Aug

29

Vacation Travel Food: Couscous with Vegetables

August 29, 2008 | 2 Comments

These days I’m really busy  preparing my luggage and organizing, because I’m finally going on vacation. I’m heading down South, to Calabria to be exact, so I’ll be posting from there for awhile. I’m already dreaming about the dishes I’m going to taste soon. I’ve been to Calabria many times but each year I learn [...]

Aug

25

A trip to Piedmont: Potato and Tomato Salad

August 25, 2008 | 5 Comments

I went to visit my relatives in Piemonte (Piedmont) for a short holiday. They live in a little village close to Turin where I spent many of my summer vacations as a child. The village is in the Pellice Valley surrounded by high mountains, rich with water springs and a thick vegetation: hazelnut trees, chestnuts [...]

Aug

13

Cassata alla Siciliana to go

August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Last night I had friends over for dinner and I prepared a typical meal from Calabria, the region where I often go on vacation. The menu was as follows: fried eggplants balls, pasta with ‘nduja, Pecorino cheese and onion marmalade, but up until the last minute I didn’t know what to prepare for dessert. I [...]

Aug

6

Eggless Ricotta and Zucchini Cake

August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment

In these days I’m in a ricotta kind of mood, so today I prepared this savory cake for dinner. I used sheep milk ricotta, which I prefer to the cow milk ricotta, and fresh zucchini just picked from the garden. A little gift from our neighbor. I tried to make it without eggs and it [...]



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