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Baguette bread cooked in the air fryer

Baguette bread cooked in the air fryer

Baguette bread but also slices of bread in general are cooked earlier and are crispier cooked in the fryer. Simply cut the pre-cooked baguette into slices and sprinkle some extra virgin olive oil on top, sometimes I use oils flavored with rosemary or chilli, but 

Rice with green courgettes

Rice with green courgettes

For me, the best way to make my children eat vegetables and mix them up in a dish that they like, rice with courgettes was a huge success! Quick and easy to make and above all genuine. Cut an onion and a clove of garlic 

Cavatelli di patate homemade (potato cavatelli)

Cavatelli di patate homemade (potato cavatelli)

Cavatelli, like orecchiette, are a form of fresh pasta without eggs, with only semolina, flour and potatoes in our case (with potatoes they are softer than classic cavatelli). The concave shape similar to a small shell is perfect for collecting any type of Italian seasoning. 

Cold lemon tart

Cold lemon tart

This type of tart served cold…is fantastic in summer!Ingredients for the shortcrust pastry:-250g(8.82 oz) of flour-100g(3.52 oz) of butter-1 egg-2 sachets of vanilla-1 pinch of salt -butter and flour for the mouldIngredients for the lemon wing cream:-100g(3.52 oz) of sugar-30g(1.05 oz) of potato starch-50g(1.76 oz) 

Cold Pasta Salad (fusilli) with Tomatoes

Cold Pasta Salad (fusilli) with Tomatoes

In the summer, cold pasta is very popular in Italy because it is very hot and this way with fresh cherry tomatoes and basil is very tasty and very simple to make. First, cook the pasta as usual, then drain it and let it cool. 

Pappa al Pomodoro (Tuscan Tomato and Bread Soup)

Pappa al Pomodoro (Tuscan Tomato and Bread Soup)

Tomato soup is a typical Tuscan dish, a summer dish. First, let’s fry a slice of algio cut into small pieces in a pan with extra virgin olive oil, let’s brown it a little and then add some tomato puree, if you have it, it 

Octopus and potatoes salad

Octopus and potatoes salad

An excellent salad to eat in summer: octopus and potato salad. It takes a little time to cook the pate and the octopus, but the final result is super surprising. Start putting it in a large pot with water and a few bay leaves, let 

Eggplant made like pizza in the fryer

Eggplant made like pizza in the fryer

The easiest and quickest way to cook foods that could be fried or grilled is: cook them in the fryer, you don’t have to heat the oven, you don’t have to use a lot of oil… and it’s very tasty. Today I chose to make 

Trofie with Bolognese ragù

Trofie with Bolognese ragù

Le Trofie is an Italian pasta made of durum wheat semolina, its value is that it can be cooked in just a few minutes. I had some previously made ragù in the freezer, all I had to do was cook it for a few minutes 

The surprise of quick appetizer with puff pastry

The surprise of quick appetizer with puff pastry

I found myself in an unexpected situation…to make an appetizer before going out for dinner. Luckily I had 2 round puff pastries in the fridge (there’s no shortage of puff pastry in my fridge lately), so I took the 2 round puff pastries out of