Macedonia Recipe. According To Artusi And In My Opinion

Fruit salad? No thanks, I take a macedonia. The forgotten and rediscovered fruit salad. For decades, macedonia has disappeared from the Italian table. If at the restaurant you asked, not for a fruit salad, but just for fruit at the end of a meal, you would be offered pineapple. And in a country like Italy, rich in many…

ByMonica13 July 20200Comments

Aperitivo COURSES Gluten-free INGREDIENTS Main Course OCCASIONS RECIPES

Eggplant Balls Recipe. For Hunger And For Love.

Especially during the summer I love cooking vegetarian meatballs with the products that the garden offers. Like these of eggplant. But before the recipe I would like to tell you a story about an eggplant and me. And about the day I realized how much the kitchen was an important part of me. Eggplant, summer flavor and Parmigiana.…

ByMonica1 July 20200Comments

COURSES Gluten-free INGREDIENTS RECIPES Soups

The Right Recipe. Asparagus Cold Cream

The right recipe makes always the difference. But how to decide if it’s the right recipe? Before to start making this cold asparagus cream, or any other recipe, it may be useful to ask ourselves a few questions to decide whether or not what we have chosen is the right recipe for us. Four issues…

ByMonica13 June 20200Comments

COURSES Eggs INGREDIENTS Main Course RECIPES

Italian cheese crespelle with broad beans, peas and asparagus salad

I love all egg dishes, don't you? If I am in a hurry, I choose eggs as the main ingredient for a quick and tasty recipe. In addition, in the blink of an eye, they become crespelle and frittata to which you can add or mix other ingredients to make exquisitely simple dishes. And seasonal, like cheese crespelle…

ByMonica6 June 20200Comments

Salsa al prezzemolo: sugo finto della cucina povera

COURSES First Course RECIPES Sauces and Pâté

Parsley sauce, a sugo finto recipe from the cucina povera

Parsley and passata di pomodoro. That's all you need to make a sugo finto recipe from the Italian-Romagnola cucina povera tradition. Sugo finto: the parsley sauce I had forgotten During the quarantine, I cooked simple dishes. It was easy to find inspiration by looking through the recipes of Sara, my grandmother, who daily made masterpieces of simplicity from…

ByMonica30 May 20200Comments

COURSES First Course OCCASIONS RECIPES Sunday Lunch

Carasau bread lasagna with stracchino béchamel

Carasau bread is the main ingredient in this recipe. In this recipe, I have used it to make a lasagna using it instead of pasta dough. It is a gift I received from a Sardinian client of my husband's who, whenever he returns from Sardinia, always brings specialties from his region for us. Lemons from his father's garden,…

ByMonica9 April 20200Comments

Aperitivo COURSES Gluten-free INGREDIENTS Main Course OCCASIONS RECIPES

Savoury Pumpkin Fritters, Before The Season Ends

New post from the pantry. And savoury pumpkin fritters recipe. Pumpkin is one of my fav among vegetables and April calls for the latest recipes that can be made with it that, in Italy, we find on the market stalls for a very long period from late August to April. The pumpkin is one of the iconic vegetables…

ByMonica6 April 20200Comments

Bologna Food Cheese Christmas COURSES Eggs INGREDIENTS OCCASIONS RECIPES Soups Sunday Lunch

Zuppa Imperiale, The Traditional Minestra Of Bologna

When outside it is cold, I can't think of anything better than steaming soup. Despite its name, Zuppa Imperiale is not a soup but a minestra . And a typical recipe of Bologna. Unlike other Bolognese pasta dishes, you don't need to make sfoglia (pasta dough) to make Zuppa Imperiale. For its easy preparation, you will…

ByMonica31 January 20200Comments

Aperitivo Appetizers Christmas COURSES Gluten-free INGREDIENTS OCCASIONS RECIPES Salads and Sides Sunday Lunch

Russian Salad: An Italian Timeless Classic Side Recipe

It's a sumptuous side dish. Maybe for that reason many people believe that Russian salad, the Italian version of a great European recipe, is a difficult dish to make. What do you think about reading method before discarding the idea? Sides. In cooking, the word side usually means a dish of vegetables or legumes that accompany the main…

ByMonica23 December 20190Comments

Christmas COURSES First Course INGREDIENTS OCCASIONS RECIPES Rice and Grains Sunday Lunch

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…

ByMonica11 December 20190Comments