After a long and pleasant afternoon spent in the sun, we really needed to freshen up… We have therefore prepared the Gazpacho, a soup made with raw vegetables served cold . We’ll propose the classic version of Gazpacho: with tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, garlic and bread, everything just minced and served strictly cold! Gazpacho is a recipe from Andalusia and has … Read More
Seuppa d’éforié – Spring soup with rice and nettles
Sometimes we like to propose you some recipes from the old book about Aosta Valley cuisine published by and written by our mother. And since it’s spring, this soup with rice and nettles looks just perfect! It is a dish of the rural tradition of the Aosta Valley, consumed in the early spring months because nettle is used mostly … Read More
Soupe à l’onion – Parisian onion soup
Autumn humidity has come, but we certainly won’t let it bring us down! That’s why we decided to prepare a dish that we personally have tasted in the the Halles in Paris: la soupe à l’onion gratinée, an onion soup with bread and cheese
. According to tradition, this onion soup should be eaten at dawn after a night out and, … Read More
Goulash: Hungarian meat soup
The goulash is, together with the dobos torta, the most famous dish of Hungarian cuisine: a rich meat soup with vegetables (potatoes, carrots and onions) flavored with paprika . To be precise this dish is so important for Hungary to be one of the national dishes and a simbol for the entire nation! Goulash has a very ancient origin, … Read More
Creamy ginger soup
We are now in December and Christmas is getting closer! So no more talk and we let’s continue with our proposals for Christmas dinner . Since you do not need to have a fat and heavy dinner to celebrate, we have chosen a first course light and sparkling: a creamy ginger soup
. Thanks to the ginger, the creamy will … Read More
Tomato velouté
Prepare and enjoy this tomato soup take us back with memories to our trip to Ireland a few year ago . We were on the windy cliffs of Dun Aonghasa, the most famous of the prehistoric stone forts of the Aran Islands, County Galway. After a morning spent in the company of hospitable Irish weather, we could not ask for … Read More
Katniss Everdeen’s Pumpkin Brew
If you haven’t read the novel “Catching Fire” or you’re waiting for the movie beware there might be some insignificant spoilers in this recipe . At the end of the “Hunger Games winner’s tour” there is a great party, held in the mansion of president Snow. The party buffet is enormous, there are tons of really tasteful dishes
. We … Read More