Who’s ever bought a a watermelon that wasn’t sweet? Everybody, I guess. 😀 Watermelon is a wonderful fruit and can be beautifully sweet, but if you get yourself a bland one, then there’s no fun in eating it just like that. Tossing it is not an option, in my home, so I usually juice it and mix it with other,…
This chilled soup is a wonderfully refreshing dish for the warm Summer days. It’s a bit similar to a Spanish gazpacho but the taste is richer and more intense thanks to the roasted bell peppers which give it their distinct flavour. If you want to enjoy all the wonderful healing properties of tomatoes, raw garlic and basil don’t make it…
This soup is an ode to the colour orange and thanks to its warming ingredients is perfect for giving you a boost of energy when you’re feeling down and/or need some more vitality. The hot paprika provides a little hot zing and the lime juice adds a nice touch of acidity to the sweet main ingredients. We’re using three super…
Yes, another soup! I love soup and I hope you do too. This one is very easy to prepare and ready in no time: just make sure you cut the potatoes in small chunks and the cooking time will be reduced considerably. The broccoli needs just about 10 minutes to be nice and tender and while that happens you can…
This Sicilian pasta is actually more Sicily-inspired than really Sicilian since it’s another one of my “fusion” dishes. The pasta is Tuscan (wonderful Gigli toscany by Pasta Panarese), the sun-dried cherry tomatoes come from Noto, Sicily, and the olive oil I used for drizzling the finished plate is an Apulian one, the amazing Empress by BONO, one of their…