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Spring and Italian cheese: the cacioricotta from Salento

23 March, 2020
One of Italy’s best cheeses, made in spring, is the “cacioricotta” from Salento. Salento is the so called “heel” of Italy, the most southern and eastern point of Puglia.This Italian cheese has a double name that reflects its personality. It…

Italian recipes: pasta with ricotta and mushrooms

23 March, 2020
If you are in a hurry but want to cook a lovely meal for your family (or friends), this quick and easy Italian recipe is what you need. Ingredients: 200 g pennette pasta; 100 g ricotta cheese; 300 g mushrooms…

Easy Italian recipes: pasta salad with tuna and egg

22 March, 2020
This easy pasta salad is a perfect light meal for summer. All you need is 200 grams of pasta (you can even pick your favourite), 100 grams of tuna, two boiled eggs, fresh parsley, a tablespoon of mayonnaise, salt and…

May: pesto season in Liguria

22 March, 2020
In Italy, especially on certain days of the week in towns throughout the country, you can find markets which sell fresh and local produce and they’re really great places to shop. You can mix it with the oldies who’ve been…

Italian pasta recipes: Paolo's tomato and vodka pasta

21 March, 2020
We’ve got a special, personal touch to Italian pasta dishes today with Paolo’s vodka pasta. Basically the secret here is to add pancetta (bacon) to the dish, which apparently is quite successful when cooking for friends.For five people: 500 grams…

Easy pasta recipes: ravioli with walnuts and cream

21 March, 2020
One of my favourite pasta dishes (though I have many), is with a cream and walnut sauce. Below is this easy Italian recipe for a first course, that uses ravioli and cream and walnuts.Ingredients for two people: 200 grams of…

Italian pasta recipes: spaghetti with anchovy

16 March, 2020
Here’s a delicious recipe really perfect for a summer meal: pasta with anchovy. This time there’s no need to add salt to this dish, since the anchovies are so salty!Ingredient: 500 g spaghetti; 100 g salted anchovies t; 100 g…

Italian recipes: pasta with aubergine and sausage

15 March, 2020
If you’re looking for an easy and quick recipe, you have come to the right place! You can prepare this pasta dish in no time! Here are the ingredients: 200 g pasta; 100 g sausage; 1 garlic clove; 1 aubergine;…

Easy pasta recipes: spaghetti, peas, tomato and mozzarella

14 March, 2020
We’ve already looked at tricolour recipes, and here’s another one to celebrate the Italian flag on a plate. This pasta dish uses tomato, mozzarella and peas to create the red, white and green “tricolore”.The easy pasta recipe uses: 380 grams…

Italian cooking: Testaroli from Lunigiana

14 March, 2020
Does the name testaroli sound a bell with you? Probably not, as for me I got acquainted with it only a few weeks ago when I had the chance to visit Lunigiana in Liguria and taste this delicious dish for…