Salsa estiva (summer sauce)

Salsa estiva (summer sauce)

I often make this vegetable sauce in the summer; it’s simply fantastic and bursting with vitamins, a true explosion of colors and flavors. To make it more flavorful and, in a sense, even turn it into a one-dish meal, I add chopped prosciutto and sauté 

Linguine con speck e piselli (Linguine with speck and peas)

Linguine con speck e piselli (Linguine with speck and peas)

Linguine with speck and peas is a simple dish to make with few ingredients and tasty. Fry an onion and then add the strips of speck, cook for a few minutes and in the meantime put the water to boil, then cook the linguine in 

Spaghetti con polpettine di pollo, pomodoro e basilico (Spaghetti with chicken meatballs, tomato and basil)

Spaghetti con polpettine di pollo, pomodoro e basilico (Spaghetti with chicken meatballs, tomato and basil)

How many ways to prepare spaghetti… with chicken meatballs, in addition to being delicious, they are also a complete and light meal. Let’s start by cutting a large onion into small pieces and frying it in a pan with a drizzle of extra virgin olive 

Risotto con zucchine e gamberi (rice with courgettes and prawns)

Risotto con zucchine e gamberi (rice with courgettes and prawns)

A delight for the palate … rice with zucchini and shrimp, of a unique delicacy. Start by frying a finely chopped onion and a clove of garlic, add the washed and diced zucchini. Separately in a saucepan cook the shrimp with butter. Then in the 

Torta Pasqualina agli asparagi (Easter pie with Asparagus)

Torta Pasqualina agli asparagi (Easter pie with Asparagus)

Ingredients for the dough:-300g Manitoba flour-200g Type 00 flour-340g water-20g extra virgin olive oil-5g dry brewer’s yeast-5g fine salt Ingredients for the filling: -500g of asparagus -500g of ricotta cheese -100g of parmesan -3 eggs -7 hard boiled eggs -1 spring onion -extra virgin olive 

Sfrappole di carnevale ripiene con marmellata di prugne (Carnival Sfrappole filled with plum jam)

Sfrappole di carnevale ripiene con marmellata di prugne (Carnival Sfrappole filled with plum jam)

Sfrappole are a typical carnival dessert in Italy, to be precise and the name it bears in Emiglia Romagna. I make classic sfrappole every year for Carnival, this year I decided to make them stuffed, I must admit… there is much more to do than 

Ravioli con spinaci e ricotta (Ravioli with spinach and ricotta)

Ravioli con spinaci e ricotta (Ravioli with spinach and ricotta)

You can also find ravioli with spinach and ricotta in refrigerator packaging in supermarkets, but I can guarantee you that the difference in flavor is enormous, especially if the ricotta and spinach are fresh. Let’s start by cooking the already washed spinach by placing it 

Roselline con burro al tartufo bianco e prosciutto cotto(roses with truffle butter and cooked ham)

Roselline con burro al tartufo bianco e prosciutto cotto(roses with truffle butter and cooked ham)

The roses made in this way are very delicate and suitable for a delicate palate. They are a little challenging to make but I guarantee you that the final result is spectacularly tasty! Ingredients for the pastry: -480g(16,93 oz) of flour -5 eggs Ingredients for 

Gobbetti con speck e zucchine (pasta with speck and courgettes)

Gobbetti con speck e zucchine (pasta with speck and courgettes)

Bring the water for the gobbetti pasta to the boil. Fry an onion cut into small pieces in a large pan and when it becomes a little tender add the courgettes cut into cubes, cook for 15 minutes and then add the cherry tomatoes cut 

Spaghetti con speck

Spaghetti con speck

Spaghetti with speck is very easy to make and delicious, all you need is a little speck, an onion, cooking cream and spaghetti. Start by putting the water on for the spaghetti and in the meantime let the onion rise, once browned add some speck