You need young and firm Slippery Jack mushrooms for pickling. First, rinse them thoroughly and trim off the ends of stems. Peel the skin off the caps. The taste of pickled mushrooms largely depends on the marinade. That’s why choose the marinade
You can use various fillings for champignons. Here is our recipe for champignons stuffed with thick shrimp sauce, olives and cornichons. Exclusively creamy taste is enhanced by saffron and basil sautéed with garlic. Mushrooms are very healthy. Champignons contain potassium that improves blood circulation and
Italians celebrate Grandparents Day. Traditionally, they cook various seafood dishes. Seafood with pasta (truly Italian ingredient) and pumpkin is one of them. This somewhat unexpected combination creates a fabulous taste. It is so fresh, piquant, sweetish and rich. We’ve cooked this dish for our family party and
Due to its low fat content (8g per 100g), chicken breast is considered to be the most dietary meat of all. At the same time, chicken breast is very nourishing having 22g of easily digestible proteins per 100g. The chicken breast is very easy and quick to cook. You just have to know how not […]
We wrote earlier about basil and its health benefits. And now interesting news has emerged about this tasty and spicy herb that has been in culinary use as a natural aromatizer since ancient times. In September 2008 the British Pharmaceutical Conference was held in Manchester where the latest findings on basil were revealed.
You are going to love this vegetarian dish – simmered eggplant and pumpkin. Soft and succulent pumpkin slices sweeten vegetables and the veggies give their own juice and fragrance to the pumpkin in this piquant and mouth-watering dish. Simmered pumpkin with eggplants and tomatoes can be served as
Many cooking forum visitors are interested in finding saltimbocca alla romana recipe. We decided to post this recipe on our web-site. But we made some changes to this popular Roman recipe. The original recipe requires veal (pork in our case) and there is no basil and nutmeg in it. But we kept the basic cooking
Italian restaurants serve pasta and pizza with small bottles of cooking oil flavored with pepper, garlic cloves or herbs. Many people would love to make aromatic cooking oil at home. Here is one of the recipes you can use. It is very easy and simple. This aromatic cooking oil is a healthy way to enhance […]
The health benefits of pumpkin are explained by its high content of carotene, the B vitamins, vitamin C and minerals. Pumpkin helps slow down the ageing process, smoothes our skin (especially combined with honey and almond), prevents cancer and lowers cholesterol levels. Pumpkin is used in many dishes, including
Ingredients typical for Mediterranean Italian cuisine are used in this recipe. These are spaghetti, anchovies, olives and capers. This combination of ingredients gives the dish fabulous and balanced taste. Aroma of black olives “di Gaeta” (they are of a bit tart acid-spicy taste), capers and oregano makes this dish savory and delicious. Besides, anchovies are […]
Try our pork and cabbage stew recipe. This dish will be wonderful for lunch as well as for hearty dinner. You won’t need to make a side dish as this stew harmoniously combines meat with vegetables, like “two-in-one”. Surprise your husband or grown-up sons with this dish. Many men are fond of meat and cabbage. […]
Kids and adults just love tender hot dogs. You can put them into your kid’s lunch boxes or grab some to work and have a rich snack at break time. They easy to make. In this recipe, we use yeast dough. It is very light and quickly baked. These hot dogs are tastier when hot. […]
This tasty and nutritious appetizer is very quick to make. Here, we offer you a recipe of eggs stuffed with tuna and red caviar. The caviar is not only a delicious food but also a healthy one due to its high content of easily digestible nutrients. It contains vitamins C, A, D, amino acids and […]
Rosemary is an aromatic evergreen shrub. It is cultivated in Africa, Asia and Mediterranean countries. Its name is derived form the Latin ros marimus, meaning “sea dew”. Rosemary has small, green, needle-shaped, leathery leaves. In culinary, rosemary is used as an aromatic seasoning to meat and poultry dishes, baked fish as well as in sausages […]
In this recipe we use very little potato dumplings. They are called Gnocchetti in Italy, unlike bigger dumplings that are known as Gnocchi. Shrimp, zucchini and Gnoccetti with a delicate shallots flavor go perfectly well in this dish. Saffron, chili pepper and wine give an amazing note to this dish emphasizing its unique taste.
