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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Gnocchi alla Sorrentina: Step-by-step recipe in three minutes
There are recipes that have the power to transport you directly to the south of Italy, and these gnocchi alla sorrentina are one of those dishes. They are so comforting and simple that they win you over from the very first bite. Imagine the dish coming out bubbling from the oven, with the fragrant tomato, melted mozzarella, and that aroma…
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Braised cabbage with Southern Italian flavors
There are recipes that manage to transform simple ingredients into true delicacies, and this braised cabbage with flavors from southern Italy is proof of that. Inspired by the culinary traditions of Sicily and Salento, this dish combines a few ingredients to achieve a result full of flavor, comforting and perfect for winter. In Sicily, braised cabbage is often prepared with…
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Bruschetta trio: caprese, eggplant and zucchini, sardines and arugula
A trio of summer bruschette, today: caprese bruschetta, eggplant and zucchini bruschetta, and sardine and arugula bruschetta. A solution for any time of day, fresh, quick, and, what’s more, in the cases I’m presenting to you, very healthy. Bruschetta is one of the most traditional antipasti in Italy, especially from the central part of the country. The base is always…
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Spaghetti alla puttanesca with anchovies
One of the simplest, fastest, and most satisfying ways to make a guest feel Italian is to sit them down in front of a good plate of spaghetti alla puttanesca. I have had non-Italians try this and other pasta dishes, and with puttanesca, there is always some comment related to what I have just assured you. I suppose it comes…
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Fusilli with pesto alla trapanese
Today I didn’t feel like making dinner, which usually means that, more than hunger, I don’t feel like fighting against my lilliputian kitchen. Do you know what the dimensions are of the surface where I chop vegetables, roll out dough, etc., etc., and etc.? 60 x 32 cm. I’ll add the fact that I don’t have a dishwasher and that,…
