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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How good is polenta? I love it! Trust me: ther’s no season for eating it: I realli like it whether it’s snowing outside, or whether under the mid-August sun. This version is that of “polenta carbonera”, the most traditional cornmeal mush version in my corner of Trentino. Full of taste (and cholesterol too), it combines […]
Soft and creamy, the gateau (or gattò) is a classic second course made of potatoes, with both meat and fish, particularly suitable for stewed preparations. Let me be clear: it’s also excellent on its own, especially if enriched – as in this case – with spinach and cheese. And you want to call it just […]