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Potato flan with cheese and mortadella
Sformato di patate / Potato flan with cheese and mortadella
The recipe for potato flan, in this case, stuffed with cheese and mortadella, makes me think back to the months I spent in Bonn, Germany. And to how much the kitchen, understood as a physical place, is, at least for me, an important space. I have lived in different places and houses for longer and shorter…
16 January 2023
Gnocchi di zucca
Pumpkin gnocchi (eggless) with radicchio and taggiasche
In the past, more so than today, there was a funny saying in Italian families. People used to say: "you are a pumpkin" or even "you are a zuccone (a big pumpkin)". The expression had two meanings. It could indicate both hardness of understanding and stubbornness. When I was a little girl, faced with my stubborn resistance to do/not…
10 January 2023
Nonna's special tiramisù recipe
The special tiramisù recipe of Nonna Sara
Nonna's special tiramisù is a recipe we had lost and recently found again. So many of her recipes brighten tables that are not our own. Nonna left few written recipes compared to her enormous repertoire. On the other hand, she shared them by letter with other women and as many as she received. Or she exchanged them with…
19 December 2022
Pinza of Bologna. A typical cupboard ciambella
Pinza of Bologna. A typical cupboard ciambella
Pinza of Bologna is a recipe that speaks Bolognese. It is a pantry cake made with a few simple ingredients. It was once a typical homemade preparation that was never missing from the table of Bolognese families, especially those of peasant origin. Pinza and sweet mustard: two typical products of Bologna The recipe for pinza first appears…
17 December 2022
Fish cappelletti. Romagna stuffed pasta
Fish cappelletti of Adua. Romagna stuffed pasta
Some flavors evoke positive thoughts related to people who loved us. Cappelletti di Magro makes me think of Adua. She and her home tailoring lab are among the fond memories of my childhood and adult life. Cappelletti of Romagna Cappelletti is a stuffed pasta typical of Romagna. The name literally means "little-hats". You can find cappelletti filled with meat…
13 December 2022
Lesso rifatto. Italian's leftover beef recipe
Lesso rifatto. Italian’s leftover beef recipe
Do you know lesso rifatto a la Italiana recipe? The stock pot is very special. Whatever comes out of there is always delicious. The broth: a recipe to make all year round At home, the broth was both a winter and summer preparation. It was the most significant Saturday morning activity. That way, it was ready for Sunday…
1 December 2022
Maltagliati pasta with tomato and Parmigiano
Maltagliati pasta with tomato sauce and Parmigiano
Maltagliati with tomato sauce is a dish of memory. I remember them as strapponi, my husband as stianconi (the recipe for maltagliati is registered under this name at the Bologna Chamber of Commerce). Once, it was the pasta of the peasant families of the Bolognese Apennines. It was a typical dish of the local cucina povera consisting…
16 November 2022
Amaretti and chocolate cake
Amaretti and chocolate cake: a great Italian classic dessert
How many chocolate cake recipes are there? So many, and I would like to try them all. A chocolate cake and a book I love The recipe is from The Great Dixter Cookbook; Recipes from an English Garden. A book where cooking follows the seasons, using ingredients from the garden of Great Dixter, a historic garden home located…
16 November 2022
The King's Biscuits, recipe and history of bolognese cantucci
The King’s Biscuits, recipe and history of cantucci of Bologna
The King's Biscuits look like cantucci both in shape and double baking. And just like cantucci, you can serve them at the end of dinner with vin santo and a good story (theirs). The King's cookies are crumblier and softer to the bite than their Tuscan cousins. The dough preparation is straightforward. After combining all the ingredients by…
10 November 2022

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