The Italian Cutting Board

22/12/2023

Are you really Italian if you don’t do your cheese like this? 🇮🇹

20/10/2023

A little antipasto for a lovely group of people. What’s your favorite things on a charcuterie board?

22/09/2023

My olive tree is producing olives. Does anyone know what I do to use them?

21/09/2023

CHICKEN POT PIE SOUP 🐓🥣
A friend made this soup and I had to try it. I improvised, added a few more spices and topped with biscuits. The family loved it!
INGREDIENTS
- 1 rotisserie chicken - shredded
- 5 stalks celery - chopped
- 5 peeled carrots - chopped
- 1 onion - chopped
- 6 yukon gold potatoes - chopped
- 2 garlic cloves - chopped
- 1/2 bag frozen peas
- 6 cups chicken broth
- heavy whipping cream or half n half
- corn starch for thickening
- dash or two of salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, and whatever else you might like.
- 1 can of biscuits

DIRECTIONS
In olive oil, sauté’ garlic, celery, carrots, and onion in soup pot. Once sautéed, add chicken broth, peas, potatoes, chicken, and spices. On medium/high heat, let flavors meld and bring to a boil. Turn down to medium heat, add heavy whipping cream. If thickening is needed, add corn starch (follow the directions on corn starch container), Let soup rest on medium heat for 20 minutes.

To serve, ladle soup in deep mug and top with a biscuit. ENJOY!

02/09/2023

IYKYK Thanks 🇮🇹

21/08/2023

Always, Any day, #1 - Spaghetti and Meatballs.

10/08/2023

Caffe’ 🇮🇹❤️

09/08/2023

and hubby celebrated their 3️⃣0️⃣th Wedding Anniversary 💍. Cheers 🥂 to Amore ❤️

02/08/2023

Thank you for inviting The Italian Cutting Board to do a charcuterie class with your HR team. Enjoyed meeting you all

22/07/2023

Don’t tomatoes 🍅 just make you happy? They are a dish by themselves.

21/07/2023

A very useful bouquet. ❤️🍃🍝

17/07/2023

DELIZIOSA‼️ All store bought from except for my basil. Tuscan spicy sauce mixed with some Alfredo topped with parmesan reggiano and a dollop of burrata. Garnish with basil. I could have eaten the whole 1lb of spaghetti!

15/07/2023

THIS ⬆️ Oh My Goodness!
Tried something new and WOW!
The sweet and savory are perfectly melded together on this pizza pie.

BLACK BERRY PIZZA
Ingredients
- Pizza Dough (
- Half of a yellow onion thinly sliced
- 2 strips bacon cut into pieces
- Alfredo sauce
- Mozzarella grated
- Blueberry encrusted goat cheese cut into slices ()
- Handful of black berries

Directions
- Caramelize onions and set aside.
- Cook bacon, drain off fat, and set aside.
- Roll out pizza dough
- Cover dough with Alfredo sauce (to taste)
- Add grated mozzarella (to taste)
- Top with onions, bacon, goat cheese slices, and black berries.
- Cook in oven or on grill until desired crispness of crust.
- Drizzle with balsamic if desired.

14/07/2023

Homegrown 🍅🍃 washing and air drying my basil and prepping my tomatoes from garden for some homemade bruschetta. Nothing quite as good as homegrown! Recipe below ⬇️ Michelle’s Bruschetta aka: Italian salsa🍅 🍃🥖 recipe is as follows: 6 - 8 small/med Roma tomatoes diced, 2-3 garlic cloves minced, 6-8 basil leaves chopped, fresh oregano leaves chopped, fresh Italian parsley chopped (amount of fresh herbs to taste), # 2 Tbls balsamic vinegar, 2 Tbls olive oil, salt to taste, garlic salt to taste, Italian seasonings to taste. Mix all together in a bowl. Refrigerate for a few hours to allow the flavors to meld together. Serve with olive oil brushed and grilled crusty bread. Use to top fresh pasta, grilled chicken, etc.

