Jul

23

Let’s party with some grilled pizza!

July 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment

What took me so long to discover grilled pizza? Years ago I  watched Christopher Kimball on America’s Test Kitchen explaining how to make the perfect grilled pizza. I was amazed by it and decided to give it a try as soon as possible. I wrote down the recipe and instructions, then I filed the recipe [...]

Jun

14

Orange-lemon cake

June 14, 2010 | 2 Comments

I was cruising  on the  internet when I stumbled upon one of Molly’s recipes for a “Marmalade cake“. I bookmarked it and made it with only some little changes a few days later because I couldn’t wait to try it. I fell in love with this recipe. I had a similar recipe but it was [...]

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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