Candied oranges are typical of the Christmas time, but delicious at every opportunity! For example, after your meal, for some extra snacks during a movie, or as small and sinful bite for your diet 😉 , and why not… Maybe coated with dark chocolate, which will mitigate their sweetness and it will enhance the flavor. The preparation of candied oranges is very simple … Read More
Katniss Everdeen’s lamb stew with dried plums and wild rice
The past years we have presented two recipes taken from famous books Hunger Games: the pumpkin brew and roasted quails with tangerines. Today at the release of the last chapter of the saga, we could not let slip the opportunity to present the favorite dish of Katniss! The lamb stew with dried plums and wild rice. “The stew’s made with tender chucks of lamb … Read More
Mayonnaise
Today we’re proposing one of the most classic sauces and most used in the kitchen: mayonnaise 🙂 . This sauce goes well with meat, fish, eggs and vegetables. It lends itself also very well to refined decorations. You’ll surely have a jar in the fridge, but the flavor of the sauce homemade will be far better than the one purchased. … Read More
Long Island iced tea
Long Island iced tea takes its name from the similarity to the classic iced tea, but unlike this innocent drink, it is made up of four spirits and stained with a dash of cola. The result? You will not notice any difference either in appearance or in taste… Just be careful not to overdo! 🙂 The Long Island may be born … Read More
Medlar jam
Today we want to talk about a fruit a bit unknown nowadays, yet highly appreciated in the past centuries: the Germanic or common medlar.The common medlar belongs to the Rosaceae family, the same that includes apples and pears, and just as these two it is related to the autumn. It has a unique and special taste, and like everything unique, … Read More
Zucchini and ham swirls
Today we’re presenting a first recipe to use our pizza dough: delicious zucchini and ham swirls. They are perfect as an appetizer or finger food: the combination of zucchini, basil and ham is delicious 🙂 . The recipe is easy to prepare, we’ll give you some tips for a better result: roll out the dough very thin, about 2-3 mm, so … Read More
Digestive herbal tea
It’s time to introduce you to a good digestive herbal tea to sip nice warm, maybe before going to bed 🙂 . We did a little research for the most curious of you about the spices that compose it. Licorice root contains glycyrrhizin, which gives it its characteristic sweet taste. You’ll not need, therefore, to sweeten the tea. Licorice has anti-inflammatory … Read More
Rabbit with dried plums
How many of you have tasted or at least heard of the famous “Seuppa à la vapeuleunnentse” or “Favo” from Ozein? Today we want to share with you a recipe of our valley, perhaps less known but equally tasty: the rabbit with dried plums, accompanied by snow peas and boiled potatoes 🙂 That’s quicker to eat than to pronounce it! … Read More
Confis Tomatoes
Mid-August, vacation time… We will travel with the taste: while sitting at the table you’ll enjoy the colorful cuisine of Morocco. Today we’re presenting a traditional meze: confis tomatoes with honey, sesame seeds and a mild spice mix 🙂 . The meze are typical starters of Moroccan cuisine, served on the table in a myriad of small bowls and accompanied by … Read More
Citron pollock with cailletier olives and orange blossom honey
After the wild rice with chicken, raisins and mint let’s continue the menu for Easter, with a fish main course: pollock fillets scented with slices of citron, sweetened by orange blossom honey, and with capers and cailletiier olives. Citron is normally consumed candied; it has a less sour than lemon but with of more pronounced bitterness. When you’re using it in … Read More