Cultivate chili peppers

This weekend, in addition to the kitchen, we are going to DIY and set our greenhouse and start to cultivate chili peppers also this year šŸ˜‰ . As you may remember from the previous post, in which we described the varieties we grew last summer, we love chilli and we love having different species to choose the one that best … Read More

Chili peppers

We often Ā readĀ the words “a pinch of chili pepper”Ā among the ingredients of a recipe without any indication about the variety and quantity… As if it were a negligible surplus, only useful to spicy the recipe. Different varieties of chili peppers, however, not only will make your dish more or less spicy, but they will change itsĀ taste. Without any doubt chili … Read More

Contest easter cakes: the winner

We’ve made it, after all this time we have prepared and tasted the 3 finalist recipesĀ of the Easter cakes’ contest šŸ˜€ . Before announcing the winner we have to tell you that all the three desserts were great and very different from each other šŸ™‚ ColombineĀ by In cucina con Marika: theĀ small doves are made with a brioche dough, lightly scented … Read More

Contest Easter cakes: recipes in final

Hello friendsĀ šŸ™‚ ! Easter have passed, and the first part of our Easter cakes contestĀ is over.Ā First of all we want to thank you, you have been so many! We tookĀ some timeĀ to choose the finalists because all your suggestions were great and inspired us so much šŸ™‚ . And now, the three recipes that will prepare ourselves in order to choose … Read More

Contest Easter cakes

Although our first cooking contestĀ has just finished, we’ve already prepared the second one… This time with a classic theme, but not less tasty: theĀ Easter cakes šŸ˜€ . Obviously the unmissableĀ recipe is a traditional Pastiera, the rich Neapolitan cake made with ricotta cheese and candied fruit šŸ™‚ . To enterĀ the contest, you need toĀ publish a recipe for a cake typical of … Read More

The winner of chocolate and salt contest

Maybe some of you are beginning to worry that we forgot about the chocolate and salt contest, ended December 27 … But we have good news, we can finally announce the winner šŸ™‚ . If you remember the contest rules, we had decided to choose three of the recipes posted, in order to prepare them and choose the winner based … Read More

Gorchlach, the legend of Cordelia – such a tasty series!

Today we are going to talk about this television series made inĀ the Aosta Valley! So strike in the kitchen! šŸ™‚ Or almost… That’s right, because Fratelli ai Fornelli isĀ the first, unique and inimitable culinary partner of this fiction šŸ™‚ ! But let’s step back for one minute. “Gorchlach: the legend of Cordelia” begins to take shape two years ago, from … Read More

Chocolate and Salt Contest

Finally, our first contest šŸ˜€ ! We chose to start with a particular ingredient combination: “Chocolate and Salt” šŸ™‚ . Do not worry this particular pairing can give great satisfaction, to take away any doubts we’re presenting a recipe of delicious chocolate and pink saltĀ cookies. To enter the contest you must invent a recipe that has chocolate or cocoa and … Read More

Annecy – In search of new flavours

Some daysĀ ago, we decided to take a trip in the Annecy… That’s right, beside the passion for cooking, we share the one for traveling! Even better, if we discover new flavours and new recipes to share with you šŸ˜‰ Annecy, the Venice of the Alps: a small town with marine look, nestled between the beautiful mountains of Eastern France. Just … Read More

What Food Mania tells about us

This is what Simonetta Padalino tells about us in her section FoodMania, for the newspaper Gazzetta Matin. The article is only in Italian, but you can read in EnglishĀ the recipe of 1708 cupcakes!