Perch morsels in almond crust

Here we come with the main course for Christmas dinner. Last year we presented a veal roast with candied fruits sauce, but this year we want to propose some fish: morsels of perch in almond crust, lightly spiced with Sichuan pepper berries and Persian blue salt 🙂 . The morsels are very quick to prepare; you can safely bread them even … Read More

Veal roast with candied fruits sauce

After the brief interruption of Baci di Dama cookies, let’s get back to Christmas lunch 😉 . Today we’re presenting the main course, with Renaissance hints: a tender veal roast served with a sauce made with candied fruits. The roast is typical of the Christmas time, because it takes time to be cooked slowly in the oven. Don’t worry, it won’t … Read More

Montblanc – Chestnut dessert from Valle d’Aosta

And after the first three dishes of our Christmas dinner, here we come to the dessert! Today we’re presenting the Montblanc, a popular soft chestnut dessert topped with fresh whipped cream. The name of this cake derives from the Mount (from Aosta Valley), and of course it also kind of looks like it. The origin is, of course, contested between Italy … Read More

Soft loaves with spelt and rye

Christmas, and of course dinner, are imminent… Today we won’t be presenting a dish, but a recipe that will accompany the whole meal: loaves with spelt and rye. The loaves are very easy to do, all you need is patience to make them leaven well. They are very fragrant and tasty, and using spelt flour they’ll remain crisp 🙂 . Now, … 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

Cannoli filled with tuna mousse

Since Christmas is nearly here, today we’re going to start our proposals for Christmas dinner! 🙂 And we’re starting with an appetizer, fast to prepare, delicious and quite scenic: small cannoli stuffed with a delicate tuna and Philadelphia mousse and flavored with a pinch of white pepper and a few leaves of fresh parsley. This year there is a surprise, … Read More

Mini Dobos with white chocolate

We reached the endind of the recipes for Christmas dinner, but of course we can not forget the dessert. Do you remember the Hungarian Dobos cake? Go now to review the recipe 😉 . Inspired by the whiteness of the snow (or perhaps by nostalgia of the absence this winter), we propose a variant with white chocolate: here are the … Read More

Trio of rolls with dates

Christmas is coming… And we still have got plenty of things to do: we have to think of gifts, decorations and, most importantly, to Christmas dinner 🙂 ! Have you chosen the menu yet? In case you had not, we hope to inspire you with our proposals. Beginning from the first course of the meal, we’re presenting a starter that … Read More

Rocchetti pasta with mushrooms and ham

December 8th is approaching and with it also Christmas decorations! What about you? Have you already decorated the Christmas tree and your house? As you can see from the pic, we have already recovered the decorations from the attic 🙂 . After this small digression, let’s go back to the reason we are here… Our proposal for Christmas lunch: rocchetti … Read More