Pork loin roast with citrus fruit and the chest freezer

Pork loin is one of my all-time favorite roasts. And this citrus pork loin roast is so good if you're looking for a recipe that's easy to make and works well. When I was a child, I was not an eater but a curious taster. And this, at least at home, was considered an oddity in a child. In…

ByMonica29 January 20220Comments

COURSES First Course INGREDIENTS RECIPES Rice and Grains

Lemon And Rosemary Risotto. And That Need To Re-Define

Rice, rosemary, lemon. During cooking, the rice absorbs the citrus notes of the lemon and the herbaceous ones of the rosemary, creating a dish that reveals an incredible flavor from the first taste. My first taste of rosemary risotto. I was at Podere Ciona, in Chianti, when I first tasted this risotto prepared by my friend's mother.…

ByMonica4 February 20210Comments

COURSES INGREDIENTS Main Course Meat OCCASIONS RECIPES Sunday Lunch

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,…

ByMonica15 October 20200Comments

COURSES Desserts Fruits INGREDIENTS OCCASIONS RECIPES Sunday Lunch

Lemon Tart With Blueberry Cream And The Morning Air

Waiting for September to take stock of the things done, those still to be done and let some new project make its way through the pages of the agenda, I promised myself not to exaggerate. The uncertainty and peculiarity of the year, the things around me keep changing, pushed me towards a programming "at hand" and…

ByMonica18 September 20200Comments

Breakfast and Merenda Cakes and Cookies COURSES Fruits INGREDIENTS OCCASIONS RECIPES

Lemon Loaf Cake with Yogurt and Chia Seeds Recipe

Do you have a savory or sweet tooth? I admit I have a special love for all the breakfast cakes in general but this lemon loaf cake has a special taste: lemon. Lemon is one of my special ingredients. I think of it makes everything taste better. Loaf cake: what I love of this simple preparation Probably I love…

ByMonica10 April 20190Comments

COURSES Fruits Gluten-free INGREDIENTS OCCASIONS RECIPES Salads and Sides

Winter Orange Salads: Two Recipes From My Repertoire

Have you ever thought about winter as a colorful season? Unlike summer, where scents and colors are brazenly displayed, those of winter must be patiently searched for. In the blue of a clear sky, under the peel of citrus fruits, among the moist, emerald green tufts of a crispy, belly fennel, in an apple box covered by…

ByMonica11 February 20180Comments

Aperitivo Fruits Gluten-free INGREDIENTS OCCASIONS Preserves RECIPES

Pink Grapefruit And Kiwi Chutney. Bittersweet Recipe

Pink grapefruit and kiwi chutney is fragrant and colorful. It is a perfect complement to a plate of assorted cheeses in the evening, or for lunch or aperitivo. But it's Excellent to enjoy also with a cold meat dish. If you are planning to organize a informal lunch, aperitif or dinner, prepare an assorted chopping…

ByMonica27 October 20170Comments