Maccheroni alla crema di Asiago

Ingredients: 250gr Milk 15gr Butter 15gr flour 75gr Asiago 240 gr Maccheroni salt, pepper, some chili flakes Grate the asiago and add the milk. Leave to rest for 20 minutes. In the meanwhile in pan warm up the butter. When liquid add the flour and mix well with a whisk. Start to boil salted water…

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Panna cotta with raspberries

A nice fruity dessert. A panna cotta with some fruits inside. I used raspberries, but you can use any fruits at your choice. Ingredients for 4 desserts: 250 ml Cream 6 gr Gelatine 60 gr Superfine sugar a little bit of grated lime skin (the original panna cotta is with vanilla, I prefer a fresher…

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Carrot Ginger Salad

Have not had carrots for a long while… 😉 Ingredients: 500 gr Carrots 40gr Ginger Sesame seeds 1 Lime 2 spoons sesame oil 1/2 spoon of sugar a little bit of spring onion   Peel all the carrots and the ginger and grate everything. Squeeze the lime and add the juice. Add the oil and…

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Home made bread

Just decided this morning after breakfast to prepare a bread for tonights dinner. It doesn’t take so much time and there are so many different kinds you can prepare. Ingredients: 400gr Flour 1 cube of fresh yeast or a packet of dry yeast 2 spoons olive oil 1 little spoon of sugar 2 little spoons…

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Pesto alla genovese

We just harvested some Basilicum from our garden, what better use than to make a nice pesto alla Genovese. Ingredients: 50 gr of Basilicum half a glass Olive Oil (take a good one) 8 spoons grated Parmiggiano Reggiano or Pecorino (or a mix) 2 cloves of garlic 1 spoon of Pine nuts a little bit…

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A variation of Penne alla Sorrentina

Pasta alla sorrentina is basically with tomato sauce and some mozzarella added at the end (I put it with switched off fire and leave it for 1 minute to melt). Sorrento is a little bit south of Neapel. Campania, the region is home of the mozzarella. As I had some Asparagus left I added them….

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Chicken Katsu – Japanese Style Chicken Cutlet

As my boyfriend is in Japan and is sending me lots of pictures of delicious food, I had to cook myself something japanese. Originally in Japan, Tonkatsu is done with Pork, but as I do not eat it I will prepare the chicken version. (The same recipe applies for pork). In many Family Restaurants in…

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Ice Tea for the summer

Since I have been to Japan I started to love iced green tea. Every corner of the road you can find vending machines with different kinds of drinks, most of them Sugar Free. The problem is when you come back to Europe and you buy some ready Ice Tea, it’s too sweet. So what easier…

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Filled chicken breasts

Tasty dinner, easy to prepare 😉 Ingredients for 2: 2 Chicken breasts 1 egg some flour some bread crumbs For the filling I chose (you may use what you prefer): 50 gr St. Agur blue Cheese 50 gr Asiago Fresco 100 gr grilled artichokes 4 dried tomatoes Fresh oregano and thyme   Preheat the oven…

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Penne al mascarpone, funghi e asparagi

A little improvisation for tonight. Ingredients Penne (Best if Garofalo) Asparagus Champignons Mascarpone Pelati Onions Garlic Anchovies Olive Oil Parmiggiano Reggiano   Put to cook the Pasta in the boiling water. Add some olive oil in a frying pan. Add first chopped onions and when golden the pressed garlic clove. Now you can add some…

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