Turle: sheperds’ potato and cheese dumplings
Turle are a typical first course of the so called “Cucina Bianca” literally White Cuisine. It is the traditional cuisine of the villages that rise on Monte Saccarello, in the …
Turle are a typical first course of the so called “Cucina Bianca” literally White Cuisine. It is the traditional cuisine of the villages that rise on Monte Saccarello, in the …
I miss some things of my recent past - the one before COVID to be clear - more than others. Mainly those small things that populated my daily life without …
For Palm Sunday it's a tradition in the Italian Riviera baking sweet donuts, called "canestrelli", covered with colored sprinkles. People used to bring them to Church for having them …
Before Colomba Pasquale ("Dove bread") became the hero on all Italian Easter tables, Cavagnetti were the traditional Easter pastries of the Italian Riviera. The name derives from the genoese dialect …
Braised chicken from the Italian Riviera traditional cuisine is one of the most cooked recipe during my cooking classes. Many people love and cook chicken in their Countries and it's …
In Italy March 19th is St. Joseph day and it is our Father's day. We celebrate this occasion - since ever - cooking fritters and in particular sweet St. …
Potato focaccia is the first thing I decided to bake since we were lockdown at home due to this damned Coronavirus. It is a soft spongy bread, something as soft …
The recipe for Ligurian stockfish stew "stoccafisso accomodato" has been in my pen for some time and was just waiting for a good opportunity to get out. This came with Peter …
Where to eat the best Italian Riviera food in Santa Margherita Ligure. If you are spending some days in Santa Margherita you will quite immediately get obsessed on where to find …
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 …
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 …
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My name is Enrica, I was born in Genoa and always lived here.
My mother and my grandmother, two great cooks, put skillets and spoons in my hands since I was tall enough to get to the cookers and taught me to love through cooking.
I trust in genuine, seasonal food, farmed as close as possible. I trust in the value of our time, especially when spent in making things with care and love.
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