Apple Sauce Recipe for Roasts and Hard Cheeses

Before to share my apple sauce recipe, You have to know I have a huge passion for this fruit. Just like my grandmother. Only she made mostly sweets. She loved apples and there were always a plenty of them at home. Every year, in autumn, after the harvest, my family took several wooden boxes full of apples from…

ByMonica2 December 20190Comments

COURSES Gluten-free INGREDIENTS RECIPES Soups

Homemade And Seasonal Vegetable Broth Recipe

Passing more time between pots and stoves, I have better understood the importance of basic recipes. Among them, that of vegetable broth. And even if it is not a preparation that we usually associate with memorable moments at table or with family memories, it is one of those essential to prepare and flavor many dishes. Vegetable…

ByMonica13 November 20190Comments

COURSES INGREDIENTS Legumes RECIPES Soups

Pasta and beans: recipe from Emilia-Romagna

When the temperature goes down, it's pot and soup time. From north to south, Italy has a rich tradition of soups, which are good and worth trying. Today, I'm sharing a comforting bowl of pasta and beans. This is the Emilia-Romagna version of the most popular pasta and fagioli . At home as in…

ByMonica5 November 20190Comments

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

Aperitivo Breads and Pizza Breakfast and Merenda Fruits INGREDIENTS OCCASIONS RECIPES

Grape focaccia from Romagna recipe

When the black grapes are ripe, it is time for grape cake, a rustic, savory, and fall preparation. Among the sweets-not-sweets typical of this period in Romagna is the black grape cake, almost a focaccia. It is an end-of-meal dessert that you can use to accompany also a Bolognese cutting board at aperitif time. Italian recipes Many traditional Italian…

ByMonica3 September 20190Comments

Aperitivo Appetizers Breads and Pizza COURSES OCCASIONS RECIPES

Focaccia with Tomatoes, Burrata Cheese and Basil

Oh Focaccia! A simple and delicious food. If you think this word sounds good, it's because behind the word "focaccia" there's a wonderful world. It always smells like bread but there are many recipes and even more fillings. Have you ever prepared an Italian focaccia? My Summer Focaccia This recipe is dedicated to the summer season. Or better…

ByMonica26 August 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 Desserts Fruits Gluten-free INGREDIENTS RECIPES

Homemade fruit gelati recipe (without ice-cream maker)

Spring and summer are full of juicy and fragrant fruits. Perfect for eating fresh or turning into desserts, jams, juices, and gelati. When there was not yet the habit of buying ready-made gelati to store into the freezer, grandma used to make homemade fruit gelati. In the glass beaker of the blender, she combined fresh fruit, a…

ByMonica24 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