Jun

28

Bacon and tomato dip

June 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Summer is finally here and for me it means barbecues with friends and family. With my husband being American we like to alternate and organize  either American or Italian barbecues though sometimes we mix up our traditional meals. In Italy we usually like to grill sausages, salamelle (thicker but shorter than a sausage) pancetta, capocollo [...]

May

27

Turkey roll-ups with paprika and garlic sauce

May 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Years ago I was following the South beach diet  so to have a wide selection of alternative meals, I bought most of the books written by dr. Agatston. I really liked the recipes and I still make a lot of them. I found the recipes very simple and appetizing, and certainly not fat if you [...]

May

11

Crostini with fava bean spread

May 11, 2010 | 1 Comment

Fava beans also known as broad beans, Windsor beans or English beans just to name a few are one of the first spring legumes to appear on our tables. They have been a beloved food for centuries in Northern Africa, Asia and Europe. During the Roman empire favas were eaten by the plebeians and consumed [...]

Apr

4

Puntarelle, eggs, oranges and avocado salad

April 4, 2010 | 2 Comments

I made this salad for the first time last Easter and is served as an appetizer. It was more successful than I expected. Some of my guests didn’t even know what puntarelle chicory was and they were a little bit intimidated at first. A few years ago I didn’t know much about puntarelle either only [...]

Mar

7

Minestrone: food for the soul

March 7, 2010 | 2 Comments

Minestrone is the Italian word for vegetable soup. Vegetables are cut in small pieces, and to make it tastier a soffritto is added. Soffritto is the base for a lot of Italian dishes. It consists of a small amount of vegetables, thinly chopped and saute in few spoons of olive oil or butter. The vegetables [...]

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