Risotto alla milanese is a typical north italian dish. I love the saffron taste and works well especially with the ossobuco con gremolata. As I published already the recipe of the ossobuco some years ago, it is now time to publish the recipe of the risotto. Ingredients for 2: 180 gr of Carnaroli or Arborio…
Tag: Parmiggiano Reggiano
Spaghetti with broad beans, peas and pesto.
This is a pure spring recipe. When the peas and the broad bean (fave) arrive on the market it’s time to cook this recipe. Ingredients for 2: 125 gr Spaghetti ( Garofalo from Gragnano) a cup of fresh peas a cup of fresh broad bean (dont forget to get the skin around the bean off)…
Maccheroni with Kale and Merguez
In the tuscan tradition, Kale has always been used a lot. It’s called cavolo nero and it is mostly paired with Salsiccia (sausage) and pasta. This is my revisitation of a classic but using merguez instead of salsiccia. Merguez are very nice north african sausages with lamb and beef meat, well seasoned and a touch…
Merguez casserole with Savoy cabbage
I was inspired by a recipe shown on a BBC show (the original recipe is Quick sausage casserole with Savoy cabbage pesto and you can find it on bbc.co.uk/food ) Ingredients: 1 Savoy cabbage olive oil 5 merguez (spicy lamb-beef sausage originally from the Magreb area) 1 chopped onion 3 pressed garlic cloves 1 chopped…
Spaghetti with Zucchini and Pumpkin Flower
It has been a long time since my last post, now is time to catch up! This almost a vegetarian version of spaghetti alla carbonara. This is because of the egg yolks you add at the end. Ingredients for 2: 250 gr. spaghetti 1 small zucchini pumpkin flowers (roughly a dozen). saffron (1 blister) 2…
Risotto with Mushrooms, Cognac and cream
Yesterday we were shopping food and got inspired, it’s again mushroom season. Here a little unconventional risotto, if you are on a diet, just reduce the rice amount and add more mushrooms. Ingredients for 2: 50 gr Butter 150 gr Mushrooms cut in small pieces ( I took Chanterelles, Japanese Shimeji and Eryngii) 1 spoon…
Risotto ai funghi porcini
Still have a lot of dried Boletus and the weather is cold – Yes, tonight I gonna do a Risotto ai porcini (with boletus). Ingredients for 2 200gr of Arborio or Vialone Rice 50 cl white wine 1 small onion 1 liter of vegetable stock 40 gr of dried boletus (put in water for 2…
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…
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…
The epicurean kitten 