If in Liguria you talk about farinata, everyone thinks of farinata genovese , the batter of water and chickpea flour cooked in the...
Our summer apéritif in the alley and fried panissa
“When are we organizing our apéritif in the alley?” This is the question with which I opened the conversation the first night I sat at the...
Ligurian baked stuffed tomatoes
Grandma’s stuffed tomatoes are a must on our summer tables. In Liguria, the tomato par excellence are "cuore di bue" tomatoes, a tomato...
Eggplant patties from the garden
The vegetable garden we have in our home in Cervo every year slowly gives us smooth and shiny eggplants. We love them all, one by...
My Italian Riviera apéritif and the recipe for fried sage.
Have you ever had to wake up late and not have more time to organize something with friends? Or to have friends over but an almost empty...
Traditional Liguria Stuffed Vegetables
Last month I was invited to participate as a guest at the gastronomic event "Rapallo del gusto", a series of meeting focused on the...
|Inland| Valle Sturla and Torta Baciocca, the Ligurian potato pie
A new post to tell you about my recent stay in the Italian Riviera Inland and to share with you the recipe of the amazing Torta Baciocca,...
Ratatuia: stewed mixed summer veggies.
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...
Italian Riviera stuffed onions
Onion shells stuffed with potatoes, onions, parmesan cheese and herbs, these are the Italian Riviera stuffed onions. A light and tasty...
Cundigiun: the Italian Riviera tomato salad
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...