Instead of the standard mimosa for your next Sunday brunch, why not jazz it up with these simple champagne passion fruit cocktails? The passion fruit syrup perfumes this easy bellini recipe and takes it way beyond the ordinary.
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Traditional Italian Pasta Fagioli Recipe
If you love rich, hearty soups, look no farther than this tasty Italian bean soup. I’m sure you’ve had it before… either your Nonna made it when you were a kid, or you got hooked on the Olive Garden pasta fagioli soup and those addictive bread sticks. This traditional Italian pasta fagioli recipe came from a local Italian restauranteur in my area. The flavors in his recipe are spot on. Chef Baba also shares his tips on an easier mirepoix recipe too. Better yet, this is one of the simplest soups to make — no bean soaking required.
Passion Fruit Syrup
If you swoon for mango and flip for coconut or if citrus, papaya and guava are your “thing” you won’t want to miss the intense the flavor and aroma of fresh passion fruit. These wrinkled, purple orbs with a white, almost papery interior, house a golden, gelatinous goo that’s like a concentrate of all of those tropical flavors in one. Passion fruit pulp also makes a fabulous passion fruit syrup that’s seductive in desserts and makes indescribably lush cocktails.
Lemon Berry Sweet Buns with Lemon Cream Cheese Glaze
It may take some planning to make soft, fluffy sweet buns from scratch, but isn’t it ALWAYS worth the effort? This recipe is a good one because the sweet roll dough is super easy to work with and after the first rise, you just roll it out and sprinkle it with the lemon sugar filling and fresh berries. Gild the lily with a tangy sweet lemon cream cheese glaze. These sweet, tangy, gooey, lemon berry breakfast rolls are perfect for weekend brunching.
Vegetable Ratatouille Cottage Cheese Lasagna
This baked lasagna recipe is vegetarian, but I promise you won’t miss the meat. Filled with flavors, it’s layered with a thick, chunky, red pepper flecked vegetable ratatouille, shredded mozzarella, grated parmigiano reggiano and thin, ready-to-bake lasagna sheets to speed up the prep. I skip the traditional ricotta and opt for lighter cottage cheese, for a rich, satisfying Italian style casserole that will win you accolade. Vegetable Ratatouille Cottage Cheese Lasagna is on the menu!
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