During the Palio period especially, pici is surely more than often on the menu. The thick, usually handmade spaghetti, is a traditional dish in Siena and environment. Mostly pici is served with ragù, and more specific, ragù of wild boar. Let’s go for a vegetarian version! For 3-4p cook 300 grams of freshly made pici … More Special days for Siena, special honour to ‘pici’
Make fresh pasta dough for this recipe. For 2p put 1 cup of 00 flour on a wooden table or board. Make a little well in the center and add 1 egg. Mix everything together, first with a fork and continue with your hands. Knead the dough carefully for approx 10 mins. Use extra flour … More Ravioli homemade
Thinly sliced good quality strawberries, parmigiano, black pepper and rocket salad. Seasoned with old balsamic vinegar. What a fabulous starter!
For 3 p 1 kilo of small artichokes ends up in 10 small hearts (more waste thus, and I don’t think usable waste ;-)). Cut them in quarters and leave them in water with lemon to keep the color. Chop 1 big white onion and 4 garlic cloves. Fry in a little bit of olive … More Artichokes and risotto, certo…bella Italia
Normally I am not a fan of soup as main course but sometimes it is a very easy way to be sure to have a warm meal after a long day out. For 3p bake 600 grams of chicken, seasoned with chicken herbs, in olive oil. When crispy, remove the chicken. Fry 2 chopped large … More Parmesan chicken soup
My first experience (a few years ago) preparing gnocchi was not very succesful and ended up as a puree in the oven! Since then I hesitate to make them, and that is probably silly. The gnocchi romana are different because they are not supposed to be cooked in water but to be baked in the … More Gnocchi adventure 😉
Today let’s go for pasta. Checking my cupboards I often find some leftover small amounts of pasta of different shapes which I then try to remember when we have a pasta for 2 (would be great to find smaller portions of only 150 grams). A ‘torta della pasta alla Norma’ will be a perfect choice … More Craving for some carbs
Thanks to the Arabs who brought the plant from Myanmar to Europe, more specific to Andalusia in Spain, we can use this delicous ingredient in many ways. Never eat them raw because you will get digestive complaints. On the other hand they should have a positive effect on the problem which we discussed in the … More The great family ‘Aubergine’
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