Ossobuco Alla Milanese – Milanese Braised Veal Shanks
Ossobuco alla Milanese or simply Ossobuco – Ossibuchi as plural, one of the staples of Milanese cuisine, a tipycal winter dish. Basically it is slices of veal cut rather thickly…
Radicchio, Crescenza & Walnuts Sauce for Penne Rigate
Hearty dish full of Italian flavours: Radicchio Trevigiano / Red Chicory, is a specialty from the Veneto region, North-East of Italy, whilst Crescenza is soft creamy spreadable cheese from Lodi,…
Torta Paesana, Bread and Cocoa Cake from Lombardy
Torta Paesana, Village Cake, is a cake quite dense and moist in texture yet very soft, whose principle was and still is to use leftovers. It is a cake from…
Sbrisolona Almond Cake
Sbrisolona is a very simple cake made with almonds and cornflour, covered in whole almonds too. It is a cake typical of Mantua, a city located in Lombardy, in the…
Polenta Taragna – the Buckwheat Polenta
The tradition of eating Polenta in Italy is older than the introduction of sweetcorn in the 16th century. However, in Lombardy region, precisely in its Alpine region Valtellina and in…