Pink grapefruit and kiwi chutney is fragrant and colorful. It is a perfect complement to a plate of assorted cheeses in the evening, or for lunch or aperitivo. But it's Excellent to enjoy also with a cold meat dish.
If you are planning to organize a informal lunch, aperitif or dinner, prepare an assorted chopping…
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perfect at the breakfast table, during the day, or as a non-alcoholic option at your next aperitivo!
Granola bars are a popular snack (spezza fame in Italian) that you can buy everywhere.
But have you ever thought to make them easily at home? Granola Bars.
For two years I cooked breakfast for the guests of my B&B just close to Bologna.
Then the pandemic arrived and for a small guest house like mine everything became…
What do you think about making sweet, spreadable adzuki beans and chocolate cream? I found it satisfying, light, and tasty, and I offer you my version. Like almost all legumes, beans have a flavor that naturally tends toward sweet and a pasty texture that is perfect for making creams, sweet and savory, smooth and spreadable. Beans, water,…
Ciambella of Romagna was one of the flavors of the summer holidays when I was a child. Every Italian child who knows it means that has spent one or more summers on the Adriatic coast of Romagna. At the beginning of summer, we used to go to the seaside with grandma. Until August, our parents…
Cocktails!
I like them when are fresh and light.
Among my favorites there is the famous Bellini that I propose you in a Bolognese version.
Instead of Italian prosecco or champagne (luxury version), I used Pignoletto wine of Colli Bolognesi. A light, white and sparkling wine. The original Bellini.
It no needs introduction. It's a fantastic long…
Celery chutney seems tailor-made to accompany a platter of aged cheeses. It's one of the flavors that goes best with them.
Celery chutney, cooking notes
Celery isn't just good in pinzimonio or even indispensable as a base for sautéing in many dishes; it's also the soul of Bolognese sauce . Its fresh and…
Although its name may suggest a roll of meat, meatloaf alla Genovese is a completely vegetarian dish.
This recipe is by my friend Veronica, who was born in Genova (the capital of the Liguria region), but like me, she has lived in Bologna for many years. Meatloaf "alla Genovese".
Also known as Ligurian meatloaf, meatloaf alla Genovese recipe is widespread not…
Tortellini&CO is my happiness pill dispenser. A liked recipe, a comment below a post, greeting people who have taken a cooking class with me. Study and research time also represents a happy time. I dig out books that give me infinite ideas and suggestions with each page; I flip through old and new magazines to…
When winter knocks on the door, comfort food like hot soups is what I need.
Maybe a cauliflower and broccoli minestra where broccoli are a cream that embraces pasta and crispy cubes of cauliflower. I’m sitting at the table in the kitchen with a hot “caffè lungo” in a mug.
Outdoor is a cold day and I’m…
