Oct 11th, 2011

Zucchini’s Cream Soup

The temperature begins to collapse and that means that’s the time for comfort food, that feeds you, makes you satisfied and doesn’t make you spend too much time to prepare or eat …:)) . 1 small onion, chopped . 2 grated carrots in large grating . 1 clove of garlic . 5 green zucchini, grated in the large [...]

Sep 10th, 2011

Vermicelli with Fresh Mushrooms and Praga Ham

for 4 persons: . 400 g of vermicelli dried pasta . 350 g fresh mushrooms, cleaned and thinly sliced ​​(to clean them, remove the peel with a little knife and wash quickly with cold water, drain and slice) . 2 slices of Praga ham (cut into sticks) . 100 ml fresh cream . 1 clove of garlic . 1 /2 glass of  white [...]

Sep 2nd, 2011

Focaccia

Aug 21st, 2011

Focaccia with Cherry Tomatoes

This is one of the many recipes  you can find of the Ligurian focaccia … I made it also adding cherry tomatoes, which are very sweet and delicate … but you can use onions, black olives, or nothing, the only flat bread is delicious. .. . 400 g of wheat flour . 20 g of dry yeast . [...]

Jun 2nd, 2011

Potatoes’ Buns

These buns are soft, very delicate for a snack or as an appetizer … you need: . 500g of all purpose flour .300 g of peeled potatoes, boiled in lightly salted water, crushed (keep aside the cooking water to prepare the dough) . 2 teaspoons dry yeast bread . 1.5 teaspoon salt . 15 - 20g of sugar . [...]

May 13th, 2011

Carrots, Potatoes and Spinach Creamy Soup

I recently made ​​a connection at Lisbon airport, and before taking the next plane I walked a little … it was a cold evening and I felt like having a soup before tackling those meals served in the air …:) I found in the Harrods café a creamy soup that completely satisfied my needs at that moment… it was a [...]

May 6th, 2011

Green Asparagus Risotto

After a long (too long …) and gloomy winter spring has finally arrived … and with it the  asparagus … here there are of various types and colors, Bassano white asparagus, green, and light  purple … here we uso to eat them just warm with boiled eggs and it’s  a nourishing and light meal [...]

Jan 5th, 2011

Roman Gnocchi

This is one of my favourites…it’s light, delicate and very tasty….you can prepare it previouly or ever freeze them…I used to prepare them cutting the little discs with a pastry cutter but a friend of mine who is more experient and clever than me thought me that’s possible to make a cilinder of the mixture, [...]

Nov 8th, 2010

Radicchio’s Risotto with Grana Padano Cheese

This is a great autumn risotto, with a great colour and inviting taste…Ingredients: . 240 g of vialone nano rice . 1 radicchio: wash the single leaves and cut into fine slices . 1 clove of garlic . 2 tbsp of olive oil . 4 tbsp (or more) of grated grana padano cheese (if you just can’t find it, use [...]