Pasta
Vegetables inside and out – Carrot tagliolini with zucchini-walnut pesto
614 years ago
Verdura fuori e dentro – Tagliolini di carote con pesto alle zucchine e noci
More on the homemade vegetable pasta chapter… I am in my Italian cooking phase, I left French food aside and going back to my roots. Playing with pasta is a lot of fun. I love making homemade pasta, and having my hands [...]
The shrimps and the zucchini fell in love – Whole wheat penne with a hot shrimp zucchini tomato sauce
014 years ago
I gamberi e le zucchine si sono innamorati – Penne integrali con gamberi, zucchine, e pomodori al peperoncino
Yes, they are…they are a great match! I had wonderful gnocchi in Italy a long time ago with shrimps and small diced zucchini – Gnocchi were small, and the sauce absolutely divine. When I [...]
Unlike in New Orleans – Whole wheat fettucine with shrimps, fava beans and sundried tomatoes
014 years ago
No come alla Nuova Orleans – Fettucine integrali con gamberi, fave e pomodori secchi
After a little trip to New Orleans, I have to admit I was really looking forward to coming back to San Francisco, and I think I had legitimate reasons.
First of all the weather, it was incredibly hot and humid, [...]
More pesto adventures – Fake tacconi with rucola-pistachio pesto and asparagus
514 years ago
Ancora una storia di pesto – Tacconi finti con pesto di rucola-pistacchi e asparagi
I have been thinking about this recipe for a while that my grandmother used to make when I was a child, called tacconi. I loved those so much, because they’re always remained a little crunchy and I have always [...]
We want it curly and tasty – kamut spirals with olive pesto and grilled zucchini
214 years ago
La vogliamo riccia e saporita – Fusilli di kamut con pesto di olive e zucchine
Kamut is also called Khorasan wheat, it’s an ancient wheat and is a part of organic agriculture, its does not need any pesticides or chemicals to grow unlike regular wheat. It’s also very rich in protein, it contains [...]
Quick pasta with a little twist – Vegetable pasta with ricotta, rucola, olives, sundried tomatoes and pine nuts
515 years ago
Pasta veloce un pò storta – Maccheroni tricolore a spirale con ricotta, rucola, olive, e pinoli
All my favorite ingredients in one dish…but I have no idea what the technical name of this pasta is, it’s not really fusilli since they’re hollow like maccheroni maybe they could be twisted [...]
Gnocchi tango – Duo of sweet potato and carrot gnocchi with prosciutto leeks sauce
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Tango di gnocchi – gnocchi di patate dolci e carote con salsa di porri e prosciutto
Gnocchi and more gnocchi, and those are dancing in my plate and in my mouth… it’s raining again, so rainy days are gnocchi days. The good thing is that even if the process of making gnocchi can take a while, [...]
Green gnocchi for the rainy days – Spinach and potato gnocchi with baby artichokes, pancetta and peas
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Gnocchi verdi per giorni di pioggia – Gnocchi di spinaci con carciofi, pancetta e piselli
Yes, it’s raining again and quite non-stop for the last two weeks and probably for the next month or so. Nothing surprising for the month of February in San Francisco, but still the view of the muggy and [...]
Black is always chic – Squid ink spaghetti with zucchini tagliatelle, shrimps, crab and sea scallops on spicy tomato base
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Il nero rimane sempre chic – Spaghetti al nero di seppia con tagliatelle di zucchine, gamberi, granchio, e capesante con sugo di pomodoro
Lucca Ravioli, the Italian grocery store, on Valencia do carry occasionally black ink in small little bags. This time, they didn’t have any in stock so I [...]
It feels like the South – Penne and fusilli with grilled eggplant and a basil tomato sauce with olives and mozzarella
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Come nel Sud – Penne et fusilli con melanzane, pomodori, basilico, olive e mozzarella
Pasta is a wonderful and nutritious meal, especially the one made with whole grain flours, such as quinoa, spelt or other multi-grain pasta.
Eggplant pasta is quite a popular dish in Sicily, and the first time I [...]