This recipe is already a while on my list. Wikipedia is again a great helpline to understand the origin. ‘Scaccia (plural: scacce) or scacciata is a stuffed flat bread in Sicilian cuisine. Scaccia is made with a very thin rectangular layer of dough, folded on itself three or four times. It can be stuffed with different ingredients, the more common variations are … More Scaccia ragusana
Hand hygiene has become common sense in Covid times. So using your hands while preparing your dinner is less risky. Anyway, this recipe cannot be made without. When I ordered the calamari, I definitely planned to fill them, not quite decided how. Mirco, the fishmonger, explained me the traditional way with bread, parsley, garlic, tuna … More Don’t be afraid to use your hands
Today, I’ll share 2 different recipes with cauliflower as protagonist. Last week, I saw a recipe of fritters, which I remember to have tried already. I made the same mistake by not draining the cauliflower enough. Instead of cookies, I made one large cookie ( which is of course less attractive, less crispy, but much … More Cauliflower, she can do it all
Cut 2 eggplants in long slices of +/_0.5 cm. Brush some olive oil on each side and grill them.Prepare a simple tomatoe sauce with 500 ml of passata, 2 garlic cloves, 1 red onion, dried basil, 1 chili and some olive oil balsamic vinegar, pepper and salt.Mix 100 grams of fresh white cheese with 2 … More Vegetarian involtini
It’s awesome how some people create new recipes and using parts of vegetables which you would normally throw on the compost pile. Clean 750 grams of carrots. Keep 100 grams of the green part(foliage). Put in a small blender. Add 1 table spoon of roasted pine nuts, 1 chopped garlic clove, pepper, salt, 1/2 teaspoon … More Foliage of carrots in pesto
We all try to reduce the animal proteins. Traditional recipes are turned into vegetarian versions. Moussaka is one of those famous traditions with a lot of different varieties. Chop and fry 1onion, 4 garlic cloves, 1 chili, 1 carrot and 2 stems of white celery in a drizzle of olive oil. Add 1 table spoon … More Far from the traditional version of moussaka, but still delicious and vegetarian 😋
Every single day of the month of July and August there is an outdoor movie in Siena. There are for sure a few movies which we really would like to see. It would be crazy to spend the evening in our boiling home cinema 😉. A simple pasta and a fresh shower is all we … More A pasta before going to the outdoor movie
If I have to make a choice between the taste of a meal or the appearance, I will certainly go for the taste. If I can make a dish more attractive without the need of all my patience, I will do my very best, of course. Layers of food are always a surprise for your … More A vegetarian artistic lasagna
For 2p, remove the skin and chop 1 small butternut pumpkin( approx 800 grams of pumpkin left). Put the cubes on baking paper. Add 4 peeled garlic cloves and a drizzle of olive oil. Bake in the oven at 200° for 25-30 mins. Cool down. Boil 120 grams of integral spaghetti in salted water al … More Pumpkin spaghetti pie
A menu for 5 adults and 2 teenagers is a little bit different than the normal daily cooking. For the first evening I plan an all-in-one Italian dish. With 750 grams of minced chicken meat, 150 grams of sausage meat, 1 table spoon of mixed chicken herbs, 1 table spoon of dried oregano I can … More Teenagers to feed
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