We all need to fill the belly but the eye – the saying goes – want it too. And how to please him if not with color? Guys I finally tried the delicious purple potatoes grown by Marina on her farm in Bleggio (Trentino). Great! and if you then season them with a gorgonzola […]
Category: First Courses
Black rice summer salad
Light lunch by the lake? Why don’t you get a healthy rice salad? It’s a complete meal based on cereals, vegetables and proteins! 100% energy without fat excess, because I know that you’re already waiting to take a bath! The secret to making this recipe in a very short time is to boil vegetables all […]
Pasta flan with eggplant
A Sunday lunch classic. “Anelletti” pasta flan is a rich and very tasty first course based on a very small ring-shaped pasta seasoned with a succulent ragù (that is bolognese sauce) and peas and then turned out into a donut mold lined with fried aubergines. Too much? Oh no because is caciocavallo cheese-filled too! […]
Cheese-stuffed semolina gnocchi
Traditional meatball pasta sauce
Red sauce with meatballs = Spaghetti meatballs = Italian-American cuisine? Oh no! If it is true that spaghetti with meatballs is a symbol of Italian American restaurants in NY (together with enigmatic Alfredo pasta), it’s equally true that meatball pasta sauce is not an American invention! but a 100% made in Italy recipe! […]
Semolina & spinach gnocchi
Wow lasagna with pumpkin, speck, blue cheese and nuts (that’s all folks!)
Chicory risotto
Italian speck and artichoke pasta
November is not only the transition month towards Christmas, but it brings a beautiful gift: artichokes! So: what about velvety pasta? Sure! Ideal for everyday lunch but, if you choose a particular pasta shape, it can become very chic! I chose “calamarata” a stunning idea for Sunday lunch… do you like the idea? SERVES […]