Ingredients: 2 courgettes 1 small potato 50 gr. grated parmesan or pecorino cheese A dozen fresh mint leaves 1 garlic clove extra virgin olive oil salt white ground pepper 200 gr. fusilli sunflower oil to fry Method: For this recipe we need an immersion blender with its glass or a deep bowl. First of all,Continue reading “Fusilli con crema di zucchine e menta || Pasta with courgettes and mint cream”
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Pollo con i peperoni || Chicken with bell peppers
Chicken with bell peppers is an easy and tasty recipe, very popular in Rome. I will use chicken thighs and drumsticks, but you can also use a whole chicken in pieces, or if you prefer just chicken breast fillets (and in this case the cooking time will be shorter). I prefer to use these cutsContinue reading “Pollo con i peperoni || Chicken with bell peppers”
Spigola all’acqua pazza || Seabass in crazy water
Ingredients: 2 sea-bass fillets 3 spoons of extra virgin olive oil 1 small garlic clove, chopped a small bunch of chopped parsley 4/5 cherry or datterini tomato, well washed and cut in half 2 fingers of dry white wine salt ground black pepper chilli flakes or a few slices of fresh chilli pepper Method: PutContinue reading “Spigola all’acqua pazza || Seabass in crazy water”
Merluzzo alla livornese || Livornese style Cod
Livornese style Cod is a traditional Tuscan fish dish simple and really tasty, and above all it can be prepared in literally 15 minutes. This recipe is for 1 person only, all you have to do is multiply the ingredients by the number of people you are cooking for. Ingredients: 250 g boneless cod filletsContinue reading “Merluzzo alla livornese || Livornese style Cod”
Tiramisù alla cannella || Cinnamon Tiramisù
Ingredients: 8 eggs yolks 240 gr. of sugar (120+120) 500 gr. of Lotus cookies (2 packs) a jug of cold coffee flavored with 2 cinnamon sticks (about 500/600 ml.) 750 gr. of mascarpone cheese 250 gr. of philadelphia 100 gr. dark chocolate chips 5 gr. of cinnamon powder For decoration: ground cinnamon, cinnamon sticks, darkContinue reading “Tiramisù alla cannella || Cinnamon Tiramisù”
Homemade Focaccia Bread
During the lockdown we all had a lot of time on our hands. Most of us took the opportunity to bake; I personally tried a lot of different kinds of pizza and focaccia dough, with different levels of difficulty and rising times, that can vary from two hours to three days. Today I’ll show youContinue reading “Homemade Focaccia Bread”
Risotto alla zucca e gorgonzola || Butternut squash and blue cheese risotto
Ingredients: For the risotto: 600 gr arborio rice 1 medium butternut squash 1 chopped brown onion 50 gr. butter 50 gr. blue cheese (sweet Gorgonzola or creamy blue danish) 50 gr. grated parmigiano 4 spoons of extra virgin olive oil salt ground white pepper 2 l. of vegetable broth (you can prepare it by boilingContinue reading “Risotto alla zucca e gorgonzola || Butternut squash and blue cheese risotto”
Polpette al sugo || Meatballs in tomato sauce
Ingredients: For the meatballs: 750 gr beef mince 15/20 % fat 1 big or 2 small eggs 50 gr. breadcrumb 100 ml milk 50 gr. grated pecorino cheese or parmigiano cheese 1 finely chopped garlic clove a sprig of finely chopped flat leaf parsley salt ground black pepper For the sauce: 3 spoons of evoContinue reading “Polpette al sugo || Meatballs in tomato sauce”
Italian sausages with polenta and tenderstem broccoli
Ingredients: 12 mini italian sausages 1 glass of red wine 500 gr. Instant polenta 800 gr. Tenderstem broccoli 1 garlic clove Extra virgin olive oil Chilli flakes Salt METHOD: Put on the stove two tall pots with two liters of boiling water each. Add some salt in both of them and wait that the waterContinue reading “Italian sausages with polenta and tenderstem broccoli”
Spaghetti al Pomodoro || Spaghetti with tomato sauce
Ingredients: 3 spoons of extra virgin olive oil 2 garlic cloves 500 gr organic tomato passata basil salt 500 gr durum wheat semolina spaghetti Method: How to cook the sauce Heat the evo oil in a deep pan on medium-low heat, add the garlic cloves, then gently fry for 1 minute. Add the tomato passataContinue reading “Spaghetti al Pomodoro || Spaghetti with tomato sauce”
The Stove Diaries 