First of all I want to specify that this is the recipe of Palermo, it’s important because the recipe of Catania is completely different. Very good too, but I will show it another time 🙂 This is a very simple recipe, but it requires some manual skills, and it’s absolutely important to have very fresh…
Category: Appetizers / Antipasti
Panissa (or Paniccia)
This is one of those old recipes that were called “poor recipes”, but as all those recipes, poor or not, they are just as delicious as they are simple 🙂 And it couldn’t be more simple, basically 2 ingredients! It’s about like making a polenta, then to fry (but there is also who prefer to…
Lasagne al Pesto
Do you you have too much pesto at home? 😀 then here it is a good solution 😀 If you love pesto, then you are going to love this recipe. It requires some job, but it’s not too complicated, moreover if you prepare more you can also freeze it, and eat it whenever you want,…
Focaccia Barese
New blog post about another of the countless traditional focaccia made in Italy 🙂 This time we are in Puglia, a beautiful southern Italian region. And focaccia barese it’s so good that it’s famous almost through the whole country. As the name say, it is typical of Bari, which is the capital city of the…
Dandelions Cake, with Potatoes and Provola Cheese – Tortino con Tarassaco, Patate e Provola
Today, since autumn is giving us still wonderful days, we decided to go for a trip between the fields in the countryside, looking for dandelions 🙂 At home my parents are often eating wild herbs, all year round, mostly from their field and surroundings. But here I never took the time to go looking for…
Crostino Toscano – Chicken Liver Pâté, Tuscan Recipe
If you have been in Tuscany I’m sure you know this wonderful recipe. I used to go in holiday in Tuscany every summer with my parents, probably about 10 years long, and every year I used to eat this 🙂 so if I’m thinking to Tuscany, this is one of the main dishes jumping in…
Galician Style Octopus – Pulpo a la Gallega
I already wrote in THIS previous post how much I like octopus 🙂 And this is a very simple recipe (octopus doesn’t need many things), typical of Galicia but famous through all Spain but not only 🙂 In its place of origin is called “Polbo à feira“, that in the local language means “fair-style octopus”,…
Pissaladière
Today I’m going to write about a very good “kind of” French pizza, the Pissaladière 🙂 if you say pizza you usually don’t think to France, but they have this traditional recipe which is very interesting. More precisely is a traditional recipe of Nice area (so Southern France, bordering Italy), which indeed in the past…
Salviata – Sage “Oven Omelette”, Ancient Tuscan Recipe
This is a very simple recipe that can be perfect for a simple dinner, but also served as an appetizer. But I also like to use it in a sandwich made with a good bread and adding also some cured ham slices for example 🙂 It’s a very old Tuscan recipe, it dates back several…
Piadina Romagnola – Italian Flatbread
In Italy, especially some areas of northern Italy, summer means also Piadina Romagnola 🙂 It’s probably the most famous Italian flatbread (after pizza, but that’s a category itself), and a very good and comfortable street food. It’s typical of Emilia-Romagna region (but only the Romagna part), and through all its territory its style gradually changes:…
Salvia Fritta – Fried Sage Leaves
This is one of the most lovely snacks you can make to have something to munch on a good beer 🙂 moreover sage is probably my favorite herb, I really use it a lot during the whole year, either with meat or with fish, and almost always with potatoes too. It’s a very simple recipe,…
Parmigiana di Melanzane (Eggplant Parmigiana)
Here it is another wonderful summer recipe from southern Italy, especially from Campania and Sicily regions (they both claim the authenticity of the recipe, of course 😀 and also the city of Parma has some claims, but it’s not 100% clear the exact origin). Definitely one of the best recipes representing the summer and the good…
Polenta & Baccalá 