Cook to Live Better / Cucinare per Vivere Meglio
Collecting raspberries near a forest is not a job but an activity that is romantic and connects us with nature. Raspberries are a magical little fruit. The color, fragility, and delicacy of the flesh creates a surprising flavor in your mouth. When my son was little we would spend the […]
Writing a recipe for tomatoes and cucumbers is certainly banal. It is simply a dish that even those who can not cook prepare. However last Sunday I decided to make the salad in an unusual way by presenting it as if it were the main course. I also used an […]
The watermelon in this recipe is used to make an interesting appetizer, light and fit to begin a summer dinner or a quick snack on hot summer days. A few weeks ago Colleen prepared this recipe, recalling a dish she had eaten at a Polo match in the United States. […]
You still find apricots in the market in July. I found this recipe in a book by Marianne Paquin: “In Tavola Appena Colti!” The combination of apricots and rosemary really interested me and I wanted to experience it. My family loved it. We could define it as a nice treat […]
This recipe is very fast, but it requires fresh eggplant. To ensure that the eggplant is fresh, it should have the following characteristics: Glossy skin, The stem and the calyx should be a beautiful green color with no brown spots, When you clutch the eggplant with your fingers, the flesh […]
The scent of a “piarsolade” entices me even though I usually do not drink wine. This cold peach soup can be made with a white wine or red one. If you use a red wine this soup has the final taste of something like sangria. This is a preparation which […]
The man who designed and lived in my house in 1912 had to be a world traveler and an avid botanist because the fruit trees that adorned the entire property were unusual varieties, among them a plum tree, whose red pulp fragrances emanated a perfume that was previously unknown and […]
Like many Americans, my son and daughter-in-law have a particular passion for cocktails. They experiment with cocktail ingredients that maintain one another’s roots, traditions, and flavors but create interesting twists by mixing together different ingredients. The cocktail that I propose transforms a famous New York cocktail using a traditional ingredient […]
