Entries by Elena and Alfredo

Bruschetta with Eggplant




A crunchy toasted slice of bread with grilled eggplant, olive oil, and garlic is a tasty and healthy snack during the day. Besides, bruschetta is a great alternative to the harmful fast food, that filled with chemical margarine. Ingredients for Bruschetta with Eggplant Eggplant: 2-3 Few slices of bread. Parsley, garlic, olive oil, salt, lemon: […]







Neapolitan Ragù Recipe




Neapolitan ragù is a sacred, festive, and traditional dish. It is a masterpiece of the Neapolitan cuisine. There are even poems, plays, and movies dedicated to the ragù. For example, Lina Wertmüller screened a comedy play by Eduardo de Filippo, “Saturday, Sunday, Monday”. It is a wonderful movie starring Sophia Loren. There is an episode […]







French Pancakes (Crêpes)




These pancakes (or crepes) are thin and delicate, almost weightless. They are ideal to complete the meal. They are served for dessert with ice cream, fruit, berries, any syrup, caramel sauce, icing sugar, whipped cream, melted chocolate, nuts. You just choose what you have at hand. Whatever you choose, the dessert is excellent. Ingredients for […]







Cinnamon Swirl Cookies




Prepare tender cookies with warm cinnamon flavor, pour yourself a cup of fragrant tea, sit back in your favorite armchair, and think – what else does one for happiness? Everything will come true soon. Just believe. In the meantime, let us enjoy baking these tasty magic cookies. Ingredients for Cinnamon Swirl Cookies Flour: 500 gr. […]







Which Spices Go with Different Dishes




The world has a great number of different herbs and spices, which people have used to flavor food since ancient times. They give dishes a richer flavor and a delicious smell. Although different countries and different people have their special preferences, there is a universal set of spices, which go with certain dishes For meat […]







Mashed Potatoes with Smoked Salmon




The simplest potato dish is mashed potatoes. Forget about bags of instant mashed potatoes. They have none of the vitamins and taste that freshly cooked crumbly mashed potatoes do. This is Italian-style mashed potatoes recipe. Italians usually add olive oil along with butter when preparing mashed potatoes. In addition, they sprinkle it with a handful […]







Yoghurt Cookies




Yoghurt cookies have a light crumbly texture. Even beginners can easily cook it. There are no special secrets or expensive ingredients, but the result is very pleasing. Tea with such homemade cookies is a real treat. Ingredients for Yoghurt Cookies Flour: 350 gr. Corn starch: 50 gr. Yogurt: 150 gr. Butter: 150 g. 1 Egg […]







Roasted Potatoes with Pancetta and Garlic




With this recipe you will get tasty, deliciously smelling potatoes. It goes well with pickles or any salad, with sauerkraut, for example. Pancetta is bacon made of pork belly meat with lard. You can use any bacon instead. Ingredients for Potatoes with Pancetta 3-4 portions Large potatoes: 6-8 Pancetta or bacon: 100 gr. Garlic: 4-5 […]







Grilled Peppers with Prosciutto and Scamorza




It is a fast, universal and easy to prepare dish. Empty pepper halves can be baked in advance. They are perfectly stored in the refrigerator for several days. You can use mozzarella instead scamorza. It are similar, both are easily melted. But  scamorza cheese more piquant taste. Ingredients for Grilled Peppers Few sweet peppers not […]







Lamb Shish Kebab




In the Italy, Abruzzo region, there is a traditional and very popular dish – arrosticini. These are small chunks of lamb meat grilled on wooden skewers. The cubical chunks are about the size of 1 cm x 1 cm. They are made in a special machine in the form of a cube. You simply place […]







Whole Wheat Bread with Flax Seeds and Sesame




Whole wheat bread with different seeds is good for health. It is rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals not found in refined white flour. Besides, it is very tasty and smells delicious. Therefore it is worth learning how to bake it. Ingredients for Whole Wheat Bread Warm water: 300 ml. Wholegrain flour: 400 g. White […]







The Linzer Cookies Recipe




The cookies were named after the Austrian city of Linz. It was there that the recipe of this wonderful dough was born. The cookies are made from the same ingredients as the cake but in a different form. Linz Cake is a world hit, the most famous Austrian cake. The first recipe dates back to […]







Chocolate Cake without Flour




The cake is prepared without flour, gluten-free. And without any margarine, without butter! It is slightly moist, with rich chocolate flavor. A gentle melting texture and an elegant taste of the cake will not leave you cold. If you do not like dark chocolate, you can use milk chocolate. Ingredients for the Сhocolate Сake Chocolate […]







The Recipe for Tibetan Momo




Momo is a popular Tibetan and Nepal dish, similar to dumplings. It is a local fast-food. Momo resembles Mongolian buuz, Chinese jiaozi, Asian manti, Russian pelmeni, Ukrainian varenyky, Italian ravioli and tortelloni. Although there is a difference – momos are usually steamed, which makes them similar to manti. Well, the filling, and dough preparation still […]







Casu Marzu, the Most Dangerous Cheese on the Planet




Casu marzu is rotten cheese with fly larvae. This cheese is traditionally made of sheep milk in Sardinia. It is peculiar for being made with the help of cheese flies and containing live larvae of these insects. It is currently prohibited to sell this cheese. But Sardinian farmers continue producing it for local needs and […]