Last Sunday I made this typical Modena cake, filled with walnuts, honey, and rum for a family celebration, and it was a total success. This summer I went to Bologna and bought a book of typical recipes from Emilia Romagna, which is very good: La Grande Cucina Regionale Italiana: Emilia Romagna by Daniela Guaiti. I hadn’t prepared any of the…
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Eggplant and ham meatballs, with a Burgos cheese center and honey and pepper sauce
I have decided. These eggplant and ham meatballs with their honey and pepper yogurt sauce have just become the new trendy appetizer in my house, until we get sick of them: They turned out waaaay too goooood… I was already familiar with “le polpette di melanzane,” very typical of southern Italy, but since eggplants go so well with ham (and…
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Fusilli with mint aroma, honey, mató cheese, walnuts, and bacon bits
Today, I bring you a Catalan-Italian combination that is a winner, since I have returned to Sabadell. Fusilli with honey and mató, a typically Catalan product, but one that you can substitute with ricotta or cottage cheese. Don’t be scared and think that I’ve started making mixtures like a children’s party of Fanta-Nutella-potato chips, because no. It is delicious and…
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Swiss roll with mascarpone cream, basil and honey, covered with lime glaze and walnuts
I am very proud of this Swiss roll, because it perfectly reflects the state I was in the day before yesterday, when it occurred to me to prepare it. I was having one of those days where I really missed my country and wanted a dessert that would remind me of it, without forgetting that I am in Italy, and…
