There are dishes that taste like a family Sunday and eggplant parmesan (in Italian “Parmigiana di melanzane”) is, for me, the king. Layers of fried eggplant, homemade tomato sauce, melting mozzarella, and a shower of parmesan that is gratinated until it “sings” in the oven. There are no magic tricks, just patience and good ingredients. Grandma’s secret? Let the tray…
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Melon salad with Iberian ham and mozzarella
There are flavors that represent summer in a single bite. My melon and Iberian ham salad is a delicious bridge between Spain and Italy: we swap the white melon typical of Spanish tables for French Cantaloupe melon, with its orange pulp and intense aroma, and I pair it with buffalo mozzarella, arugula, and basil to give it that unmistakable Italian…
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Pasta alla Checca: the Italian pasta salad recipe ready in 10 minutes
When the thermometer climbs, pasta alla checca (pronounced “keka”) becomes the star of Roman tables: a cold Italian pasta that mixes juicy cherry tomatoes, creamy mozzarella, and fresh basil in a raw sauce ready in ten minutes. Unlike other pasta salads, here the pasta is added to the tomato while still warm so that the cheese melts just slightly, just…
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Multicolored Caprese Salad: Italian freshness for your summer
The caprese salad multicolor celebrates the quintessential Italian trio—tomato, mozzarella, and basil—with a contemporary twist: using tomatoes of different colors, buffalo mozzarella at room temperature, and an express pesto that stays green thanks to an ice cube. This way, in just eight minutes, you get a healthy, summery dish suitable for a bikini diet, packed with antioxidants and the good…
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White fish acqua pazza: light Neapolitan video recipe in 3 minutes
The white fish acqua pazza, or crazy water fish, is a light and quick Neapolitan recipe in which sea bass, sea bream, or another lean fillet is gently poached in a lively broth of dry white wine, cherry tomatoes, and extra virgin olive oil. Born in the Gulf of Naples, where fishermen cooked their catch with tomatoes and seawater—cheaper than…
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Fried zucchini flowers stuffed with anchovy and mozzarella
In Rome, fried zucchini flowers are pure magic in a single bite: fragrant zucchini blossoms, stuffed with salty anchovy and melting mozzarella, coated in a *pastella*—a light mixture of flours and sparkling water that creates a crispy, airy layer—and fried to perfection. With just a few minutes and some trattoria tricks, you will transform simple ingredients into an appetizer worthy…
