Turning on the oven with the temperatures of recent days would certainly be heroic 😉 , so here we are to prepare a fresh drink to be sipped during the hottest hours: lemonade 😀 . A recipe with few ingredients: lemon juice, sugar and water. Yet, even in its simplicity, this sour drink is incomparable to cool off under the sun … Read More
Pork roast with Russet Apples
Temperatures have dropped and, as someone says, winter is coming, so we’ll propose a roast to be slowly cooked in the oven, letting its scent invade the whole house 😉 … Here is a pork roast with russet apples, flavored with honey, cinnamon, cloves and black pepper. Why precisely russet apples? We have chosen them for their taste not too sweet, nor too sour, perfect together with … Read More
Lime meringues
We often have many egg whites into the house, for example, if we have just finished enjoying a vanilla custard 😉 . Today we’re proposing a way to use them: lime meringues. The sour-bitter taste of lime goes very well with meringues and it dilutes thier sweetness 🙂 . Preparing the meringues at home is not that complicated, you just need a … Read More
Chicken satay with peanut
Today we’re presenting a second dish that comes from the distant island of Java: chicken satay with peanut, grilled chicken skewers served with a spiced peanut sauce 🙂 . The skewers are excellent both served as second dish to be eaten at the table, or as a creative appetizer to be served at a buffet. In Indonesia you can find many variations of … Read More
Seuppa d’éforié – Spring soup with rice and nettles
Sometimes we like to propose you some recipes from the old book about Aosta Valley cuisine published by and written by our mother. And since it’s spring, this soup with rice and nettles looks just perfect! 🙂 It is a dish of the rural tradition of the Aosta Valley, consumed in the early spring months because nettle is used mostly … Read More
Purple Spell (blueberry cocktail)
For a couple of week, we have started doing experiments in molecular cuisine… Finally we are ready to prepare you our first recipe: Purple Spell. This blueberry cocktail will amaze and delight your friends 🙂 . In a base of vodka and ice, small molecular blueberry float free… Just before drinking it, shake it and by magic your drink will turn deep purple.For … Read More
Caramelized pineapple mousse with vanilla
Even if it snows and we are (still) in winter, we’ll present you a dessert with fruity taste and spring mood: a caramelized pineapple mousse made with ricotta cheese and perfumed vanilla seeds. This pineapple mousse, light and quick to prepare, is excellent served on its own, or also accompanied with a slice of freshly baked cake 😉 . Preparing the … Read More
White gianduja hot chocolate
The time of a homemade hot chocolate has come! 🙂 This time, however, we decided to prepare a recipe less known, but equally delicious and suitable for adults and kids: white gianduja hot chocolate! The term gianduia indicates the simple addition of hazelnut paste to chocolate, in this recipe, white chocolate. A marriage less common than with milk chocolate or dark chocolate, but … Read More
Shaken iced coffee
These last days of summer warmth are trying to disappoint us… So let us not be overwhelmed and let’s prepare a good shaken iced coffee instead 🙂 !An easy and fast idea for a chat with some friends 🙂 .
Green tomato jam
At the end of summer we often find ourselves with green tomatoes that do not want to mature… Here’s an unusual idea to use them: the green tomato jam 🙂 . This is an old recipe, handed down from our mom, and it is a great jam to be spread on bread, but it also perfect to fill pies or to accompany … Read More