All the things you need to cook and eat like an Italian when you're home from your trip!
Sections
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Kitchen Supplies
Cook Books
A Tavola
Caffé
Aperitivo
Ingredients to Eat
Kitchen Supplies
The stuff you need to make the stuff
Pasta Lovers Unite
3-Piece Pasta Roller & Cutter Set
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Make It Dry It Cook It
Pasta Drying Rack
You see me Rollin
Rolling Pins
Amounts matter!
Measuring Cups & Spoons
Cook Books
The stuff you need to learn to make the stuff you want to eat
You can never eat too much pasta!
Pasta Italiana
It's Sauce NOT gravy!!!
Pasta Sauces
Italy has different types of breads from different regions - learn to make them all!
The Italian Baker
DROOOOOOL
Focaccia Greats
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A Tavola
The stuff you need to set the table to eat the stuff you make
Blue like the Adriatic
Pasta Bowls
Blue because Forza Azzurri
Plates You'll Love
Because Italians are obsessed with gold and we all deserve to be fancy
Gold Flatware
gooooorge!
Set Of 6 Gold Plated Mugs
I have this set and am obsessed - great for coffee and lattes and I use for overnight oats as well. and the spoons are gold, need I say more?
Glass Coffee Mug
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cheesy but cute, and you're gonna need a big serving bowl for all that fresh pasta you're making
Rosanna Pasta Italiana Serving Bowl
with amalfi coast lemon vibes <3
Mikasa Lemons Serving Bowl
yes please lets get the matching pasta bowls!
Mikasa Lemons Pasta Bowls
Caffé
ok I realized I had to make a separate section just for coffee because if you're like me, coffee is LIFE
Let's percolate
Traditional Stovetop Espresso Maker
I love Lavazza and drink it EVERY morning! (and it's better priced than Illi ;-) )
Espresso Ground Coffee
If you're too impatient to use the traditional stove top espresso pot then this is a great alternative
Nespresso Espresso Machine
A little pick me up!
Nespresso Vertuo Coffee Pods & Capsules
when I tell you I use this multiple times a day to froth my almond milk for my latte, I'm not exaggerating. Yes I have a caffeine problem and yes I love my frother
PowerLix Milk Frother
cute basic set….but a true afficionado will have options!
Espresso Cup & Saucer
a little fancier but still simple and goes with any ktichen
Stackable Double Wall Espresso Glasses
the fanciest ;-)
Gold Espresso Cup & Saucer Cup
ok I'm sorry but I had to, I broke down and bought this while in Bologna and she's a beauty :) no regrets lol
MOKA INDUCTION MEDIA BIALETTI DOLCE&GABBANA
and the blue color way is stunning as well
Moka Induction media BIALETTI DOLCE&GABBANA
i love this! i don't like heating things up in the microwave and sometimes warming my almond milk up on the stove top is just annoying - this is the perfect solution to warming your milk and then making it frothy for the perfect morning cappuccino
Electric Milk Frother, 4-in-1 Hot and Cold Milk Warmer and Steamer
Aperitivo
Aperitivo culture in Italy is a STRONG VIBE and part of everyone's day to day. Make it part of yours too, you'll be a happier person
Obviously you need this to vibe. I have read this cover to cover and enjoy working my way through my favorite type of cocktail
Spritz: Italy's Most Iconic Aperitivo Cocktail
You can't hang like an Italian if you don't drink Prosecco. Also yes, Prosecco definitely made me do it lol
Prosecco Made Me Do It: 60 Seriously Sparkling Cocktails
Negroni vs Negroni Sbagliato? I'll let you decide
The Negroni: A Love Affair with a Classic Cocktail
True Italian aperitivo has great bites to go along with cocktails - little pizzas, cheeses, olives, salumi, sometimes even small portions of pasta and foccaccia.
The Essence of Italian Cuisine: The Appetizers
Ingredients to Eat
The stuff you need to cook the stuff you want to eat
The best flour!
00 Flour
Yucky word for a very necessary ingredient lol
Active Dry Yeast
Please don't buy canned sauce :( try and make it yourself with Mutti which is a super great product. I promise it's not as hard as you think to make a simple tomato puree sauce!
Mutti Passata (Puree)
make sure you use GOOD extra virgin olive oil. Italian. Italian olives. Italian grown. Italian bottled. Exported directly from Italy. READ the labels and make sure!
Partanna Asaro Sicily Grown Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Ingredients to Drink
the stuff you need for the boozy time of day
Your bar will always feel empty without her. My favorites from here are La Marca, Mionetto and Santa Margherita
Prosecco
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You can't not know how to make a good Negroni! this is an easy set to buy for your bar or as a gift for a fellow Negroni lover
Negroni Cocktail Set
this is hands down my favorite
Carpano Antica Formula Sweet Vermouth
no brainer that you need this for spritzes and other italian cocktails
Aperol Aperitivo Liqueur
and if you want to make a TRUE Venetian spritz - you use Select instead of Aperol
Select Pilla Aperitif Liqueur
campari, aperol, select, prosecco, gin - your aperitivo bar is now complete
Campari Aperitivo Liqueur
one of the only Gins I drink and she's always up for a good time
