I LOVE this food blogger! She’s absolutely my favorite! Her name is, Ada Parisi, a Sicilian journalist who lives between USA and Italy who daily posts and writes about the most amazing Italian food on her website and Instagram Most of her recipes are incredible although sometimes hard to make because of […]
These little crackers are full of protein and flavor so they make the perfect afternoon pick-me-up or late night snack. Unlike a lot of gluten free flours, chickpea flour is packed with lots of good-for-you things: protein, fiber and iron. I added also a small amount of rice and buckwheat […]
For this pasta dish, broccoli rabe and orecchiette are cooked in the same pot. You could stop there and simply finish with a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and some finely grated Pecorino or Parmigiano, but it’s exceptionally good tossed with capers, garlic, pesto, hot red chiles and tomatoes. photos […]
This is a really satisfying meat-free meal: Ottolenghi’s famous recipe with an italian twist. In the original recipe the top of the eggplants are garnished with pomegranate seeds. If you can’t find the fresh pomegranate (especially in summer) you can add a touch of red by tossing some chopped cherry tomatoes (like I […]
There are countless variations of sugo di pomodoro in Italian cuisine and making a good tomato sauce can seem challenging, but if you follow these easy steps you’ll be able to make a great fool-proof salsa for your pasta or grains anytime. keep it simple pick the right ingredients: there are only […]
An italian classic, simple and quick, full of great flavor. Add some hot pepper and it becomes “all’Arrabbiata”, “Angry Pasta”. photos by Coco Zordan
Nobody can resist these caramelized bell peppers even people who usually dislike peppers. It’s an italian recipe that I learned from my mother but I believe it has some oriental influence. photos by coco zordan
The rice salad is a traditional summer recipe, fresh, delicious and full of tasty ingredients. Once you’ve cooked the rice in salted water and it’s cooled down you only need to add the colorful tasty ingredients: peas, cheese, hot dog, tuna, olives, boiled eggs… These are some of the most common ingredients but you can change […]
A minimalist but incredibly satisfying dish. A pasta recipe with ingredients that you have most of the time available in your kitchen: garlic, extra vergin olive oil, spaghetti and parmigiano cheese. Make it sure to cook the spaghetti “al dente”. photos coco zordan
According to a legend the invention of the saffron risotto dates back to the late 1400s, when the artist Valerio of Flanders, who was working on the staining of the glass windows in the Cathedral of Milan, decided to make his meal more colorful by pouring a little saffron powder in his rice: that was the birth […]