My Italian Comfort Food
You might be at the end of the world, but the moment you taste a bite, this scones immediately brings you back home … a fluffy home! That’s what happens to me! Fugassìn are just fried cloud bites made of potatoes, typical of Liguria (my mother’s land). Together with the best-known Genovese focaccia, they are […]
You know, in Italy smoked salmon smells like celebration time. It’s very easy and fast to cook, this is the reason why it’s often preferred to fresh fish. Today we’re having an idea for a creamy and velvety first course: homemade cannelloni, where salmon is combined with soft mascarpone cream. A guaranteed success! SERVES […]
For your sweet half, your lovely cat that purrs you when you come back home or simply for yourself, love must always be celebrated, in sweetness. For 2020 14th febraury , let’s make a gift to ourselves with a special cake, where chocolate is combined with fresh fruit… Let’s run and buy the ingredients: for […]
Someone call it “the grandmother’s duck cake” (actually my grandmother also used to cook a very similar pie). This is a crumbly tart stuffed with apples, raisins and jam, a kind of strudel in a more elegant version. Soft in the middle, this pie gives a greedy and irresistible bite, ideal for a snack. […]
I know is still winter but there’s definitely scent of Sicily in the air! Tender swordfish rolls stuffed with bread, herbs and caciocavallo cheese. How to resist? Impossible! An easy but stunning recipe for a genuine and excellent second course! MAKES 6 ROLLS READY IN 30 ‘ INGREDIENTS: 3 slices bread 2 spoons […]
Sunday lunch is approaching and fortunately there are so many ideasy to make the family happy! Today I’m suggesting you an original lasagna: the classic Bolognese sauce (the so called “ragù”) is replaced by a tasty artichoke sauce! Tender slices of potatoes combined with a velvety béchamel sauce offer an incredible creaminess! Must try 😉 […]
Approved by Francy’s fit-family-team (so she said!) A dark chocolate filling, a soft and spongy cake even without butter and delicious fresh fruit. In hindsight, it would actually seem like a dessert for health-conscious people, but believe me if I tell you that it is definitely greedy! Ready to do penance if you try it […]
Anyone who knows me knows that I really L-O-V-E stewed preparations, especially those with fish: so juicy and succulent, ideal for “scarpetta”! The best way to cook octopus, a very tender and even unexpectedly lean fish, is stew with tomato, olives and capers. Ode to Naples and its food! The so-called “luciana-style octopus” doesn’t refer […]