Il buono della semplicità
Rustic, tasty and straightforward. Mussels could be the symbol of the Italian saying “poca spesa, massima resa” (low expense, big result) and it’s demonstrated by the many traditional dishes based…
It’s incredible, but we are at the turning point of this 2017 and we are hitting already the tenth edition of Cucina Conversations, the roundtable about Italian food I’m sharing with…
Some months ago Flavia aka Flavia’s Flavors on her Facebook profile asked her bloggers’ friends to suggest her some names of Italian dishes coming from body parts. Many of us replied her, and…
The April issue of Cucina Conversations is about Easter recipes, and I decided to go for something sweet. Here in Versilia the true stars of this period are crostate: delicious shortcrust…
Here in Italy it’s Lent time, and the Italian culinary tradition suggests we follow a special light diet during this period. We should avoid as much as possible meat and…
Cucina Conversations of this month is all about Carnival and its related recipes. This Christian festivity, commonly associated with fun, masks and greediness, actually has a pagan origin, when the…
While I’m writing, I’m in the tropical garden of Casa Asia, our guesthouse in the Bukit peninsula, in Bali. Now, I have been traveling for two weeks together with my partner,…
Here we are for the last round in 2016 of Cucina Conversations, which is s all around Christmas. With our posts and recipes, we’re giving you some ideas for some…
“I learned that oils made from different olive varieties, or from the same varieties grown in different places, can be every bit as diverse as wine from different grape varietals:…
I was born in mid 80s, and when I was young, Halloween was not popular in Italy, and I only heard about it thanks to the movies and tv series…