My Italian Comfort Food
Have you been good? To have an objective judgment, I wait for “Befana” the kindly old witch who brings children toys on Twelfth Night and in the meantime, I cook something for her, whether she is ever moved by the gesture! Come on today we’re having the traditional Epiphany sock but be careful it’s salty! …
Everyone knows “Recco focaccia”, but perhaps not everyone knows that “Recco” is the name of the town where this delight is prepared! For the delicacies cooked here, the city is also known as the gastronomic capital of Liguria, a well-deserved title. But you must know that there’s a dispute about focaccia di Recco: …
Someone likes it, someone doesn’t… Halloween has become familiar even in Italy. There are people that love wearing masks, other who want to distance themselves from it. What about me? I want to take the opportunity to exorcise my great, very great fear and in addition any pretext is good for cooking! So, …
So hungry??? The answer is: focaccia! and the stuffed one, very very stuffed! How many specialties can be prepared with pizza dough? So many! and one of these is stuffed focaccia (or stuffed pizza). Soft dough inside and slightly crunchy on the bottom. In the middle? Stracchino cheese lava and the strong flavor of stewed …
September holidays are over and I come back home from Romagna full of flavors of the sea … but not only. The greatest gift I take home is the cassoni legendary recipe! The so-called “younger brothers” of piadina but certainly not for me who ate it in abundance. For those unfamiliar with them, these are …
Pay attention: in Italy “Piada” and “piadina” are not the same!! There are smaller and thicker ones, the one with lard and those with olive oil, the classic ones and the sfogliata ones! (that is multiple-layer dough like puff pastry!) What’s coming off the cylinder today? just these (the ones I prefer): thin, with crunchy …
You know it’s summertime, but here the rain seems to give us no respite! No better occasion then to prepare something special like panuozzi! Do you know them? They are sandwiches made with pizza dough filled as desired. In the recipe I’m explaining how to make them step by step, in simplicity. Come on, when …
