My Italian Comfort Food
Everyone knows “Recco focaccia”, but perhaps not everyone knows that “Recco” is the name of the town where this delight is prepared! For the delicacies cooked here, the city is also known as the gastronomic capital of Liguria, a well-deserved title. But you must know that there’s a dispute about focaccia di Recco: […]
November is not only the transition month towards Christmas, but it brings a beautiful gift: artichokes! So: what about velvety pasta? Sure! Ideal for everyday lunch but, if you choose a particular pasta shape, it can become very chic! I chose “calamarata” a stunning idea for Sunday lunch… do you like the idea? SERVES […]
There’s a famous advertising in Italy where a yellow dressed hungry lady ask her chauffeur, Mr. Ambrogio, how to blow her hunger and he, providentially, shows a golden chocolates pyramid. Unfortunately when I’m hungry, nobody comes, neither Ambrogio! So what I can make is to cook something special. Today’s recipe is made of bites filled […]
Ham and Parmigiano (not Parmesan!) meatballs recall me the last food truck festival I visited. A 100% Emilian chef, while handing me a nest full of this yummy food, asked me with that unmistakable accent: “Are you from Modena?” I almost wanted to say yes. How can you not to make friends in front of […]
Today we’re cooking with leftover food! Let’s learn how to transform puree into something truly delicious (I’m sure that from now every time you’ll decide to make puree you will advance it on purpose!). The recipe is easy, fast and above all really delicious: a pie with an external crust, soft and above with a […]