Mortadella Burger recipe. 100% Bologna taste

Mortadella burger: 100% Bolognese flavor and 100% original recipe by Tortellini&CO. Flavorful but not too much. Soft and tasty. The mortadella burger smells of lemon and nutmeg. Best of all, it is made with lots of PGI mortadella, one of the iconic products of Bologna, my city, but everyone in the world likes it, right? My recipe Years ago,…

ByMonica16 May 20200Comments

COURSES INGREDIENTS Legumes Main Course Meat RECIPES

Spiced Meatballs, Mashed Broad Beans & A Handful Of Heroes

Who's your favorite hero? 〈if you don't wanna read, scroll down to the spicy meatballs recipe〉 I'm not talking about superheroes. I did classical studies when I was young. And for me there was only one hero worthy of the title. Not the adventurous Ulysses and not Achilles the braggart. Hector, solid and valiant, was my hero.…

ByMonica25 April 20200Comments

COURSES Gluten-free INGREDIENTS Main Course RECIPES Sauces and Pâté

Corn on the cob with buttery tomato sauce

Corn on the cob or sweetcorn? In Italy, we are more used to consuming sweetcorn. Furthermore, we are used to canned corn and much less used to whole sweetcorn. They remind me of the end of August when we would return from vacation and start shuttling back and forth between the city where I lived and the countryside…

ByMonica23 September 20190Comments

Appetizers COURSES Fruits Gluten-free INGREDIENTS Main Course RECIPES

Mozzarella, Mango, Avocado and Tomato Tartare with Basil Sauce

Tomato tartare with basil and avocado sauce is one of my favourite summer recipe. You know how much I love fresh and seasonal ingredients from the garden or the market. Only few ingredients for an amazing recipe. Yes, maybe I shouldn't but I must admit I'm quite proud of this recipe I developed in partnership with…

ByMonica3 August 20190Comments

Aperitivo Breads and Pizza INGREDIENTS OCCASIONS RECIPES Seafood

Whole Wheat Focaccia with Tuna, Borlotti, Onion and Corn

The one with tuna, borlotti and onion is one of the best salads for me. It's one of my favorites besides being one of the most famous and iconic among the Italian salad recipes. It's a combo of flavors that makes you think of summer and outdoor meals around big table with family or friends, good…

ByMonica28 July 20190Comments

COURSES Fruits INGREDIENTS OCCASIONS RECIPES Rice and Grains Salads and Sides

Spelt Salad with Figs and Grapes from my Summer Repertoire

This spelt salad is one classic from my summer cooking repertoire. People who love summer salads, please, take note of this recipe. It will be one of your next favorite. Maybe. I hope. The reasons why I love this dish are many and varied. It is one of that dish I cook for all the Summer…

ByMonica3 July 20190Comments

Aperitivo COURSES Eggs Gluten-free INGREDIENTS Meat OCCASIONS RECIPES Savoury Cakes

Savory Potato and Salami Pie, Gluten-Free Recipe

In Italy, Easter holiday usually arrive on warm, sunny days and picnics. During that time of the year, savory pies are a common dish, especially served or filled with hardboiled eggs. Potato pie: what you're looking for your Easter menu To change this savory pie in a perfect Italian Easter Pie recipe, garnish with boiled eggs cut…

ByMonica19 April 20190Comments

Appetizers COURSES Gluten-free INGREDIENTS Main Course RECIPES

Orange-Fleshed Potato, Parmigiano & Onion Mini Sformato

The Italian word “sformato” refers that after cooking, the preparation must be turned upside down. Generally sformato is an appetizer or a main dish. One time it was served also as a kind of “middle course” between primo piatto and main course, especially on the occasion of more formal meals. What exactly sformato is? Sformato and…

ByMonica19 October 20180Comments

COURSES Eggs Gluten-free INGREDIENTS Main Course OCCASIONS RECIPES

In Season. Poached Egg and Baked Asparagus With Bacon

Waiting for the weekend. If I don't work, I rarely make plans for the weekend. After a busy week, I let the weekend take shape little by little, deciding at a time - and depending on the weather - if I get up early or stay in bed longer. After breakfast, which at least on weekends…

ByMonica4 April 20180Comments

COURSES Eggs INGREDIENTS Main Course RECIPES

Stuffed frittata roll recipe

One of my favorite food writers, M.F.K. Fisher, wrote: "Probably one of the most mysterious things in the world is the egg before it is broken." I love eggs in every way. Scrambled eggs and Italian frittata are two recipes I love to cook and eat. Often, when I have to prepare a meal for myself alone,…

ByMonica27 October 20172Comments