Tomato gratin: recipe of Romagna

Tomato gratin. The taste of my summers and a typical side dish of Romagna cuisine. Summer colors Summer is made up of many colors but, perhaps, among many, and although tempted by the golden color of wheat fields and the crystal blue of some summer skies, I choose red. Poppy red. Cherry red. Watermelon red. Sunset red. And then there are them.…

ByMonica21 June 20210Comments

Aperitivo COURSES Gluten-free INGREDIENTS Legumes OCCASIONS RECIPES Savoury Cakes

Chickpea farinata: a traditional Italian peasant recipe

Chickpea farinata is a type of thin, unleavened bread. I love everything about this vegetarian and gluten-free recipe: the simplicity of preparation, the smell, the taste. Chickpea Farinata. This is a traditional peasant recipe, based on water and flour, and typical of areas where chickpeas are grown. Chickpeas are used to make yellow flour with a…

ByMonica25 May 20210Comments

COURSES First Course Gluten-free INGREDIENTS Legumes OCCASIONS RECIPES Sauces and Pâté Sunday Lunch

Lentil And Borlotti Bean Ragù For Dressing Pasta

The word ragù refers to a sauce, usually of minced meat mixed with vegetables, stewed at a low temperature for many hours. The recipe has French origins and began to circulate during the Renaissance as an accompaniment to other dishes. But it has been in Italy that the French ragôut went from being almost a side dish…

ByMonica20 February 20210Comments

COURSES Main Course RECIPES

Artichoke Stew With Potatoes And February Cuisine

In February, the light starts to change. The days are getting longer, but it is better not to be hasty in expectations. The soul of February is wintry and and can reserve surprises. This month's cooking is still typical of the season: long cooking, satisfying baked pasta, stews and roasts, perhaps an artichoke stew like this one. And…

ByMonica8 February 20210Comments

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

Aperitivo COURSES OCCASIONS RECIPES Savoury Cakes

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…

ByMonica23 October 20200Comments

COURSES Gluten-free INGREDIENTS Legumes RECIPES Salads and Sides

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…

ByMonica12 October 20200Comments

COURSES First Course Gluten-free INGREDIENTS RECIPES Rice and Grains

Rice casserole with potatoes and mushrooms. Pure comfort food

When I think about comfort food, firstly, I guess steaming dishes like this rice casserole with potato and mushrooms, a revisitation of a famous Italian dish from the South, rice, potato, and mussels tiella. But what exactly does comfort food mean anyway? However, I suppose it changes for each of us, above all today, with…

ByMonica2 October 20200Comments

COURSES Eggs Gluten-free INGREDIENTS Main Course RECIPES

Eggs and Tomato (Fake Tripe in Tomato Sauce)

Is the tripe in it? No. And not a single piece, no matter how tiny, of meat. It's a vegetarian dish that deliberately resembles tripe in appearance. Hence the name. Frittata trippata or Eggs in Tripe The dish name combines the Italian word frittata and the adjective trippata from trippa…

ByMonica27 July 20200Comments

Bologna Food COURSES Gluten-free INGREDIENTS OCCASIONS RECIPES Salads and Sides

Friggione of Bologna Recipe (Onion and Tomato Pot)

Time and again, I want recipes that require few ingredients and just a spoonful of love to add the right flavor to each dish. Like the friggione, it is not just an onion sauce, even if it is that but rather one dish with identity and history. In 1886, Mrs. Maria Manfredi Baschieri writes the friggione…

ByMonica21 July 20200Comments