If you’ve never eaten cime di rapa (broccoli rabe and rapini for our American friends) you might find them difficult to enjoy the first time you try them. They’re quite bitter and they perfectly embody the “acquired taste” concept. In general, Italians tend to love bitter flavours: think of artichokes, wild herbs like dandelion greens and chicory – yes, we…
This fresh and tasty salad is perfect for the strawberry season and it’s rich and colourful, plus it offers an ample variation in textures (think of the silkiness of the mushrooms and the crunchiness of Romaine lettuce ). Perfect if you need some extra vitamin C (strawberries, tomatoes, parsley and lime are full of it). If you’ve never tried raw…
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…
This risotto is a wonderful Winter dish that can be made when rosemary plants are flowering (they tend to do it also in Winter and that’s such a joy!). I love those little delicate lavender-coloured flowers so much because they’re an anticipation of what’s coming and they look so gorgeous on the dark green of the rosemary leaves. They are,…
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 is the perfect detox soup after the heavier festive meals. It originates from Liguria, Italy, and it’s quite easy to make. It’s one of my family recipes and I love to prepare it with rainbow chard. Plain chard and wild spinach are great too!
