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 [...]

Apr

20

Quinoa with cream of leeks

April 20, 2010 | 2 Comments

Few years back, as some of you already know, I decided to vary my diet introducing different cereals like millet, kamut, spelt, barley and quinoa to name few of them. Quinoa made quite an impression on me for its  organoleptic properties and nutritional value. Quinoa is actually a pseudo-cereal, closely related to species like spinach [...]

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 [...]

Nov

21

Broccoli salad with tangerines

November 21, 2009 | 5 Comments

Every year I like to try a new side dish for Thanksgiving. I usually choose cooked vegetables because I feel they go better with the rest of the dinner. This year for a change I’ll introduce a broccoli salad to my usual menu. The recipe is inspired by a dish I found years ago on [...]

Nov

4

Spiced basmati rice with vegetables

November 4, 2009 | 1 Comment

In this period I’m craving spicy food and in particular Indian. I’m fascinated by this cuisine and particularly interested in the primary role spices and herbs have. I’m amazed by all the different aromas and flavors each individual spice can have: whole and popped, grounded and then cooked, toasted, soaked and more. I have a [...]

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