14/07/2023

Homegrown 💜 prepping my figs and my friend apricots for some crostini tonight. Nothing as good as homegrown!

13/07/2023

A Shower for The Bride to Be 🩷
Menu 🌸
Champagne charcuterie
Ceasar salad and Parmesan crisps
Rolls
Melon, mozzarella, mint and prosciutto salad
Penne with sausage and peppers
Capellini with white wine, lemon and capers
Spinach, ricotta and alfredo lasagna roll ups

Cake - lemon and cookies & cream
Vanilla and raspberry filled cupcakes
Italian wedding cookies
Cannolis
Wedding decorated sugar cookies

Citrus, mint and cucumber infused water
Church punch
Italian sparkling water
Coffee and tea.

12/07/2023

Summertime Antipasti: Umbrella antipasto skewer. Feta, basil, and watermelon bite drizzled with balsamic. Brie, arugula, and watermelon bite drizzled with balsamic.

07/07/2023

Burrata Crostini…..
A burst of flavor in every bite!
The baguette slices were brushed with olive oil and toasted in the oven on 425 for 10 min. Spread the burrata on each crostini slice. Than top with one of the following - Fresh, chopped peaches & cherries, homegrown, chopped tomatoes & basil, and homegrown , chopped figs. Finally, each piece was drizzled with olive oil and balsamic infused w/Italian herbs from
THESE WERE DELICIOSO!

17/06/2023

This il dolce deserves its own day!

05/05/2023

Champagne Charcuterie. The perfect antipasti for a Bridal Shower.

02/02/2023

“I AIN’T SEEN NOTHIN” 🇮🇹

21/12/2022

What a day! It’s only been 4 1/2 years in the making. After taking the Mamma Mia cooking class in Sorrento, Italy, I, with the help of mom, finally made homemade ravioli for our Christmas Dinner. For 52 years I have only known ravioli for Christmas dinner. It’s tradition. It wasn’t until high school that I realized raviolis were not the traditional menu for other families. Yesterday was a day filled with lots of memories of my childhood and Christmases on Victoria St. in Montebello. As much as I love those memories, I love and hold dear the ones I am making with my family. They are my favorite (and the ravioli too!) Now let’s see if 9 dozen are enough?!?!

P.S. the dough is monogrammed with my Grandmother and both my Great Aunt’s initials who use to make homemade ravioli for our Christmas dinners growing up.

13/12/2022

Creamy Italian Parmesan Soup

INGREDIENTS
* 1 pound hot or mild Italian sausage, casings removed
* 1 onion, diced
* 2 cloves garlic, chopped
* 4 cups chicken broth
* 1 (14.5 ounce) can petite diced tomatoes
* 8 ounces pasta such as ditalini
* 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
* 1/2 cup parmigiano reggiano (parmesan), grated
* 4 ounces cream cheese (warmed)
* 1/2 cup heavy/whipping cream
* salt and pepper to taste
* 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped

DIRECTIONS
1. Cook the sausage and onion in a large saucepan until cooked, breaking the sausage apart as it cooks, before draining any excess grease. While cooking sausage; boil pasta, rinse, and set aside.
2. Add the garlic, mix, and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
3. Add the broth, tomatoes, and Italian seasoning, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the pasta is cooked, al-dente, about 6-8 minutes.
4. Add the parmesan, cream cheese, and cream, and let the cheeses melt into the soup, about 3-5 minutes.
5. Add pasta to soup. Stir and let it meld together for 5 minutes.
6. Season with salt and pepper to taste, mix in the parsley and enjoy!

13/12/2022

It wouldn’t be Christmas without a baking day with my girl. Pizzelles and Italian cookies are tradition.

