Pasta with European Pilchards (Sardines)

During the last week we’ve been in Spain, exactly in Oviedo (a very beautiful city which I advise to visit), and I have to say that in the local fish markets I found a lot of beautiful fish. So, during one of those days, me and my wife we decided to go at the main…

Pasta with Zander “ragù” (or other fish too)

As I already said, the fisherman is bringing us a lot of fish in this period 😀 not a problem, eh 😀 so here it is another recipe with zander. This is a quite simple recipe, and the final result is very good, and moreover it’s a different and tasty way to prepare this fish (or…

Risotto with Asparagus

This is the season of the asparagus, so, let’s run to buy some of them and let’s do something good 🙂 Asparagus can be cooked in many ways, but the best ways are the simple ones, where we are not going to cover too much its delicate taste: this risotto I think it’s one of those…

Gnocchi with Sheep Meat Sauce

This is a typical dish you can find in many regions of central Italy, where still nowadays (luckily!) there are a lot of sheeps. As everyone knows, sheep meat has a stronger taste than usual meats, it’s used to say that or you love it or you hate it, personally I love it. I’m going…

Risotto with European Perch

The European perch is one of my favorite fish, sure is one of the best between the freshwater fish, it’s part of the same family of the zander/walleye, and its fillets are completely boneless (and quite easy to make), so it’s perfect for many kind of recipes. Risotto with European perch is a very common recipe from…

Spaghetti with Colatura di Alici

This is a recipe typical of southern Italy, it’s very simple, healthy and fast to do, and it’s one of my favorite recipes. Since the sauce is a cold sauce, you just need a pot to boil the pasta (and a pan for the bread, ok). As many other Italian recipes, it’s based on few…