Beat the heat with these July salads that will feature some of the most beloved seasonal ingredients, peaches and tomatoes. Furthermore, back from my holidays in Sardinia, I wanted to use a Slow Food Presidium that I had never tried before: the cheese called Frue or Casu axedu, meaning “sour cheese” in Sardinian dialect, made […]
When I got the email announcing that there was a journalist who wanted to join one of my cooking classes I had that feeling of fear that I think is inevitable when faced with someone you know is an expert who will surely judge you, but when I realised that the purpose was publishing an […]
What can you prepare when you are caving for a savoury snack, but you have little time available and don’t want to use the oven? This Pan-cooked creamy flatbread is a perfect solution for snacks, aperitifs, garden parties and unannounced guests. Prepare the dough in few minutes, leave to rest for 30 minutes and that’s […]
Pasta salads are one of the most popular dishes in summer and every year I like inventing new ones to make a tasty and balanced dish suitable for all occasions. The protagonists are the Strozzapreti Zero+, organic pasta made with 100% red lentil flour and eggs from free-range hens by the Spinosi pasta factory, a […]
As summer officially begins on 21st June, June salads will delight us with the addition of seasonal fruit. Asparagus continues to be present, which we can enjoy with a mouth-watering cheese cream and plums for a salad that also becomes a green all-in-one dish, great to take to the office or to the pool in […]
Poke is a traditional Hawaiian dish prepared with marinated raw fish accompanied by other ingredients making it a fresh, tasty and complete meal; my Pineapple chicken poke is my interpretation of a one-course meal that is equally tasty and complete, but made with meat as a source of protein. In fact, who has difficulties in […]
May brings us two ideas for what we call fortified salads, i.e. salads that are nutritionally complete and therefore perfect as one-course meals for lunch in the office, at school or for dinner. The rule applies that ingredients must be in season in order to maximise their nutritional contribution, so asparagus and mixed greens, as […]
A chickpea flour flan with lots of vegetables, also perfect for using the leftover vegetables in the fridge: try the Chickpea and Vegetable Flan. I love this recipe that a friend taught me because it not only allows me to have a one-course meal that is perfect for diabetes and coeliac disease, but also because […]
A recipe for all occasions and all year round: Ricotta and tuna patties with vegan mayonnaise. Patties are always a successful dish with children and adults alike. These Ricotta and tuna patties are the solution for a quick, but tasty and nutritionally rich meal with the protein of ricotta and tuna. I decided to prepare […]
What is a Secret Supper? It is an exciting combination of surprise and great food that cannot leave you indifferent. The mind behind this beautiful project is Simona Baldini, event planner of Gallina a Pois a fantastic organiser who didn’t spoiler anything that could quench the curiosity about the Secret Supper experience. Secret Supper: the […]
