Between the summer vegetables zucchini are for sure between the ones I used the most. This year we decide to try to grow in our garden a particular yellow type, not really a rarity but definitely it’s a type of zucchini that you don’t really see often in the shops and markets. The taste is…
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Cavatelli with Peperoni Cruschi and Pecorino
This is the kind of authentic Italian recipes I love: few good quality ingredients and simplicity 🙂 It’s a typical recipe of Lucania, an area mostly part of Basilicata region, and the fact I managed to find also the Pecorino of Moliterno made it really authentic 🙂 But the main ingredient is the peperone crusco,…
Pasta with Potatoes, Provola Cheese and ‘Nduja
After the previous recipe “Pasta with ‘Nduja“, here it is another recipe with this unique ingredient typical of Calabria region. And this is really a scrumptious recipe, with some stingy cheese too 🙂 The basic recipe is about the same of the famous Neapolitan “Pasta e patate“, and I simply added the nduja, that of…
Pasta with ‘Nduja
I realized that I didn’t write any post yet about that amazing ingredient which is the ‘Nduja! 🙂 I’m not using it often because I don’t always find it, but when I see it I usually never miss it. The ‘nduja it’s a spreadable meat product typical of Calabria region, especially the area of Spilinga….
Mustazzeddu – Focaccia from Sardinia
Here it is another of the many types of Italian focaccia. This time I prepared a typical recipe of Sardinia region, the Mustazzeddu. But it is known also as Pratzida, Prazzira, Sa pani cun tamatiga (literally bread with tomato), and for sure some other names too, depending on the area/villages 🙂 It seems this recipe…
Spaghettoni al Pomodoro
Today 5th of December I prepared one of the best “spaghettoni al pomodoro” I ever did…how is this possible, almost in winter? The answer is simple: with amazing products, like these “pomodorini del piennolo del Vesuvio” (or other similar great artisanal products), simply picked up when perfectly ripe, squeezed with hands and carefully put in…
Scaccia Ragusana – Ragusa-Style Stuffed Flat Bread, Traditional Recipe
When you say “focacce”, Sicily is definitely one of the first regions that jump in my mind. They have a huge tradition about focacce, all amazingly good. Two years ago we have been in Ragusa and surroundings, a wonderful place, rich of history, Baroque buildings, landscapes and a mouthwatering gastronomy. And one of the most…
Pheasant Soup, with Ravioli filled with its Meat and Porcini Mushrooms / Brodo di Fagiano con Ravioli
I think all of you know what is a pheasant, but maybe not everyone know that you can make a very good and delicate broth with it 🙂 and with a beautiful golden color. It’s more a “cold weather” recipe maybe, but since I realized that I still had a pheasant in the freezer and…
Lasagne with Grilled Eggplants and Ricotta
Finally there are a lot of good eggplants now…I use to wait this season to prepare one of my favorite recipes: Parmigiana di melanzane 🙂 But I try to fry as less as possible, so I’m not doing it so often 🙂 This is a very good alternative, the grilled eggplants are lighter than the…
Pasta alla Pizzaiola al Forno – Baked Pasta Pizza-Style
This is a recipe that I didn’t prepare since a while, don’t ask me why because I used to love it 🙂 It’s a simple recipe, with ingredients which are very common in Italian recipes, and they are the ingredients used to top a good pizza, that’s why it has this name. What makes it…
Pizza al Taglio – Home Pizza (Light and Easy to Digest!)
I’ve been always fascinated by leavened products, I mean the good ones where it’s used just the enough amount of yeast/sourdough and then you have to take care of the dough for long hours, waiting/hoping that it will develop well 🙂 it’s always a magic moment to see it growing with so little yeast. Pizza…
Pasta al Pomodoro Estiva – Pasta with Tomatoes, Hot Days Edition :)
Recipe is a big word here: it’s simply just pasta with a cold tomato sauce 🙂 but this doesn’t mean it’s not a great dish, not at all, it’s a great dish for those days when it’s very hot, imagine over 30 or 35 °C, when there is no air, when usually you don’t feel…
Polenta & Baccalá 