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  • Spinach: an easy tasty way

    Spinach: an easy tasty way

    Sping! Fresh spinach! Wash them, very well. Drain. Heat 1 tbs of olive oil in a big pan, add 1 garlic clove. Add spinach, cover. After 5 minutes add raisins and pine nuts. Cover. Cook … Continue reading →

  • Trofie al pesto

    Trofie al pesto

    Pesto = Genova, Liguria Trofie = Liguria Pesto + Trofie + runner beans + potatoes = liguria, summer, sea Again, nothing more simple then this: Italian cuisine is simple and it’s all about great flavors … Continue reading →

  • How to make pesto

    How to make pesto

    Pesto is not an exact science. Pesto is simple but tricky: you MUST have at hand top ingredients! You need the best Italian (better genovese) basil you can find, better home grown from seeds, the … Continue reading →

  • Roasted tomatoes

    Roasted tomatoes

    Inspired by Jamie Oliver and Amanda Soule, with the last tomatoes I’ll find at the local market, what a better way to use them if not simply roasted in the oven? You can have them … Continue reading →

  • Orecchiette alle cime di rapa

    Orecchiette alle cime di rapa

    An Italian Classic, from the South of Italy, and more precisely from Puglia, the heel of the peninsula. And as most of the traditional Italian dishes is simple, satisfying and tasty In the list of … Continue reading →

  • Ragù di carne

    Ragù di carne

    Bolognaise sauce, sauce bolognaise, ragù alla bolognese. Call it as you please, but please please please, make it in the right way! No strange stuff, like cilantro, cream, spring onions… Keep it simple and plain! … Continue reading →