Today we have a nice idea to surprise a friend, girlfriend or mom for Women’s Day! 😀 Why should you buy flowers, when you can prepare yourself a dessert that remembers mimosas? So here’ve got the mimosa cupcakes, flavored with vanilla and orange blossom 😀 . The Mimosa cake traditionally requires a custard filling… But to make it easier, we decided to omit the custard and replace … Read More
Guacamole
Guacamole is a rich dip made with fresh avocado, enriched with lime juice, salt and various spices. Its history dates back to the Aztecs, the ancient inhabitants of the Mexico until the arrival of Spanish conquistadors. The word “guacamole”, derives from Ahuaca-Molli, avocado sauce in Nahuatl language. Originally the recipe did not requested to add tomatoes and onions… But like … Read More
Garfield’s Lasagne
Lasagne are one of the most popular dishes of Italian cuisine 🙂 . Sheets of egg pasta, stuffed with meat sauce, bechamel and grated Parmesan. There are many regional variations of this dish, although the most famous is that of Bologna; the meat, of excellent quality, must be half beef and half pork to give more flavor to the sauce 🙂 … Read More
Aeolian Islands pasta
Several weeks since our first pasta recipe have already passed… How could we drop into oblivion this important dish 😉 ? Today we’re presenting our favorite pasta. A recipe coming from the vulcanic Aeolian Islands, in Sicily, made with a rich sauce with tuna, onion, peppers, olives and capers 😀 . As we already said, this recipe comes straight from the beautiful … Read More
Chocolate Guacamole
Some of you will have certainly “Ewwed!” 🙂 : who has ever heard of a sweet guacamole? Well, there’s always a first time 🙂 . Avocado is one of those fruits that can be consumed both sweet and salty, since the basic does not has a too strong flavour 🙂 . With this chocolate guacamole recipe we want to present a … Read More
Potato stew with rice and peas
We’re back to tell you a bit about our valley, with a very special recipe… A potato stew with rice and peas, flavoured with fresh chives and butter. Potatoes with rice? Does this sound weird? Well, you just have to try and you’ll change you mind 🙂 . This is a recipe of our family that was handed down through several generations 🙂 … Read More
Croissants with ham, mascarpone and vanilla
Today we’re presenting a tasty snack: croissants with ham, mascarpone and vanilla… Some of you may be horrified to read vanilla among the ingredients of these fragrant tiny little croissants 🙂 . But do not worry, everything is under control! 😀 The use of vanilla in salted dishes and in particular with meat will give to your dishes an irresistible aroma, … Read More
Liquorice Black velvet cupcakes
Today we’re proposing some dessert with the black heart, the black velvet cupcakes flavoured with liquorice extract and accompanied by Philadelphia cheese frosting. These cakes are extremely evil, if you like liquorice you’ll fall into their trap and you’ll never stop eating them 😉 . Having the black food-coloring, we were forced to find a recipe where to use it 😉 . … Read More
Mrouzia: meat tagine with almonds and raisins
Today we’re going back to Middle East to prepare together one of the most famous Moroccan tagine! The Mrouzia is a meat tagine sweetened with honey and raisins, and served with a delicate mix of spices and toasted almonds. Traditionally Mrouzia is prepared with lamb, but it is excellent and much more delicate prepared with beef. The flavor of … Read More
Sorça d’étsatèn – Stew with green beans and bacon
Today we’re presenting the Sorça d’étsatèn (Summer Stew), a stew with green beans, potatoes and bacon, a typical dish of the cuisine of the Aosta Valley. There are countless variations of Sorça, almost one for every village 😉 the only constant of this dish is the use of bean mangetout of a particular quality: lo fèisou dë bocon, literally pieces-bean. The fèisou … Read More