Italian Soffritto
Soffritto comes from the Italian verb “soffriggere“, which means “to stir fry” or “sauté”. Not the main actor yet crucial as a basic cooking technique in many recipes, Soffritto is…
Minestrone – Italian Vegetable Soup
Minestrone is a classic of Italian cuisine, comfort food, rich, tasty and full of health since is an ally of the diet because it purifies, satisfies with few calories. Vegetables…
Stewed Celery and Potatoes
A very versatile dish because it can be cooked not only as a contorno – side dish, but also as a soup with the addition of short pasta, generally called…
Chickpeas Salad With Almonds & Orange Juice
What’s better to use in the kitchen, dried chickpeas or tinned ones? There isn’t a precise answer: whilst dried chickpeas generally have a more intense nutty taste, they need to…
Traditional Chicken Cacciatore from Tuscany
Modern Chicken cacciatore interpretations include a variety of ingredients: fresh tomatoes, olives, peppers, rosemary… but the original recipe from Tuscany was actually prepared by farmers that didn’t have much in…