Pancakes di Cavolfiore I should have known that writing about Neapolitan cauliflower pancakes I would have thought and missed to my Nonna Carmela. Entering the house, you were welcome by dancing tiles under most of your steps. Black and white-ish with a greek meander to delimitate the perimeter of each
Lentil Miso Soup with Mushrooms and Hazelnuts
And some meal planning and Unagi. You need to add this Lentil Miso Soup to your box of recipes. I am an advocate for old traditional dishes but always looking for new flavor combinations and pairings. Most of the meals I cook are the result of experimenting with what I
Classic Italian Tiramisù
How many Tiramisù an Italian eats in her whole life? I tried to make up a number thinking that I eat at least 10 Tiramisù a year between parties, eating out and un-birthday celebrations. The number is around 350 (I think I ate way more, but I feel shy today).
How to make the Sicilian Spezzatino like my mamma.
U’ Spezzatinu Aggrassato Chi Patati. Spezzatino Agglassato is the quintessential comfort food. A weekend project for those days when all you need is a blanket, genuine family food, and a glass of wine. Which is what I crave for the most part of the year. Except in Summer when I-eat-only-Gelo-and-Caponata
How to make the Tarallucci al Vino. Italian Sweet Wine Taralli.
A great Roman classic. Tarallucci is a traditional crunchy cookie from the Castelli Romani area (the Roman countryside) where every fraschetta – a cheap genuine rustic roman tavern – serves them at the end of the meal to be dunked into wine. They are also common in the rest of Italy with
Sicilian Stuffed Mushrooms
Sicilia stuffed mushrooms are mushroom caps filled with breadcrumbs, Pecorino cheese, parsley, Pine nuts and garlic, then baked until golden brown
Yuzu Hot Sauce Pound Cake
This Yuzu Hot Sauce Pound Cake will drive you into an “acid” trip and blow up your taste buds. It’s pretty common here in Us to find baked goods with lemon and poppy seeds, and I am a sucker for this combo. But I also love experimenting. So when I
How to Make Gnocchi alla Sorrentina like a Neapolitan.
Sorrento style baked gnocchi with tomato sauce, mozzarella, and basil. Giovedi Gnocchi. In Italy, we dedicated gnocchi a weekday: Thursday. In case we forget to eat pasta. Do we even need a reason to eat Gnocchi Alla Sorrentina? Sorrento style Gnocchi is a classic comfort mouthwatering food that comes from
Poetically Pudding. Sicilian Watermelon Pudding
Gelo di Mellone Watermelon pudding is a name that doesn’t do justice to this delicate and refreshing Summer dessert. Because Gelo di Mellone is more than a pudding, it’s a poem. What’s more poetical than a floral note given by jasmine blossom infused water? Or a pinch of cinnamon (freshly
Breaded Eggplant Cutlets. Cotolette di Melanzane
These eggplants cutlets check all your boxes: fast, delicious and easy. Did I mention that kids love it? There is more: you can bake or fry them. Oh, I forgot: these eggplant cutlets are terrific eaten warm, but cold are OMG. You can use these eggplant schnitzels as a sandwich:
