Entries by Ilaria Bertinelli

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Couscous with octopus and avocado

Couscous combined with fish is a great classic, try it in this fresh version for summer: Couscous with octopus and avocado. You can also indulge in the choice of the type of gluten-free couscous, the Bia company offers a wide range: maize and rice, chickpeas, peas, chickpeas and red lentils, buckwheat are all available options, […]

Summer vegetarian rolls

I think it has happened to everyone to have bought a product to be used in a recipe and then have the leftover part lying in a corner of the kitchen not knowing what to do with it: this is how Summer vegetarian rolls came about. I had bought a packet of rice paper with […]

My cooking classes on Forbes

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 […]

Pasta salads: Greek-style Strozzapreti

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 […]

Pineapple chicken poke

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 […]

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May and its fortified salads

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 […]