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Stuffed Artichokes

As promised, here I am again with the first recipe for Easter lubch. This is a typical recipe of Ligurian cuisine .It is amazingly simple to do and tasty. It is a vegetarian dish and could also be gluten free if you replace the common bread and breadcrumbs with gluten free bread. Instead of our common Pasqualina artichokes’ cake , this recipe can be served on Easter lunch to make everybody…

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Potato's and Borage's gnocchi

Potato’s and Borage’s gnocchi

It’s been quite long time since I posted last recipe. Here I am again! Today I propose a genuinely nice and tasty recipe with a special vegetable: Borage’s and potato’s gnocchi. Let’s start with the properties and benefits of borage: Still little known, borage boasts several properties and benefits: Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory, useful for combating diseases related to the inflammatory…

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PANETTONE with chocolate drops

PANETTONE with chocolate drops

It’s beginnig a lot to look like Christmas……. Panettone is one of the typical Italian Christmas sweets, but few know its true story. In reality, the origins of this delight are lost in time and the birth of panettone is linked to numerous legends. The most famous one tells that the panettone was born in the court of Ludovico il Moro, lord of Milan in the distant fifteenth century. It was…

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GATTAFIN (Vegetable fried ravioli)

GATTAFIN (Vegetable fried ravioli)

Yesterday I prepared Pansoti for my nephew’s graduation party and I had some chards left over. Therefore, I decided to cook this tasty receipt. It’s a typical dish of Levanto, a village on the Ligurian east coast. It a sort of vegetarian ravioli fried in the oil. It’s perfect to be served as aperitif or simply as an appetizer.

Let’s try and enjoy!

For the pastry:

250 g of flour type 0

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Eggplant and tunafish croquettes

Eggplant and tunafish croquettes

Longtime is gone since I last wrote a recipe……but now I’m back!

This recipe is a variation of the old one that my granny used to cook. The original one was just with tunafish and smashed potatoes.

As I really love eggplants I thought a good idea adding it to make it tastier and healthier and the result is marvelous.

Let’s have a try!

What you need

2 steamed potatoes

3 eggplants

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Whole-grain tagliatelle with pepper cream

Whole-grain tagliatelle with pepper cream

This week the greengrocer where I buy all the vegetables and the fruits had wonderful organic peppers. I love peppers. I mostly buy seasonal vegetables, the taste is wonderful and real. So, I decided to make this simply, quick and tasty sauce to eat with fantastic wholegrain tagliatelle. It was delicious, even my 5 years old daughter loved it.

It’s also a vegan recipe and if you are celiac you…

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STUFFED AUBERGINES

Finally, the summer season started and with it all the tasty vegetables. Today I decided to cook aubergine stuffed with minced meat, eggplant pulp, tomato sauce and so on. Believe me it is delicious, easy to do and it’ does not take too long. It also can be served as single dish, as there are all the nutrients we need in a meal.

Important : as we cannot eat anything with milk and its…

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Pearly Barley and Beans vegetable soup from Tuscany

Pearly Barley and Beans vegetable soup from Tuscany

This is a recipe from the Tuscan tradition, easy to make, which requires noble ingredients such as pearly barley or even spelt and beans. A healthy and hearty first course, perfect to be enjoyed both during cold days in winter, and lukewarm throughout the rest of the year. In addition, we use lots of healthy vegetable. Therefore, this is a perfect dish.

In case you suffer of celiac disease or…

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Potatoes Focaccia

There are several sorts of Focaccia in Liguria region. Today I chose those with potatoes inside the dough. It’s delicious, very tasty and delicate. Absolutely simple.

Ingredients:

545 g. Flour 00 type

545g. Water

300 g. potatoes

6 g. Salt

4 g. Malt or sugar

25 g. Brewer’s yeast

Extra virgin oil

Directions:

Steam or boil the potatoes amd once cooked smash them…

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TIRAMISU

Who does not like Tiramisu….? For my nephew’s birthday I made his favourite dessert and decided to post it. Tiramisu is incredibly famous. Though, to make it properly you must follow carefully few rules. If you do, your Tiramisu will be perfect. You can even do it with decaffeinated coffee, in case of any problem. In my today’s recipe I used half of the ingredients.

INGREDIENTS FOR 10:

500…

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Chickpeas & Octopus Soup

Chickpeas & Octopus Soup

Living by the sea we love fish and all seafood. My little girl loves octopus and legumes. Therefore, I decided to cook this lovely soup. Believe me it is delicious, very tasty, and delicate. Extremely healthy recipe.

Ingredients for 4 persons:

Octopus 1 kg

Chickpeas 240 g.

Onion 1

Laurel 3 leaves

Garlic 4 cloves

Red wine lt 0,3

Celery, 1 stem

Broth, 1 lt

Shallot 1

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Lavander and Rosemary Risotto

Lavander and Rosemary Risotto

I love gardening, even if I just have a very nice terrace. I planted in some vases different aromatic plants, like: lavender, rosemary, sage, marjoram, thyme and so on.

Today, as my fridge is empty and my little girl loves risotto, I decided to cook a risotto with rosemary and lavender, which is also a typical dish of my region, which is full of these aromatic plants. It is very easy and quick.

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REVZORA, KORN FLOUR FOCACCIA

REVZORA, KORN FLOUR FOCACCIA

Who does not love focaccia? Liguria is Focaccia’s homeland. We have many varieties of Focaccia. Starting from the classic one, those with sage, with onions, filled with smooth cheese, fried and with different flours type. It is the case of today’s recipe. This focaccia is a poor recipe, of peasant extraction. The difference with other focaccia type is a mixture of soft wheat flour and corn flour.…

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Cundigiun - Summer Ligurian Salad

Cundigiun – Summer Ligurian Salad

This is a typical recipe of my region, which is extremely easy and quick to carry out. There are many versions of it.  As far as I know the real original one was only with the vegetables. That means vegan recipe. However, during the years we found many variations of it. According to your taste, you can add tuna, anchovies and hard-boiled eggs. It is up to you.

No matter which version you will…

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Vegan asparagus ravioli

Today, I had the desire of eating ravioli, but as I cannot eat neither eggs nor milk and its derivate, I made this wonderful alternative. Moreover, I have the chance that my father in law sent me some organic violet asparagus. Therefore, I made a dough with white and wholegrain flour and the filling with asparagus and walnuts. A delicious result, very delicate. Let’s try!

Ingredients for 4 :

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Vitello tonnato - Veal with a creamy tuna fish sauce

Vitello tonnato – Veal with a creamy tuna fish sauce

This recipe is typical of Piemonte region. My father’s homeland. It has always been my grandma masterpiece.

It is served as an appetizer, very tasty and simple to be done.

It is prepared at least a day or more in advance by braising or simmering a piece of veal from the back leg called Eye Round, which is then cut into thin.

It is recommended to use a specific cut of meat, which is…

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