Blueberries, red currants and salmon salad
Not only desserts: the berries, with their appetizing taste are delicious combined with savory flavors. Blueberries, round and fleshy, characterized by a purple-blue color, and slightly sourish taste can enrich starters raw meat or fish, salads or can become the basis...
Blackberries tarts
During summertime berries live their magical moment, as they become the ideal ingredients for pies and desserts. Excellent when eaten fresh, and perfect for jams and jellies. During a healthy walk in the woods, I stopped, not to rest, but to pick and taste the...
Saffron bread in flower pots
What is there nicer than nice bread? Preparing it at home is one of those pleasures of life that must be experienced: the atmosphere that is built around is fascinating and it starts from the moment in which the hands enter the dense mass of ingredients and the dough...
Cucumbers gazpacho with rolled bacon croutons
A typical spanish recipe, gazpacho, literally, “mix, melting”, you can find it on all over the world tables. The famous cold soup, made with raw vegetables, is offered in many different flavors and colors. Having some nice cucumbers to prepare, we used for our recipe....
Potatoes carbonara
There are different versions on the origin of carbonara. It probably first originated as an evolution of a simple plate called “cacio e ova” (litteraly “cheese and eggs”), present in the regions of Lazio an Abruzzo already in the 8th century. However, it was after the...
Mini mediterranean hamburgers with chips
The meatballs born in the U.S.A are easy and quick to prepare and become a gorgeous meal, simply adding a few ingredients. Generally they are prepared with beef meat, but with veal and chicken as well for a sweeter taste. Hamburgers can be made with spices, grated...
Kiwi ice cream with saffron and pine nuts
Ice cream is a treat, a fatal attraction to which it is difficult to escape. The new taste trends prepare ice creams or sorbets with unusual ingredients, getting excellent results. Saffron is characterized by a deep flavor and a delicate taste, perfectly combined with...
Cold cream of zucchini soup
The desire for a short holiday with friends finds satisfaction in fresh and tasty food. The vegetable soups are ideal for a funny lunch with friends, or for a picnic (to be stored in the icebox). Soups are great to be tasted cold, especially if made the day before....
Spaghetti alla chitarra with pesto and red plums
Today, near Volpedo, the inauguration of the open market of the Coldiretti has developed, where individual farmers offered the best of the harvest of their fields. Among the many proposals, we were especially attracted by the small delicious, red plums. After tasting...