My Italian Comfort Food
grilling and pot recipes
This is a real #childhoodmemory! Notoriously, it is not that I was really a #vegetables lover but I already had a boundless passion for cooking fueled by the legendary chef Guerrino (who remembers him ???) I think the protagonist of the very first TV recipe program that was on the local channel. In short, thanks […]
Like butcher’s ones! Everyone falls in love with homemade meat sandwich, especially kids! The same ingredients of genuine homemade meatballs + a cheesy inside. It takes only 20 minutes! you should try it! MAKES 8 SANDWICHES READY IN 20’ INGREDIENTS: 1 lb ground meat (pork + beef) 1 egg 4 tablespoons Parmesan cheese […]
My favorite pasta is the one topped with an enveloping and creamy sauce… but not necessarily too heavy! Zucchini and Parmigiano combined with paccheri pasta will conquer your heart, without making you feel guilty! Looking for a delicious but also healthy first course? Here you are served! SERVES 4 PEOPLE READY IN 20’ […]
Even your garden waves the white flag begging you to get rid of that half a ton of tomatoes that is on the plants and just don’t seem to stop growing? Yep, massive production this summer! Sure, mashed tomatoes preserve is a good idea (here my recipe), but tomatoes are also excellent grilled. Ever […]
Pay attention: in Italy “Piada” and “piadina” are not the same!! There are smaller and thicker ones, the one with lard and those with olive oil, the classic ones and the sfogliata ones! (that is multiple-layer dough like puff pastry!) What’s coming off the cylinder today? just these (the ones I prefer): thin, with crunchy […]
Men, this is good! Although I really love classic ragù, sometimes I like doing someting original, especially when I buy unusual pasta shapes. I had some inviting Sardinian gnocchi into the patry (which despite the name have nothing to do with traditional potato gnocchi but are a typical pasta shape), I decided to experiment with […]
