The quiche of vegetables is the ideal dish to prepare for a picnic or a lunch with friends. This version besides being simple and fast, it’s also very tasty thanks to the puff pastry, a bechamel sauce enriched with eggs and cheese and the crispy vegetables. Its decoration of concentric circles makes this pie […]
The potato salad is a delicate and delicious side dish, suitable to accompany main courses of meat or fish. In this recipe, the potatoes are first boiled and then seasoned with a tasty sauce made with yogurt, mayonnaise and mustard and enriched with chives and parsley . The potato salad, […]
Awesome home-made strawberry topping. Serve cold over flan, cheesecake or ice cream.photos coco zordan
Creamy ice cream made with just one ingredient … and no ice cream maker needed! A very handy recipe when all your friends are vegan, gluten-free, dairy-allergic, and you’re on a no-added-sugar diet 🙂 (adapted from “the kitchn”)photos coco zordan
First: a true carbonara has no cream, no bacon (pancetta instead) and it can be a bit tricky in its execution. The secret is to add and thoroughly mix the pasta off the heat with the cheese and egg sauce, and a bit of pasta water, to create a creamy but not too thick sauce. photos coco […]
Besides being delicious, artichokes contain a wide array of nutrients. One of their most notable benefits, known to numerous cultures for hundreds of years, is their ability to cleanse the liver and purify the blood. While this is no secret in traditional remedies, modern science is just recently catching up […]
The right accompaniment for the Bolognese sauce are definitely fresh egg noodles (tagliatelle, pappardelle, lasagne) sprinkled generously with some freshly grated parmesan reggiano (which is produced not far from Bologna, in the Parma and Reggio Emilia Counties).photos coco zordan A classic in the meat sauce realm: ragu’ alla Bolognese (Bolognese meat sauce): made […]
Last Sunday we had a dear friend visiting from Italy and decided to cook at home (how unusual!). Knowing my friend’s love for meat I made this beautiful recipe which is simple but really mouth watering. photos coco zordan The original recipe is to use a marsala wine but I think the white wine gives a […]
This is not one of my personal recipes, nor it’s been created by a famous TV chef but it carries something very special: it’s the very first “food experiment” that a group of moms and a catering chef made happen in the Hastings School. We wanted to see how kids would react to a […]
This recipe is simple, but it’s really mouthwatering. Chicken with bell peppers, or ” Sora Lella Chicken ,” is a tasty main course. It takes its name from the renowned sister of a famous Italian actor Aldo Fabrizi (1905-1990). She used to prepare this recipe in her trattoria in Rome (video). It’s […]