a very long day at work.🌹Now those are sacrifices you do for your loved ones.🤌🌹🤩🙏😘 #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Tonight I made one of the most iconic Italian dish Tonight I made one of the most iconic Italian dishes that I grew up with.🇮🇹😋👩‍🍳🤌 Pasta E Fagioli!👌😋🇮🇹Do you agree? Did you have this growing up? What does this remind you of? Can you guess my secret ingredient? Are you interested in this recipe? Comment below.⬇️ I would love to hear. #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Here’s my Sicilian Orange Cake in a blender.🍊🇮🇹It’ Here’s my Sicilian Orange Cake in a blender.🍊🇮🇹It’s not every day you come across an amazing fluffy, easy and delicious Italian Orange Cake.🍊 I promise you, you’ll be making this on repeat. It’s not fancy, but it’s simple and beautiful. It comes together in no time. No fancy tools…..just a blender and a spatula to help you get that yummy batter from the bottom of your blender. Make sure to use organic oranges. Why?? Bc they’re sweet like sugar and when you’re using the zest of an orange, it’s healthier for you. Make sure to grease your pan and then lightly dust with flour. I used a Bundt pan, but you can also use a round 9 inch/23cm pan. Be careful not to over mix/blend this cake. Only blend 1-2 mins in between each step I showed you. Baked cake in a pre-heated over at 350 degrees F in the middle rack. Mine only baked for 32-33 mins. Do not over bake. Check with a toothpick. Make holes into the cake in order to allow the syrup to seep through. Pour it slowly and let it sit until it’s absorbed. Enjoy. Let me know what you think. Tag me.👌👩‍🍳😋🍊🇮🇹Recipe in caption below. ⬇️ #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
I will take you to Sicilia.🇮🇹🤌Ok so we both approv I will take you to Sicilia.🇮🇹🤌Ok so we both approve.👩‍🍳👨‍🍳 It is so simple, soft and delicious.😋If you love the flavour of Oranges , say Yes in the comments below. It’s not everyday the you come across a cake that’s Absolutely frigin Amazing!!😩My husband is my biggest critic and he said…..holy shit it’s f…in Amazing!!😂🤌🍊🇮🇹 #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
Orecchiette Barese with Spicy Sausage and Rapini. Orecchiette Barese with Spicy Sausage and Rapini. Wow wow wow so delicious…this one’s a keeper. So easy to make and it takes less than 30 mins. This pasta resembles little ears and this is how it got it’s name Orecchiette…little ears.👂👂We all thought this was a Barese dish, but according to my sister in law who lives in Bari, they don’t make it with the sausage in Bari…Only rapini.🤷‍♀️ Well they should start bc the sausage brings it to whole new level….A level of Paradise.😋👌🇮🇹 @parmigianoreggiano.na Recipe posted in caption below.⬇️ #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
I wanted to share this video with you.☺️My beautif I wanted to share this video with you.☺️My beautiful dog Princess you see here in the background passed away 2 yrs ago.🙏🐶I’m still so sad for her loss, but I’m also happy that I have her in so many of my videos…🐶My precious.🐶 My Papa’s….Julia Grapes named after my daughter Julia who goes crazy for them.🤣🍇Organic juicy delicious grapes that Papa’ planted in his backyard over 45 yrs ago since I was a little girl. It’s incredible how strong these Vines are.🙏🍇They’ve made it through our harsh Canadian🇨🇦Winters and some pretty strong Ice ❄️🥶Storms and Severe Winds.💨🍃They are my fav grapes, but I’m devastated that I’m now highly allergic to these grapes and red wine.🍇🙏🍷I hope it’s temporary and that one day, I can enjoy them once again.☺️Who loves these grapes? Do you have these vines in your backyard??🍇Let me know. I was at the grocery store the other day and a small basket of these grapes cost $8-10. #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
The most beautiful saying in Italy is “Dolce Far N The most beautiful saying in Italy is “Dolce Far Niente” the sweetness of doing nothing. ❤️ You know… La Dolce Vita. 🇮🇹✨ The sweet life. The moment you step into @gallucci_winery, you feel as though you’ve been transported straight to Italy. 🇮🇹🍇 The warm, sweet scent of grapes growing on endless rows of beautiful vines… the taste of fresh, delicious figs that instantly take me back to my motherland… and my favourite flowers blooming all around me. 🌸🌿 Every little detail feels like Italy, Italian gelato, vino, delicious pizza and BBQ from @flavioskitchen_, and the beautiful sound of live Italian music filling the air. 🍕🍷🎶 It’s more than a winery… it’s an experience. A little taste of La Dolce Vita right here in Canada. 🇮🇹🇨🇦 Make sure you visit and stay for lunch on their beautiful wraparound patio, where you can sit back, relax, sip some vino and simply enjoy the sweetness of doing nothing. 🍷☀️🍇 I absolutely cannot wait to go back! Grazie, Anna Maria and Antonio, for the warmest welcome. You truly know how to make someone feel at home. 🙏❤️ La Dolce Vita… one sip, one bite, and one beautiful moment at a time. 🇮🇹🍇🇨🇦 #instagram #reels #viral #trending #instagood
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