Finally the first days of our brief and torrid mountain summer have arrived in Valle d’Aosta 🙂 . So here’s for you the famous piña colada, today in “frozen” version, that means the drink is served very cold, with plenty of crushed ice. This Puerto Rican cocktail was officially created only in 1963, by Ramón Portas Mingo… But who can really say … Read More
Pizza with cherry tomatoes, sweet peppers and honey
Months ago we presented you the recipe for the Half Wholemeal Pizza dough, but we realized we had’t proposed anything to use it yet! 😉 So here’s a white pizza with cherry tomatoes, sweet peppers and onions, flavored with a spicy honey to recall Middle East 🙂 .
Burger Buns
You certainly have recognized them immediately from the picture 😉 ! The burger buns have become the symbol of fast food sandwiches. These small, very soft and slightly sweet buns can be easily prepared at home. It just takes needs a little patience for them to rise, and their pleasant flavour will invade the entire house 😀 Burger buns are a must if … Read More
Moussakà
Who has never heard of the moussaka, the meat and aubergines pie of Greek origin? 🙂 Certainly it is a plate a little laborious because of the timing, but if you have patience, you will be amply rewarded. There are several versions, some with fried eggplant, some with lamb meat, and others with a base of finely sliced potatoes. Our … 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
Strawberry granita
If we asked you to think of fruit representing spring… You probably would choose strawberry 🙂 ! Our recipe today has in fact the goal to announce the arrival of spring and, hopefully, also of warmth! And what could be better than enjoying this fresh strawberry granita on a sunny afternoon? 🙂
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
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
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