With my recipes I hope to take you to beautiful Italy, where every region, every city, has its own culinary and cultural specialty. Obviously I hope to be able to take you to the rest of the World too... without getting on a plane!
Italian recipes
Pampapato is a typical Christmas dessert. I will present you the ancient/original version made in Ferrara (Emiglia Romagnia-Italy). Ingredients for 4 large dumplings: -1000g(35.27 oz) of flour -Yeast for 1000g of flour (2 sachets) -300g(10.58 oz) of water -250g(8.82 oz) bitter cocoa -500g(17.63 oz) pitted …
This type of pasta is called Amatriciana because it originate from the Amatrice village, in Umbria. Ingredients for 3 people: -350g(12.35 oz) of long pasta -400g(14.11 oz) of guanciale (the cheek part of the pig) -300g(10.58 oz) of pecorino romano -700g(24.79 oz) of tomato puree …
It is said that pasta carbonara was born during the war: the Americans had bacon and the Italians had eggs and pasta… what a spectacle! For each person it is considered to use one egg plus an extra egg at the end. Usually is used …
There are anti-stress foods to put on your plate, who hasn’t had a stressed day? And among these dishes there is salmon, as it contains serotonin (the good mood molecule), a substance that reduces the concentration of the main stress hormone and also cholesterol in …
The seasoning I used to make this pasta is very delicate and genuine. Children love it so much!Ingredients for 2 people: -250g(8.82 oz) of pasta -100g(3.52 oz) of buffalo ricotta -250g(8.82 oz) of tomato puree -half onion -20g(0.70 oz) butter -Parmesan cheese -salt and pepper …
Pumpkin cappellacci with butter and sage are of Emilian origin. To see how cappellacci are prepared, see: https://www.chefmamy.com/2023/05/03/cappellacci-with-ragu Ingredients: -Cappellacci with pumpkin -5-6 fresh sage leaves -30g(1.05 oz) of butter -Parmesan Preparation: 1) Place the fresh sage leaves and butter in a bowl. 2) Cook …
As the title indicates, tigelle are of Modena origins.Ingredients for 18 tigelle: -250g(8.82 oz) of “0” type flour -500g(17.63 oz) of “00” flour -300g(10.58 oz) of whole milk -60g(2.17 oz) of lard -50g(1.76 oz) of extra virgin olive oil -25g(0.88 oz) of fresh brewer’s yeast …
Today I made some very simple and good cannoli, to eat for breakfast or as a snack. Ingredients: -1 roll of rectangular puff pastry -200g(7.05 oz) of ricotta -3 tablespoons of sugar -1 yolk -2 tablespoons of chocolate chips -vanilla icing sugar -Lemon peel Preparation: …
Mozzarella “In Carrozza” is a simple, easy and delicious recipe and typical Italian recipe. Ingredients: -500g (15.87 oz) mozzarella for pizza (because it’s harder) -2 eggs -300g (10.58 oz) breadcrumbs/flour -100g (3.52 oz) butter or extra virgin olive oil -Salt and pepper -50ml milk Preparation:1) …
Orecchiette originate from Puglia or Basilicata (Italy). They are made of fresh pasta, this time I used the one made with durum wheat semolina and wholemeal semolina. Being a fresh pasta, it must be kept in the fridge and cooks very quickly (5 or 6 …