Since peppers seems to be one of our favorite vegetables, and that you have enjoyed the quiche with tuna and sweet peppers, we decided to dedicate a new quiche to these fantastic and colorful vegetables. A tasty variation with mountain flavor… The quiche with speck and sweet peppers 😉 ! This quiche is a faithful companion of many trips… We brought it with … Read More
Marina Salad, with walnuts and bleu d’Aoste cheese
Today we’re proposing a fresh salad, to perfectly end up a meal in these first warm days 😉 . A fresh green salad with lettuce and radicchio, enriched with walnuts and Bleu d’Aoste cheese. A bit thank you goes to our friend Marina, for the excellent dinner she prepared for us time ago and for giving us this fantastic recipe. This … Read More
Ketchup
A burger or a plate of chips are great, especially if served with mayonnaise and ketchup 😉 . We‘ve already presented the first sauce a few days ago, today we’ll continue, so you can prepare at home an excellent “tomato ketchup“. The ketchup has very ancient origin in Orient, but of course the original version did not include the tomato. … Read More
Spicy mulled white wine eggnog
Could we leave you without a sauce with which to enjoy the panettone? Absolutely not! Eggnog, you know, it is traditional in this time of year, but we wanted to give it a new flavour that connected it to Christmas even more 🙂 ! So we’ve added some spices to the traditional recipe… And the Spicy mulled white wine eggnog was born. Firstly … Read More
Buckwheat loaves
This is the third Christmas we spend with you, then, it is no longer a surprise that every year after the dessert we suggest a bonus recipe for Christmas dinner 🙂 . This year the choice fell on the bread, with some small buckwheat loaves with whole wheat flour. Buckwheat has a very strong taste, however, used as an adjunct to whole wheat … Read More
Pain épices tiramisu
We have reached the grand finale of the Christmas dinner, and for such an important occasion dessert must be not only good, but also scenic and well presented, so we propose a tasty pain d’épices tiramisu served in single-portion cups 🙂 . Layers of sponge cake lightly spiced with anise and all spice, wet with a little drop of Grand Marnier, … Read More
Medlar cheese
A cheese made with fruits? It really is, and you’ll certainly see that the flavour of this dish with strange name will perfectly fit Christmas time with its spicy scent! The medlar cheese comes directly from spicy fruit pastes widespread during the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, which were often prepared with quinces and pears and, we could say, are … Read More
Saffron mashed potatoes
Serving our roasted chicken with cider without a worthy side dish would be a shame. That’s why we made this amber saffron mashed potatoes 🙂 . Mashed potatoes is a classic side dish we love so much; for Christmas lunch we wanted to change it a bit , replacing the black pepper and nutmeg, with saffron and crushed All spice (just … Read More
Tuna deviled eggs
There cannot be family dinners without deviled eggs 😀 ! Surely you know what we’re talking about and you surely tasted or prepared them at least once… Today we’re presenting the classic deviled egg stuffed with tuna, but it is up to you to create new awesome versions 😀 ! Remember not to use extra-fresh eggs, but at least one … Read More
Roasted chicken with cider
It’s time for the main course of Christmas dinner: roasted chicken with cider and bay leaves 🙂 ! Due to the cooking in cider, the chicken meat is very tender and apple flavored, but not overly sweet because the acidity of the cider is enhanced by the addition of small green apples. Yet, the secret lies in the use of tiny immature … Read More