For this recipe you will need the smallish species of octopuses called moscardini. The meat of these octopuses has a faint nutmeg flavor which makes moscardini dishes especially tasty. Molluscs make an integral part of the Mediterranean diet. Ingredients for Moscardini with Beans and Leek 1.5 lb moscardini 1 stalk leek 1 tablespoon tomato paste 0.8 lb boiled beans several stalks ... Continue reading...
Sun, Mar 28, 2010
This hot-pot can be made very quickly. The combination of seafood and asparagus in the dish gives it an amazingly fine taste. This is our own recipe tried out many times, all our friends like it. At times they visit us with the sole intention of eating this hot-pot. Certainly, then we take much more ... Continue reading...
Wed, Jan 13, 2010
Seafoods make an important component of any healthy diet. Large tiger shrimps are healthy because they are low in calories and in fat content but rich in full proteins. Though shrimps contain cholesterol scientists have already found that this cholesterol does not increase the cholesterol level in blood. So you can eat as many shrimps ... Continue reading...
Thu, Nov 12, 2009
This is a traditional Italian seafood soup. Soups in the Italian cuisine are so thick that they look more like sauces. Small octopuses are called polpetti veraci there. These octopuses coupled with the sweetish taste of shrimps and mussels give this soup an especially rich taste and strong aftertaste which is enhanced by fried leek ... Continue reading...
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Salmon is a tasty and fatty fish. It is not difficult to prepare. The taste combination of salmon and mussels in one dish is appreciated by lovers of good cuisine. Besides, its salubrious qualities increase by two. Red salmon flesh gives us astaxanthin (an anticarcinogenic substance) and Omega 3 polyunsaturated fat acid. Fatty fish and ... Continue reading...
Thu, Jan 15, 2009
Squid and sweet pepper salad is a marriage of taste and health benefits. It would be even greater, if you dressed this salad with homemade olive mayonnaise which you can make using this recipe – Homemade Mayonnaise. Squid have Continue reading...
Sat, Nov 22, 2008
This recipe features two sorts of Italian pasta made with whole wheat flour. These are ear-shaped pasta (Orecchiette) and small tubular pasta (Maccheroncini), as a mixture called Maritate. You can make this pasta mix at home like you make noodles. Italian pasta goes well with Continue reading...
Thu, Sep 4, 2008
We came up with a new recipe of moscardini, a type of octopuses. The combination of black and green olives with capers gave this dish an amazing and very piquant taste. Besides, all the ingredients of this mouth-watering dish are good for your health. As we put a lid on a frying pan while cooking, ... Continue reading...
Fri, Aug 22, 2008
You can stuff tartlets with just about anything. This dish looks good on a table and is very easy to eat. Here is another tartlet recipe, with seafood this time. They are stuffed with seafood cocktail you can buy at any store. This dish is quick-to-cook and yet it’s delicious. The combination of seafood with ... Continue reading...
Sat, Aug 2, 2008
Anchovies are a small fish of blue color and 6-8 inches in length. They have elongated body, moderately compressed on each side, greenish back with blue reflections, big eyes and jaws lined with tiny teeth. Anchovies are predatory fish that inhabit areas remote from a sea shore. Being very voracious, they can even eat a ... Continue reading...
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