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Salted Peanut And Chocolate Chip Cookies
Christmas Rituals And Salted Peanut, Chocolate Chip Cookies
Through time, some of my Christmas rituals have changed. New habits have replaced old rituals. When I was a child there was, above all, the great ritual of Christmas lunch and a series of minor but no less important rituals. Now that I'm married, I love to celebrate the evening of Christmas Eve when I host…
1 December 2020
Chicken with chestnut stuffing
Chicken With Chestnut Stuffing And About Special Roasts
Many people love roast chicken. It is a recipe that makes you think of Sunday lunches and first dinners prepared for friends. Stuffed chicken, roast in the oven, is equally appreciated but, perhaps, it doesn't appear so often on our table. I also place it among the special roasts, perhaps as a family habit. Sunday lunch.…
19 November 2020
Lasagne Goccia d'Oro
Goccia d’Oro lasagne. A traditional recipe
To introduce this traditional Bolognese recipe, I'll start with a fun fact. Although they are called Goccia d'Oro lasagne, which means Golden Drop, today, the golden drop is no longer an ingredient of this baked lasagna. The origin of the Goccia d'Oro lasagne Probably its origin dates back to the early decades of the twentieth century. And, at…
14 November 2020
Club Sandwich recipe and history
Club Sandwich: history and recipe
I love making sandwiches where good bread and excellent ingredients create something unique. Although, you know, not all the sandwiches have a story like the Club Sandwich. Club Sandwich recipe. The original recipe calls for: toast, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, and chicken or turkey. Some people add crispy bacon and other sauces. For this sandwich, you can use leftover…
7 November 2020
Fave dei Morti Cookies
Fave dei Morti cookies for Halloween. Italian tradition
Fave dei Morti cookies are typical of All Saints' Day. And when I was little, I didn't like them. Cemeteries, family, and biscuits. What I did enjoy was the traditional cemetery tours and visits to relatives we never saw. The tradition of the annual visit to the loved ones’ graves is almost lost. When I was a child,…
28 October 2020
Walnut and carrot pie recipe
Walnut and carrot pie and the Flavour Thesaurus
This walnuts and carrot pie tastes of wood. The cookbooks I love the most are the ones that make me think and want to cook. In this post, in addition to the savory pie recipe, you'll find four books that are important to me and that I always keep on hand. The Flavour Thesaurus Imagine a wheel divided…
23 October 2020
Torta di Tagliatelle (Sweet Tagliatelle Cake Recipe)
Torta di Tagliatelle (Sweet Tagliatelle Cake Recipe)
In the famous book of the Italian gastronome, cook and writer Pellegrino Artusi, under the name of Torta Ricciolina or Torta di Tagliatelle, you'll find two recipes dedicated to this cake. Today there are some different versions of Torta Ricciolina but, after all, they are all connected. First of the recipe, I'd like to tell you…
17 October 2020
Lemon-Marinated Roast-Beef, the Roast I didn't Like
Lemon-Marinated Roast-Beef, the Roast I didn’t Like
The roast-beef is the most famous Sunday Roast of English cuisine. And if recently on the blog I talked about comfort food (in the post where you can find the recipe for the Rice casserole with potato and porcini), the roast-beef gives me the opportunity to talk about the rejected food and how, sometimes, we should,…
15 October 2020
Basil Pea Purée
Basil Pea Purée. Super quick-to-make side recipe
At home the sides are very much appreciated. We like to eat vegetables and, often, our meal, especially in the evening, consists of a couple of side dishes or a salad with a slice of good bread. Some side dishes take time, others are prepared in a short time. This one is ready in 15 minutes and besides…
12 October 2020
Fried Mortadella and Cheese Bolognese Sticks
Fried cheese and mortadella on a stick (Stecchi Petroniani)
Bologna's culinary tradition, a treasure of opulent dishes, is a feast for the senses. Pellegrino Artusi, an Italian culinary gastronome, has already celebrated this heritage. The typical ingredients of the territory have been masterfully used to create incredible recipes like these fried cheese and mortadella on a stick (Stecchi Petroniani), a true delight for food enthusiasts. In Bologna,…
9 October 2020

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