Focaccia with Toma cheese from Piedmont, zucchini blossoms and pepper
byDo you remember when I prepared puntarelle? I promised I would have shared the recipe I use every week for my Sunday pizza. And now I am honouring. I am pretty…
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Hazelnut shortcrust, vanilla custard and raspberries
byI love cooking since it’s one of those activities where creativity and science coexist. I’ve already quoted Dario Bressanini and his blog La scienza in cucina, but I haven’t told anything about his…
Octopus, Potato Soup with Lemon zest and Sichuan Pepper
byI don’t have particular sport abilities, nor I consider myself such a lucky person. But some years ago, it happened that I went fishing together with some friends, in the…
Cherry Clafoutis
byWelcome June! I love your long daylight and that feeling of already being in summer, but aware it has still to start. You’re like a Saturday, full of hope and…
Zucchini and Feta Fritters
byWho doesn’t know Jamie Oliver?! He is a real star also here in Italy, thanks to his Tv programs, books, magazine and his widespread online presence. Around the concept of healthy,…
Sarde a beccafico, the flavour of Sicily
byI have been to Sicily only once some years ago, during a 5-day trip with the aim to discover as much as we could and taste every Sicilian food on…
Ruth Reichl’s Brownie
byBefore the beginning of summer, I wanted to share a recipe based on chocolate, an ingredient I love so much, and that, I, unfortunately, eat so little. We have to…
Broad bean purée with chard
byIt’s no news to people that know me, that Puglia is one of my favourite places in Italy. Before last year (when I visited this region), my knowledge about Apulian…
Tarte au Citron meringuée, my recipe
byTarte au Citron meringuée or Lemon Meringue Pie doesn’t need to be introduced. It seems to be of English origin, but truth be told it’s in France where I ate the…
Brown Carnaroli rice with the Roman Vignarola
byI always had a weakness for rice. After all, I come from Lombardia and my grandma was raised in the countryside around Pavia, dominated by paddy fields, and my great-grandma…