01/11/2022

Pasta e Fagioli Soup with Sausage
INGREDIENTS
Serves 8
* 2 TBL extra virgin olive oil
* 1 lb hot Italian sausage (casings removed)
* 1 small onion diced
* 3 cloves fresh garlic sliced
* 3 stalks celery diced
* 3 carrots peeled and diced
* 3 bay leaves
* 10 cups chicken broth
* 14 oz crushed tomatoes,
* 15 oz Cannellini Beans, drained and rinsed
* 15 oz Kidney Beans, drained and rinsed.
* 6 oz elbow pasta

DIRECTIONS
1. In a large stockpot over a medium-high, heat the oil.
2. Add the sausage to the pot and cook until evenly browned.
3. Add in the onion, garlic, celery and bay leaves. Stir occasionally until the vegetables begin to soften.
4. Add the broth to the pot, taking care to scrape up any brown bits stuck to the bottom. Stir in the tomatoes and beans.
5. Bring to a boil.
6. Cook pasta separately, drain, rinse, and add to soup.
7. Ladle into bowls and serve with crusty Italian bread and a generous sprinkle of grated cheese.

08/10/2022

You Are My ☀️ Sunshine! Celebrating the cutest little One Year Old. It was fun to create a grazing table around this theme.

26/09/2022

Congratulations
First female, Christian Prime Minister in Italy 🇮🇹 We need a few of her in the USA! This Italian girl will be praying for your success.

12/09/2022

NEVER 🇺🇸 FORGET
“Never Forget” means we honor, stand, pay tribute and never disgrace or disrespect the memory of the lives sacrificed on our soil and foreign soil because we simply don’t want to hurt or be insensitive to those who would rather erase that part of our history. Evolving as a society does not mean we forget those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Instead, let’s be the America who takes the words of American hero, Todd Beamer, “Let’s Roll” to heart and action. It is time to stand up, be heard and be the Americans that emerged following that horrific day 20 years ago. A unified, flag waving, stood for her flag, saluted our servicemen and women, kind, ran to church, looked to Jesus, citizen that would have never behaved or tolerated the America we are currently living in. We are America and we are better than this. Never Forget and Let’s Roll!

06/09/2022

True words ❤️🍕💚

28/08/2022

❤️🇮🇹💚

24/08/2022

Book your Charcuterie Classes now for the fall and holidays. Set up a Friendsgiving charcuterie class, office staff Christmas party class, holiday party class, or just because. Message for available dates.

26/07/2022

Been working on my family cookbook. This has been such a fun project.

26/07/2022

Cucumber, tomato and red onion salad. As easy as 1,2,3…. Cut up, dress with olive oul, red wine vinegar, salt and pepper, toss, and serve. DELISH!

18/07/2022

04/07/2022

Ever Wonder Who Brought Fireworks Shows to the US? Hint: Thank Italians

The vibrant aerial displays that impress crowds today date back to the 1830s, when Italians combined metals with explosives to develop colored fireworks.

Before you head off with the family to your local fireworks show, it’s worth noting that the rich aerial displays we enjoy today originated in Italy.
In the 1830s, Italians combined various metals and explosives to create bursting, colorful fireworks.
National Geographic reports:
Around this time, family businesses such as Fireworks by Grucci and Zambelli Fireworks, now two of the United States’ largest and oldest firework companies, made modest names for themselves in Bari and Caserta, Italy, respectively.
These Italian firework families participated in activities like single-shell competitions—rocketing one firework into the sky and selecting a winner based on factors like design, sound, size, and color.
The family-made Italian fireworks hit U.S. shores in the late 1800s during the Great Arrival, as millions of Italian immigrants poured into Ellis Island.

Article from The Italian Sons and Daughters of America
orderisda.org

02/07/2022

Bridal 💍 Party Charcuterie. Had a great time creating a little something for a bridal party. This was their after pictures and pre wedding snack. Last picture shows how much they liked it.

05/06/2022

This Italian girl could not be happier! I have been gone for almost three weeks and have been craving spaghetti and meatballs! Mangia!!

21/05/2022

Just a little 🎓graduation charcuterie.

09/05/2022

She is so creative! Love this Italian garden chair that my mom made me for Mother’s Day 🇹🇯❤️💚