The end of the year in our family is a food and love marathon. We all look forward to it and yet it passes by so quickly when it is happening. We start celebrating (and therefore eating) on Christmas Eve […]
I've never imagined that cooking a roasted turkey would be such a great pleasure. Now I understand why most of the cooking books, especially those of the past times when people had more time to …
And finally Christmas has come and with it the time to plan the menu for celebrating. My Genoa Christmas menu (but for the starter, which is a family recipe) looks back on what the Genoese folks …
Gobeletti, the traditional Italian Riviera pastries, are my sweet recipe of this approaching Christmas. A home made, elegant dessert and an easy way to cuddle your family. Why I chose this recipe? In my granny’s house, …
Hello there! I can finally share with you my last “movie adventure” where I talked about Genoa food and how how to eat your way through Genoa like a local. I'm so exited! All commenced last …
Which are the Italian Riviera traditional pasta shapes? What are their origins? How are they made and seasoned? Where to buy some Ligurian pasta? AN HYSTORICAL GLIMPSE FIRST Maybe you don't know that Genoa can easily be considered …
Ratatuia always had the flavor of summer to me. I remember my grandmother who every year, in summer, had to deal with overflowing boxes of vegetables that the farmer used to bring her from …
Onion shells stuffed with potatoes, onions, parmesan cheese and herbs, these are the Italian Riviera stuffed onions. A light and tasty recipe for your summer evenings. You prepare them in a short time, they cook …
We are in the middle of summer and I cannot fail to tell you about one of the salads that best represents this season in Liguria: the tomato cundigiun (or condigiun or condiglione) It is a …
Whilst baked stuffed anchovies are a traditional Genoese recipe, anchovies stuffed with chards, breaded and fried for me are a family recipe. My grandmother prepared them in the summer, my mom still prepares them when …
Anchovies, this is the season. Stuffed anchovies baked or stuffed anchovies fried ? Two recipes, tied for first as goodness. One belongs to the Genoese tradition, the other to our family tradition. Two way of cooking: …
