My Italian Comfort Food
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! […]
This is a real #childhoodmemory! Notoriously, it is not that I was really a #vegetables lover but I already had a boundless passion for cooking fueled by the legendary chef Guerrino (who remembers him ???) I think the protagonist of the very first TV recipe program that was on the local channel. In short, thanks […]
Men, this is good! Although I really love classic ragù, sometimes I like doing someting original, especially when I buy unusual pasta shapes. I had some inviting Sardinian gnocchi into the patry (which despite the name have nothing to do with traditional potato gnocchi but are a typical pasta shape), I decided to experiment with […]
A specialty made in Liguria, my mother’s homeland! I find her homemade comfort food better then masterchef’s masterpieces 😉 A tomato-free sauce, ideal for pasta, lasagne and risotto… but if you want to try it in the best possible way spread it on bread! SERVES 4-5 PEOPLE READY IN 40′ INGREDIENTS 1 lemon […]
In Italy vegetable stock powder is widely used to make risotto, meatballs sauce or stew. Major brands produce different type of stock powder but the one I prefer is my homemade one. 100% natural, only vegetables and salt to flavour my recipes for a genuine and healthy Italian cuisine! MAKES 1 JAR READY IN 3h […]