Jul

20

Spezzatino di soia

July 20, 2009 | 1 Comment

Texture vegetable protein (TVP) or, textured soy protein as it’s called in English, sounds like a chemical by-product. In Italian it has a better name, bocconcini di soia , soy chunks. What is TVP exactly? Textured soy protein is a food product made from soybeans. It’s produced [...]

Jun

7

Hummus with crudités

June 7, 2009 | 2 Comments

Hummus is a Middle Eastern specialty commonly served together with a variety of appetizers, dips, salads at the beginning of a festive meal and they are called mezze or meze.
The dip is now known worldwide and it’s eaten accompanied with fresh or toasted pita bread or fresh vegetables. It’s a great snack or appetizer even [...]

Feb

19

Romanesco broccoli soup

February 19, 2009 | 3 Comments

It’s been awhile since I posted but in these days I’ve been really busy running around, showing my niece and mother-in-law Verona and its surroundings, Venice, Bolzano and as many places as our schedule can fit in. I’m having so much fun and I’ll be publishing really soon some of our visits. We, as you [...]

Jan

10

Tofu with bell peppers and tomato sauce

January 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment

It has been such a long time I didn’t make this dish that I almost forgot how good it was. I was craving tofu and I was thinking about Mapo Doufu with ground pork meat, tian mian jiang and dou ban jiang sauce (hoisin sauce), Chinese often mix their tofu with meat and this particular [...]

Jan

4

Resolutions for new year and a healthy recipe

January 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Hello everybody I hope your Christmas Holidays went well and I wish you a peaceful and joyous 2009. I started the beginning of this year with a list of resolutions as I think most of us do. The difficulty is to accomplish them or at least try to. I realized that there’s one subject that [...]

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