Recipes by madonna del piatto (Page 6)
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insalata di carciofi e limonitangy, buttery and crunchy, this is just a perfect saladARTICHOKES AND SALT-BOILED LEMON SALAD. I am such a simple soul. There are things that make me happy over and over again. Like finding a new good recipe.I have lots of “old ” family recipes which I always make, they are safe. Of course I collect new recipes too. Too many of… |
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risotto con asparagi e pancettarisotto with saffron, pancetta and green asparagusAsk 2 Italians what’s the correct way to prepare pasta. You will get the same story from both: al dente, toss with sauce, serve piping hot. Ask two Italians how to make a risotto. You will get 2 stories. Ask 4 of them, you will get 4 stories. Stir, don’t stir. Use only butter, oil’s… |
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grilled garlic and lemon-marinated eggplantsmelt in the mouth, grilled eggplants marinated in garlic, lemon juice and olive oilI think nobody who doesn’t know me already is ever going to find this recipe. There’s 1 million and 970 thousand hits for “grilled eggplants” on Google. With more than 2 million people out there who can grill eggplants this is probably going to be… |
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salted almond praline gelatomy homemade gelatoGELATO ALLA PANNA CON PRALINA AL CARAMELLO SALATO.I must confess I generally am not a fashionable cook. On the contrary, I am a firm believer in tradition and repetition. The simpler a recipe, the better. And, if it’s been invented already and everybody knows it, then I am probably not going to be able to improve… |
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Elderberry jellyElderberry jellyMy father will not touch my elderberry jelly. Despite my assurance that I have been eating it for years and even his beloved granddaughter has had it with no ill consequences, he is still convinced that it’s dangerous.Not even when I tell him that you can buy it in most supermarkets in Switzerland and Germany. What do… |
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falsomagro stuffed roast beefhow to arrange the stuffingThis is another recipe of the clever Italian mammas of the past. It’s called falsomagro or farsumagru a term referring to stuffed lean meat.The stuffing was not meant to create fancy food. It was a way to stretch portions to feed the family using inexpensive ingredients such as inferior cut meats, bread, a… |
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Home-made Ladyfingerslight as a feather, home-made ladyfingersThe real Italian heart beats in the peasants. Somewhat our royals have been always underwhelming.Take our former Savoy kings, for example. It is said that ladyfingers – savoiardi in Italian – have been created at the court of Amadeus VI duke of Savoy in honor of Charles V king of France. As the… |
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Traditional Italian Easter dove breadColomba, the heavenly Easter sweet bread from ItalyCOLOMBA PASQUALE FATTA IN CASA.You are may be not the most beautiful dove. But you have a sweet buttery heart. You are may be not the softest, but I have made you with stone-ground artisan flour, organic sugar and eggs, homemade candied orange peel and only 1/4 teaspoon yeast. I’ve… |
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orecchiette pasta in a creamy zucchini and saffron sauceorecchiette, little ear shaped pasta from Southern ItalyI find making fresh pasta an incredibly relaxing activity. I could fashionably say it’s therapeutic but I don’t feel the need to have therapy as often as having pasta. My latest passion in “pasta relaxation” is orecchiette, meaning little ears, a semolina pasta traditionally made… |
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a gluten-free pasta dough which makes me happythin and strong, homemade gluten-free fettuccinePasta is my favorite food in the world.Pasta is sublime and comforting in its many forms, colors and textures. For an Italian cook, making pasta represents the very essence of cooking. It’s not only a habit, a tradition, a requirement. It’s deeper than that. It’s art. It’s in our… |
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