Strawberry and Blueberry Clafoutis, Gluten-Free Recipe

Claf-who? Clafoutis! Spring and delicious with fresh strawberry and blueberry. Fruit Dessert. Who loves them? I love all of them. Crumble, apple pie, apple strudel, Black Forest (preserved cherries are still fruit!). But now, please, give me your attention. I have a good new for those who are looking for to use seasonal, local fruit! Clafoutis is an easy-to-make French dessert…

ByMonica20 May 20200Comments

Chocolate COURSES Desserts Gluten-free INGREDIENTS OCCASIONS RECIPES Sunday Lunch

Chocolate Semifreddo with Panna and Strawberry Recipe

This semifreddo happily marries the taste of chocolate with the deliciousness of home made panna (whipped cream) and the freshness of strawberries in a simple recipe that is also egg-free and gluten-free. Chocolate Semifreddo with Panna and Strawberry. Perfect for any little occasion. It's a recipe from my family cookbook I haven't made in a long time. Sometimes,…

ByMonica30 April 20200Comments

COURSES INGREDIENTS Legumes Main Course Meat RECIPES

Spiced Meatballs, Mashed Broad Beans & A Handful Of Heroes

Who's your favorite hero? 〈if you don't wanna read, scroll down to the spicy meatballs recipe〉 I'm not talking about superheroes. I did classical studies when I was young. And for me there was only one hero worthy of the title. Not the adventurous Ulysses and not Achilles the braggart. Hector, solid and valiant, was my hero.…

ByMonica25 April 20200Comments

Aperitivo COURSES Gluten-free INGREDIENTS Main Course OCCASIONS RECIPES

Savoury Pumpkin Fritters, Before The Season Ends

New post from the pantry. And savoury pumpkin fritters recipe. Pumpkin is one of my fav among vegetables and April calls for the latest recipes that can be made with it that, in Italy, we find on the market stalls for a very long period from late August to April. The pumpkin is one of the iconic vegetables…

ByMonica6 April 20200Comments

Bologna Food COURSES First Course OCCASIONS RECIPES Sunday Lunch

Classic Lasagna Bolognese, the original recipe of Bologna

Over the centuries, Bologna has also won the appellation of The Fat for dishes such as lasagna Bolognese. However, when, in 1891, Pellegrino Artusi published the book Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well, which marked the birth of modern Italian cuisine, the Italian gastronome did not mention any regional lasagna recipes. That…

ByMonica28 January 20200Comments

Aperitivo Appetizers Bologna Food Christmas COURSES INGREDIENTS Meat OCCASIONS RECIPES Sunday Lunch

Traditional Bolognese Recipe: Tortellini Fritti (Fried Tortellini)

Who's ever heard of fried tortellini? Tortellini fritti (fried) are one of my fav "ricetta della tradizione" and it's also a super traditional Bolognese recipe, sometimes forgotten from Bolognese people too. Yes because you can eat tortellini not only in broth or with a delicious cream of parmigiano reggiano, but also fried. Easy to make and really…

ByMonica26 September 20190Comments

COURSES Fruits INGREDIENTS OCCASIONS RECIPES Rice and Grains Salads and Sides

Spelt Salad with Figs and Grapes from my Summer Repertoire

This spelt salad is one classic from my summer cooking repertoire. People who love summer salads, please, take note of this recipe. It will be one of your next favorite. Maybe. I hope. The reasons why I love this dish are many and varied. It is one of that dish I cook for all the Summer…

ByMonica3 July 20190Comments

Emilia-Romagna

Trendy Bologna – From Breakfast to Dinner at the City’s Greenhouse

Do you know what happens when aperitivo bumps into a vegetable garden? It's just born a new cool place! And doesn't matter if find the vegetable garden into an old renovate urban greenhouse or on a rooftop. What really has worth, is to find the right address where to drink overlooking "herbs & friends (that is tomato…

ByMonica26 June 20190Comments

COURSES Fruits Gluten-free INGREDIENTS RECIPES Salads and Sides

Fresh spinach and cherry salad. Memories from the garden

I clean spinach and lettuce. I am in the kitchen, it is early morning. The sky, already slightly cloudy, promises a hot day. One of those humid and hot days typical of the Po Valley where Emilia becomes Romagna. And in the meantime, I hum an old Italian song. "Maramao because you are dead, bread and wine you…

ByMonica19 June 20190Comments

Breakfast and Merenda COURSES Drinks Fruits Gluten-free INGREDIENTS OCCASIONS RECIPES

Old Cellars And “Succhini”. Homemade Apricot Juice Recipe

When I had to go to the cellar to get a bottle of apricot juice, I flew! Four cellars for four stories. The home cellar. The most beloved was the one in the house where we moved in in the mid-seventies, before my sister was born. From the city center, where I was born, my family moved…

ByMonica11 June 20190Comments