As spring is approaching, we have decided to create a fresh and fruity variant to a classic of the Italian cuisine: strawberry tiramisu! Easy and quick to prepare, it is perfect for a snack after consuming too many calories during a walk in the warm spring sun; and if the weather is cold and windy, it does not matter: you … Read More
Quince cheese
The quince cheese is a sweet and hard jam made with quince and that can be cut into cubes. Very good and perfectly transportable, it is great for a healthy snack on the road 😉 . Preparing the quince cheese is simple but you need a little patience because quinces are not edible raw; they need a long cooking to … Read More
Tiramisù
A few days ago our grandmother gave us a dozen fresh eggs… Going back home we stopped to get the mascarpone cheese, and for sure you have figured out what we wanted to prepare… Of course the Tiramisu, one of the most classic and iconic Italian dessert 🙂 . A dessert as rich as the Tiramisù in the summer? The summer … Read More
Polenta Lasagne
Today we’re presenting a very easy and delicious recipe, taken from our grandmother Lella’s recipe notebook, Polenta Lasagne, an Italian dish that meets and marries the tradition of Valle d’Aosta 🙂 . Despite our grandmother’s lasagne can’t just be beaten by anyone, we tried to prepare them ourselves. A good ragù sauce is essential; even better if you prepare it … Read More
Review of Torta 900 by Balla
We decided to inaugurate this new section of our blog reviewing a legend of northern Italian pastry: the Torta 900 by Balla, Ivrea 🙂 . No one precisely knows the recipe for this dessert, created and patented by the Italian pastry chef Bertinotti at the end of the nineteenth century, although many have tried to prepare it … And to be honest, we … 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
Panettone
Il Panettone, the King of Italian Christmas cakes… Have you ever tried to do it at home? The process is going to seem long, but the yeast will make most of the work with five hours of leavening. The origin of the Panettone is told by various legends, and among these we have chosen a really pretty one. It is … 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
Pastiera – Easter Neapolitan tart
We’re concluding the lunch menu for Easter with a traditional tart from Neples, Italy: an sweet dough enclosing a rich cream made with ricotta cheese, cooked wheat, candied fruit, eggs and spices. We are sure that you have already figured out what recipe is that… The unmistakable Pastiera 😀 . To prepare a good pastiera time and patience are indispensable, … Read More