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Stromboli With Soppressata, Provolone, Spinach & Peppers

Deborah — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000

You may be asking yourself exactly what is a Stromboli and how is it different from a calzone, but to be honest they are really pretty similar. A calzone is more of a one person serving stuffed closed pizza, somewhat like a pizza turnover, while a Stromboli is usually a multi-serving rolled stuffed sandwich. Both...

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Pizza Chena

Deborah — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Pizza Chena, or Pizza Chiena, sometimes pronounced “Pizza Gaina,” is a southern Italian savory “pie” made with a variety of cheese, cold cuts, and eggs baked within a bread crust. There are many different recipes for this traditional Italian specialty, but this is the one I prefer. You can play around with the fillings as...

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BLT Flatbread

Deborah — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 11:00:12 +0000

We make pizza in our pizza oven every week, and after a lot of trial and error, I found pizza dough is best made fresh each week. When I do have leftover pizza dough from our weekly pizza night, I divide it up into five-ounce balls and freeze it for flatbreads. Pizza dough is stretched...

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Pizza With Lemon, Mortadella, and Black Olives

Deborah — Wed, 17 May 2023 11:00:04 +0000

We have a pizza oven at our house in Italy, as well as our house here in Florida. My husband is the only one who knows how to properly use the pizza oven, so when my husband isn’t home, and I am craving pizza, I use my kitchen oven. To get the best results when...

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Easy Rolled Stromboli

Deborah — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 11:00:39 +0000

I have to confess, that I after all the years that I have lived and traveled in Italy, I have never seen a stromboli offered on a restaurant menu. Stromboli is a type of rolled or braided dough filled with various Italian cheeses (typically mozzarella) and cold cuts. Pizza dough is often the dough used,...

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Greens & Cheese Stromboli

Deborah — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 11:00:17 +0000

A Stromboli is often confused with a calzone, and although they may begin with the same ingredients, it is how they are assembled that makes them different, more specifically, how they are sealed. A Stromboli is either rolled or braided, while a calzone is a circle folded in half and then the edges are pinched...

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Pizza with Brussels Sprouts & Sausage

Deborah — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:00:04 +0000

We have a pizza oven at our home here in Michigan and our farmhouse in Umbria, Italy. My husband is the pizzaiola, though, so when he is away from home and I am craving pizza, I make it in my kitchen oven. To get the best results when making pizza in the oven, I find...

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Grana Padano & Prosciutto di San Daniele Flatbread for Icons of European Taste Campaign

Deborah — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:08:18 +0000

I recently joined the Icons of European Taste Campaign, a promotional campaign funded by the European Union to celebrate the legendary quality, tradition, and taste of specific Italian products. I have kept an Italian kitchen for most of my married life, which is quickly closing in on fifty years. I have also had the opportunity...

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