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The time of holiday season is flowing and soon we will enter the new year. This is time for some relax and enjoying the good company of family and friends. At this proper, today I prepared lamb chops and bell … Continue reading Lamb chops and bell peppers, a colorful and tasteful dish for your holiday season table
For coffee time, this year, instead of the classic chocolate egg to taste with family and friends, my pastry inspiration has been a crisp caramelized hazelnut egg filled with a couple of layers of coffee sponge cake, velvet mascarpone cheese cream, whipped cream for decorations, pistacchio sprinkle. Continue reading Pastry inspiration for Easter Monday
Close up: crisp, soft heart of apple and melted chocolate for your coffee Continue reading Close up: crisp, soft heart of apple and melted chocolate for your coffee
Hello, welcome March! Is there any party on, by chance? Well, in that case, follow the rhythm of music and prepare these appetizing, golden balls made of a warm, soft heart of mushrooms, Swiss chard and pecorino cheese. Then, dip … Continue reading A warm, soft heart of mushrooms, Swiss chard and pecorino cheese dipped in a sweet pepper sauce
At Easter season, according to local and family traditions, we love to prepare these fragranced home-made almond pastries and it is always a pleasure to offer them to family and friends. Continue reading Almond pastries for Easter Season, tradition and creativity
Hello! Spring is at work here again: day by day, its distinct singing can reach even the most distant corners and, by magic, its brush masterfully covers every little space of this huge natural canvas with the most beautiful … Continue reading Golden crêpes filled with small shrimps that taste like Spring
We are going to make taraxacum potato gnocchi on a velvet Taleggio cream. In my opinion, this delicious dish seems to be an ideal junction among genuine ingredients, which, coming from different places from North to South, have both benefit healthy qualities and peculiar tastes that can be clearly perceived from gourmets. Continue reading Taraxacum potato gnocchi on a velvet Taleggio cheese cream
The new week started with its usual rhythmic step but then, in the middle of the day or when activities allow a break, that is the time for turning your sight, looking at nature and enjoying the splendid work of art the Autumn season is making of it. Since it is almost lunch time, I will prepare some light croquettes made of wild chicories Continue reading Appetizing croquettes made of vegetables and sweet yellow tomatoes for a smooth sauce
Last Sunday morning, the sky was clear and temperature was mild: it was the promise for a good walk into nature soon. After sipping a cup of warm coffee in front of the kitchen window, I thought it was … Continue reading Orecchiette and Chanterelles: season ingredients for an appetizing Sunday meal
It was wonderful to spend some time with my Swedish friend Katarina and her beautiful family last week-end. We arranged to meet for going to the food store together and choose some ingredient for preparing an old recipe my grandmother used to make at Christmastime, when the whole family was finally together at home. Continue reading Rice au gratin, an old family recipe that children love
