Cook to Live Better / Cucinare per Vivere Meglio
Cavasso red onions from Pordenone, are hard to find. Being a niche product grown in small quantities is not commonly found in the supermarket, I must point out this product for its significance in a world that is moving towards genetically modified products. First off, these are an ode to […]
Young red onions from Cavasso have been a nice discovery. Despite living in the same province of Pordenone, I had never heard of this vegetable that until a few years ago they were the exclusive cultivation of kitchen gardens in the foothills of the municipality. Gianna, a friend of my […]
January is always the coldest month Italy. The garden is sad and barren. Fortunately this year, thanks to a mild autumn, there are still berries that contribute a little color such as Callicarpa in my garden. The recipes help us to recover from the days of celebration that took place […]
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The dish can be presented as an appetizer or as a main course, it depends on the quantity. The doses written here are those of an entree. This is recipe published in the Christmas special of the magazine “A TAVOLA” from 1997. Every so often, when I need to relax, […]
This vegetable belongs to the Umbelliferae family and is typical of the Mediterranean basin. In ancient Greece it was considered a medicine of such importance as to be considered sacred and represented in coins. The ancient Sicilian town of Selinunte is devoted to celery. In the Odyssey it is said […]
This recipe is a piece of American history. It was created by Oskar Tschirty, a maitre d’ at the luxurious Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, in 1896. The salad was an immediate success. I tasted it for the first time when my cousin Ricky from Baltimore made it in […]
CHRISTMAS MENU 2013 The menu that I propose is very easy and economical and is suitable even for inexperienced people. Overall, apart from the dessert, the menu is light. If you replace the turkey cutlets with the pumpkin or spinach sformato recipes that are already on the blog, the menu […]
