Cheese flan. Tastes of the Emilia-Romagna Apennines

Cheese flan is a dish that originated in the local mountains, employing an expression we locals use to refer to the villages of the Emilia-Romagna Apennines. The dish is part of the culinary traditions of the Romagna Toscana area and the Bolognese Apennines. From there, the recipe spread to the city of Bologna…

ByMonica19 April 20220Comments

Breads and Pizza OCCASIONS RECIPES

Romagna Easter Loaf, A Peasant Recipe For Breakfast

Easter loaf or pagnotta di Pasqua is a simple loveria of Romagna (loveria is a term from the Romagnolo dialect used to refer to good food). It is a leavened dome-shaped semi-sweet bread, typical of the peasant tradition of Romagna and once eaten on Easter morning. The Easter loaf of Romagna In Romagna, the traditional colomba (the…

ByMonica29 March 20210Comments

Bologna Food Christmas COURSES Desserts OCCASIONS RECIPES Sunday Lunch

Tagliatelle cake or Ricciolina cake: a traditional dessert from Emilia-Romagna

Pellegrino Artusi, the gastronome who wrote the first collection of Italian recipes on a national scale, dedicates two recipes to Torta Ricciolina or Torta di Tagliatelle (although the more correct term would be Torta di Tagliatelline, since tagliolini are used instead of egg tagliatelle). There are several variations of this dessert, and more than one city…

ByMonica17 October 20200Comments

COURSES First Course OCCASIONS RECIPES Sunday Lunch

Carasau bread lasagna with stracchino béchamel

Carasau bread is the main ingredient in this recipe. In this recipe, I have used it to make a lasagna using it instead of pasta dough. It is a gift I received from a Sardinian client of my husband's who, whenever he returns from Sardinia, always brings specialties from his region for us. Lemons from his father's garden,…

ByMonica9 April 20200Comments

Aperitivo Appetizers Cheese COURSES INGREDIENTS OCCASIONS RECIPES Savoury Cakes

Artichokes and mascarpone savory tart

Do you have a favorite season of the year? I don't know about you, but I'm pretty excited that artichokes are back in season. In late February, I'm so happy when I start to find the carciofo romanesco into the farmer's markets. The typical Roman artichoke called mammola or mamma (mama) also, enters right now its pick season. You…

ByMonica8 May 20190Comments

Aperitivo COURSES Eggs Gluten-free INGREDIENTS Meat OCCASIONS RECIPES Savoury Cakes

Savory Potato and Salami Pie, Gluten-Free Recipe

In Italy, Easter holiday usually arrive on warm, sunny days and picnics. During that time of the year, savory pies are a common dish, especially served or filled with hardboiled eggs. Potato pie: what you're looking for your Easter menu To change this savory pie in a perfect Italian Easter Pie recipe, garnish with boiled eggs cut…

ByMonica19 April 20190Comments

Aperitivo Appetizers Bologna Food COURSES Gluten-free INGREDIENTS OCCASIONS RECIPES Sauces and Pâté

Via Emilia: a Sugo Recipe for Pasta and Crostini

Ragu, salsa and sugo. Three different words that in Italy sometimes are used interchangeably among them. The most of them go with pasta but they are made with different ingredients and they have different texture and cooking. RAGÙ The Italian expression ragù is derived from the French ragout. Italian ragù is a thick stew of meat, poultry,…

ByMonica5 April 20190Comments

Aperitivo Cheese COURSES INGREDIENTS Legumes OCCASIONS RECIPES Savoury Cakes

Savory pea pie. Spring recipe

The calendar lists March as one of the winter months, but in Italy, there is a saying that it is crazy. Sometimes it shows up with a trousseau of rain and umbrellas. Frequently, it restores winter's rigor in the blink of an eye. But it also happens to show up disguised as spring. These days of mild…

ByMonica5 March 20190Comments

Cheese COURSES Desserts Gluten-free INGREDIENTS RECIPES

Stuffed Chocolate Easter Egg Recipe

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…

ByMonica7 April 20170Comments