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These Aperol cocktails are the best ways to use this tasty Italian aperitif! Mix it with everything from bubbles to bourbon. Got a bottle of Aperol and not sure how to use it? Everyone’s favorite Aperol Spritz is the most popular way to use it, but never fear: there are so many other ways! Mix it into the modern classic Paper Plane with bourbon, or combine it with pineapple and rum for a refreshing fruity drink. You can even pour it into beer for a refreshing spin on the spritz (yes, it’s a thing!). And now…the best Aperol cocktails! Aperol Spritz Bubbly, citrusy, herbal, subtly bitter and lightly sweet…it’s the most classic Aperol cocktail of them all. Meet the Aperol spritz! Aka  Spritz Veneziano , it's an Italian aperitif: a drink for before a meal. The spritz was invented back in the 1800’s in Italy as a way to water down sparkling wine. The Aperol version became a classic in the 1950's and people have been drinking it ever since. Ingredients:  Ap...

There’s nothing better than rocky road ice cream! This combination of chocolate ice cream with nuts and marshmallows is a total classic. If you’re a fan of ice cream mix-ins, there’s nothing better than the good old classic Rocky Road Ice Cream ! This ice cream flavor is almost a century old and still popular as ever. The creamy chocolate base holds chunks of toasted nuts and marshmallows, creating irresistible texture and flavor contrasts. Make it homemade and you can add chocolate chunks too (why not?!). Here’s the best homemade rocky road ice cream recipe and a few notes on the origin of this funky flavor! Why is it called rocky road ice cream? The ice cream flavor rocky road was invented in 1929 by business partners William Dreyer and Joseph Edy, who co-founded the ice cream brands Dreyer’s and Edy’s. At the time, ice cream flavors were simple (vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry). Rocky Road was one of the first combination flavors, which used the mix of chocolate, nuts, and ma...

This olive pizza stars green and black olives with gooey mozzarella and a zingy pizza sauce. A simply stunning topping combo! Here’s a pizza topping combination that’s stunningly simple and one of the best pies around. Try this Olive Pizza ! The simpler the better with Italian cuisine, and we’ve found that with pizza, a few curated ingredients can make magic. Here a mix of briny green and black olives interplay with thin slivers of red onion, pops of salty capers, and gooey mozzarella cheese. It’s one dream pie for olive lovers! We couldn’t get enough of this pie: the flavor is surprisingly greater than the sum of its parts. Ingredients for olive pizza This olive pizza is perfect for lovers of this ingredient, but even the olive averse might be swayed by this pie. The olives used here are ripe olives, and their flavor is a burst of salty and savory. They’re less briny than a pimento-stuffed olive and not as strong as the super-salty Kalamata. We like a variety called Castelvetrano...