Author: Daniela Francescutto

Cream of Pumpkin Soup with Mushrooms

This soup contains the flavors of the month of October: pumpkin and mushrooms. It’s a recipe that is low in calories and perfect for a light dinner or to begin an important meal with several courses. Its beautiful orange color brings happiness.  

 

Pumpkins

Buying pumpkins and cooking them means you are contributing to your health. This vegetable is low in calories (only 15 per 100 grams) with considerable satiating power. It is rich in potassium, calcium, phosphorus, and fiber and like all orange vegetables and fruits, pumpkins have moderate amounts of vitamin A […]

 

Growing Pumpkins

Pumpkins require a lot of space but they can still be grown in gardens, a home garden, or in pots. If you have a terrace, you can experiment with the cultivation of a pumpkin plant or small decorative pumpkins. They can grow several meters and grow well as a climber. […]

 

I am working on October recipes, I will be back with the weekly menu next Thursday October 6th. Sto lavorando alle ricette del mese di Ottobre. Ritornerò con il menu della settimana Giovedì 6 Ottobre. A presto!  

 

September

This is my favorite month. The summer has not yet gone and the autumn brings the promise of rich and delicious fruits. The nights start to become colder making cooking in the kitchen more pleasurable. In September the best things of my life have always started and I hope this […]

 

Sole Fillets with Zucchini

This recipe uses sole fillet as its base. Sole is a fish that is very delicate and rarely sold whole. It is usually found in fillet form both fresh and frozen. I used fresh fillets in this recipe. The advantage of sole is that it cooks in minutes.  

 

Swordfish with Parsley

Swordfish is the symbol of Sicily, and even though it is possible to catch it in the Atlantic Ocean, us Italians are bound to the fish that come from the sea that surrounds our peninsula. Swordfish is a fish of great size, can weigh up to 300 pounds, and is […]

 

Taste of the Garden Skewers

The success of “hamburgers” and all the typical preparations of fast food and kebabs is due to the fact that they are prepared in a way that is simple and easy to eat, soft and shredded into a sandwich or flatbread with some vegetables.