Latest Recipes

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Potage Parmentier and Vichyssoise

    The Potage Parmentier is a delicious velvety soup easy and quick to make, the ideal dish for the cold season. It’s one of the most famous dishes of the French cuisine, prepared with simple ingredients: leeks, potatoes and cream. Incredibly versatile, it’s good freshly-made and better the next day, it can be […]

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Il Nusät – Savory Pumpkin Pie

Nusät means nutmeg in Milanese dialect (or language as the people of Milan proudly call it). Till the 19th century that spice, imported from Madagascar, was  very popular in Lombardy ,mainly used to enhance the flavor of dishes that were usually very simple like the “Nusät”. This Pumpkin Pie was one […]

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Risotto alla Zucca (with Pumpkin)

Pumpkin risotto is one of the most traditional dishes of Northern Italy, especially in Lombardy, which is also home of the pumpkin ravioli (tortelli con la zucca). This is a very simple dish but nevertheless very tasty and  perfect on a cold autumn or winter evening. The origins of the […]

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The USDA’s The New Dirty Dozen: 12 Foods to Eat Organic©

Apples, Celery, Strawberries, Potatoes, Blueberries, Kale. What do these foods have in common besides being produce? They’re some of the new dirty dozen according to the  2014 USDA report. Highlights of Dirty Dozen™ 2014 EWG’s Dirty Dozen™ list of produce includes apples, strawberries, grapes, celery, peaches, spinach, sweet bell peppers, […]

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Quick Tomato Sauce

You bought too many tomatoes and now they’re overripe … what to do? cut the tomatoes into small pieces, heat some olive oil,add garlic, some basil and  voila’ you have a delicious fresh tomato sauce for your pasta dish or on a bruschetta bread. photos by coco zordan

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Basic Pie Dough – Pastry for Quiche

Use this basic pie dough for all your savory cakes and quiches.  Using cold ingredients and equipment is highly recommended. It’s also important not to over-work the dough when kneading as it will make the pastry sticky. 

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Tarallini…the addictive breadsticks from Apulia

Tarallini are a specialty from Apulia, Italy, made according to a recipe that hasn’t changed during the centuries. They are  ring-shaped breadsticks made with simple ingredients: wheat flour,white wine,and olive oil. Once you try them you get hooked.   Tarallini make a perfect snack, or hors d’oeuvres, and pair well […]

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Chicken Scaloppine with Cream and White Wine

[wysija_form id=”2″]Looking for a nice recipe for the weekend? If you like chicken, white wine and cream  this is your dish. Super-easy like most of my recipes  it will surprise you with an incredible flavor.   photos by Coco Zordan