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March

 

 From this month on, Stefania (see the “About” section) will become part of the blog as a new collaborator. When there’s an opportunity in the middle of the busy life of everyone, we thought that we’d offer you a recipe. Every day I discover that food always seems to enter […]

Rice

Spring Risotto with Wild Hop Shoots

 

 Yesterday morning I woke up very early to take a walk in the fields behind my house. While walking along the bank of the river that runs through the countryside, I found the first hop shoots. Although I had to go to work, I lingered for a little while and […]

Pasta, Recipes

Radicchio Pasticcio (Lasagna)

 

 This recipe was inventred because I wanted to make a pasticcio in no time. With its crispy crust and soft center, pasticcio is always a pleasure for the palate. The combination of Treviso radicchio and sausage is very balanced with the flavor for the spices from the sausage and the […]

Garden

Floral Compositions

 

 This year the winter was long and cold in the region where I live. In the early days of March, the garden seemed lifeless. During the first sunny day when I came out to explore, I realized that among the bare branches and dead leaves there were still no signs […]

Buying Guide

Radicchio di Treviso

 

 The story of this vegetable ties together the garden with the yard. Between 1860 and 1870, a garden expert was called to “Villa Palazzi” (now Taverna) in the municipality of Dosson to build an English garden. During the construction of the garden, the Belgian Van Den Borre experimented with the […]

Dessert, Recipes

Dark Chocolate Cake With Cherries

 

 Cakes with glossy chocolate frosting have always fascinated me. For this reason, many years ago I attended a course on working with chocolate in Perugia during the “Eurociocolat”event. From that experience I remember many funny moments, but the process of rendering chocolate to a shiny frosting remains a laborious practice […]

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February

 

 During this month I have received from some of you guidance and encouragement for the future of the blog. Many have written me using the contact form. At the end of this long vacation I need to process your suggestions and consider how to proceed. Meanwhile I give you one […]

Appetizers, Recipes

Scallops with Avocado

 

 In Florida, the warm climate and abundant nature invites to a light diet and strongly bound to the context. A very common fruit is the avocado, which you can also find in Italian supermarkets. Is hight in potassium (more than bananas) and vitamin E and B1. The recipe that I […]