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Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix (Gluten Free Recipe)
Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix (Gluten Free Recipe)
In season? Hot chocolate mix! Here's something that, in winter, can't miss in my kitchen pantry. The hot chocolate mix seems to be a family traditions. Among the pages of an old family cookbook, where my grandmother Sara used to write her recipes, I found her recipe for homemade hot chocolate mix. It isn't that. What…
17 December 2019
Tortellini in brodo, secondo tradizione
Tortellini In Broth, A Dish For Special Occasions
Tortellini in broth is more than a recipe for me. They mean home, family, roots. It is the dish of Sunday lunches and Festive meals. Above all, it is the traditional first dish at the Christmas lunch. But tortellini of Christmas are not cooked and served in meat broth as usual, but in a special broth, that of capon. Ever…
14 December 2019
Certosino Cake Recipe: the Traditional Christmas Sweet of Bologna
Certosino cake: the traditional Christmas sweet of Bologna
Certosino, or Spiced Bread (Pan Speziale), is a typical sweet of the Bolognese Christmas tradition The recipe, of medieval origin, was reworked by the Carthusian (Certosini) monks of Bologna, from whom the cake takes its name and has passed down to us. It is incredible that the recipe I am still cooking dates back to 1300.…
14 December 2019
Santa Lucia cookies with Ovis Mollis shortcrust pastry
Santa Lucia cookies with Ovis Mollis shortcrust pastry
Santa Lucia cookies are among my favorites. I call these biscuits "of Santa Lucia" because they are the ones we made at home to celebrate the feast. Sometimes the kind of biscuit was different. But the tradition of Santa Lucia biscuits, where I was born and raised, calls for shortcrust pastry. The tradition of Saint Lucia. The celebration of…
12 December 2019
Risotto
Risotto with Goji Berry, Taleggio, Candied Orange Zest
Over the weekend I organized a dinner to taste this new and easy risotto recipe I developed for Riserva San Massimo farm. Conversing with friends about food and its connection, I argued that the tale of tales tells about food. What do you think? The beauty of the world, man’s labour, nature’s gifts and its inspirations. The seasons…
11 December 2019
Sweet potato Montblanc dessert
Sweet potato Montblanc dessert
The original version of Montblanc, meaning White Mountain , has two main ingredients: chestnut puree and whipped cream. It is sugary, delicious, and easy to make. This spoon dessert is typical of northern Italy and probably of French origin. At home, it was a dessert reserved for special occasions such as Christmas lunch.…
5 December 2019
Apple Sauce Recipe for Roasts and Hard Cheeses
Before to share my apple sauce recipe, You have to know I have a huge passion for this fruit. Just like my grandmother. Only she made mostly sweets. She loved apples and there were always a plenty of them at home. Every year, in autumn, after the harvest, my family took several wooden boxes full of apples from…
2 December 2019
Whole Wheat Savory Mushrooms Tart Recipe
Whole Wheat Savory Ricotta Mushrooms Tart Recipe
I mix thoughts with colors and tastes. I could be anywhere. I don't know if cooking has the same effect on you? I'm a simple person who appreciates the happiness that comes from small things. In my kitchen, with a bowl and a spoon. I prepare the ingredients, and I love to touch them with my hands before starting…
28 November 2019
Poached pears in spiced red wine
Poached pears in spiced red wine
Poached pears and red wine is a perfect combo. I used ingredients from Romagna. But you look for local fruits and wine and use my recipe to add Italian flavor to your dessert. As the first cold weather arrives, you find tons of cakes, rainbow frostings, and fireworks on each social network. And what do I offer…
20 November 2019
Homemade And Seasonal Vegetable Broth Recipe
Homemade And Seasonal Vegetable Broth Recipe
Passing more time between pots and stoves, I have better understood the importance of basic recipes. Among them, that of vegetable broth. And even if it is not a preparation that we usually associate with memorable moments at table or with family memories, it is one of those essential to prepare and flavor many dishes. Vegetable…
13 November 2019

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