This recipe is very fast and makes a quick dinner.
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Asparagus Sformatino
Because my husband is a huge fanatic of asparagus, the month of May is always dedicated to searching out places where it was fresh picked. The quantities we generally buy are pretty large so I have to organize myself to cook it in various ways. One night when I came […]
Cream of Pistacchio Cupcakes
At the “Cucinare” tradeshow in Pordenone there was a display that had Sicilian pistachios in many forms from creams to flours or roasted salted whole pistachios. Of course I couldn’t resist the temptation to bring home a bit of that deliciousness. The cupcake that I propose materialized in my mind […]
Green Petals and Egg
Grumolo chicory has always fascinated me since childhood. In the fall we would chose a piece of the field and were we seeded varieties of radicchio and spinach that were resistant to the cold of winter. These seeds could germinate before winter, but during the cold season the whole plot […]
Creamy Artichoke Soup
This soup could be ideal for Easter Day’s dinner, a lightweight way to end the day after Easter lunch. The flavors are refined and this can be served even if there are guests. If you find mint, you can add a couple of leaves together with the parsley.
Raw Artichoke Salad with Flakes of Parmesan
In the 70s, the San Lorenzo market in Florence was a real triumph of colors and scents. In the spring, it was characterized in a blaze of strawberries, beans pods, and violet and spiny artichokes. At that time I was a college student and lived not far from the San […]
The King’s Ciambelle Cookies
In the Venice bakeries is easy to peek through the window and see these cookies placed neatly in clear plastic bags with satin bow. This belongs to an ancient tradition. It seems that these cookies were packed for the king of Venice during the Easter period. These cookies are called […]
Mackerel in Ginger Sauce
Friday at the fish department of the grocery store I saw some beautiful mackerel with shiny skin with shades of silver blue diamonds. I decided to buy them. I wanted to cook them in a way that would make them easy to digest and so I thought of a recipe. […]
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