Monthly Archive for novembre, 2012

Soup à l’oignon con uno spruzzo di kirsch

Published by Candida, on 30 novembre 2012 in Cucina regionale, Primi, Ricette in Italiano, Soup and vegetarian. 1 Comment

 

 Di solito si fa in pirottini individuali che fa molto fino. Direi che il pentolone da portare in tavola e pescarvi mestolate tutti insieme è più caldo e riduce molto il lavoro della padrona di casa. La bellezza non va scambiata con spocchia e spesso portati dal bombardamento della moda ci cadiamo tutti. Questa è una zuppa poverissima (pame e cipolle), dopo due di queste potete andare al cinema gratis o aumentare le donazioni al vostro progetto solidale preferito :)

Ho aggiunto, infine, un ingrediente per ricordare una persona cara per la proprietà transitiva dell’amore.

 

 

 

 

 

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Greek stuffed peppers

Published by Lucina, on 27 novembre 2012 in English Recipes, starters and vegetarian. 1 Comment

stuffed gree peppers

These stuffed peppers are ideal either as a starter or as a light lunch with a nice  salad (which is what I had). I don’t know about you but I sometimes struggle with starters. I really have to rack my brain to think of something a bit unsual. These are great as they can be made well in advance and then served at room temperature. One each would do very nicely as a starter. The recipe is once again from Rachel Allen. Obviously it would be best to make these peppers  in the summer when they are in season but let’s face it:  the truth is that now you can find peppers , as well as any other vegetable you can think of, at any time of the year. Not sure about the taste but that’s a different story.  I don’t think people really know what should be in season and what not anymore. Really quite sad. I still remember now those mini essays I wrote when I was at primary school about autumn fuits, like chestnuts, etc. Oh happy days! Continue reading ‘Greek stuffed peppers’

Sformatini di broccoli e nocciole

Published by Candida, on 22 novembre 2012 in Antipasti, sfizi, finger food..., Chiacchiere/Chatting, Ricette in Italiano, vegetables, vegetarian and Verdure. 7 Comments Tags: , , , .

 

 

 Si vede che ho la farina di nocciole da finire nell’armadio, eh?  Continue reading ‘Sformatini di broccoli e nocciole’

Nuova carotesca versione

Published by Candida, on 17 novembre 2012 in Chiacchiere/Chatting, Dolci, Ricette in Italiano and Verdure. 2 Comments Tags: , , .

  Lucina, sei una inesauribile fonte di ispirazione e la tua torta di carote è stata trasformata in 13 muffin profumati di nocciola. Che ne dici?

All’impasto della torta di Lucina ho aggiunto 100 gr. di farina di nocciole  (o nocciole tritate fini), ho tolto le uvette, le noci e le albicocche. Ho diviso l’impasto per 13 formine da muffin e ho infornato a 180° per 20 minuti. Ecco fatto.

Torta brisée di ricotta con radicchio e pere

Published by Candida, on 15 novembre 2012 in Ricette in Italiano, Torte salate, pizze, vegetarian and Verdure. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Come siamo messi con la pasta brisé? Non andremo mica a comprarla al supermarket già fatta? Lungi da noi questa tentazione perniciosa e autoproduciamocela, come tendono a fare i Bilanci di giustizia (eh, difficilotto il loro cammino, ma si può imparare tanto dalla loro esperienza). Ne ho provate divcrse versioni, soprattutto perché vorrei ridurre il burro che somministro consapevolmente alla mia famiglia. Ne avevo già postata una senza burro e con la farina di riso qui. Quella di oggi è un po’ più godereccia. Un filo di burro c’è, il resto è ricotta. Ricotta dentro e ricotta fuori dunque. Continue reading ‘Torta brisée di ricotta con radicchio e pere’

Long live bread (or Viva il pane!)

Published by Lucina, on 11 novembre 2012 in Chiacchiere/Chatting and English Recipes. 3 Comments

Bread is something Italian people simply can’t live without. We love bread. No Italian table is complete without some bread on it. I still remember the shock I had when I first came to live in England all those years ago and realized that a) the most common type of bread you could find in the UK was the plasticky, already sliced variety (God knows the preservatives and chemicals they contain, considering they stay fresh for weeks!) and b) bread is not automatically served at the table when you go to a restaurant. You might get a small slice or a bun with your starter (soup, etc.) if you are lucky, but that is your lot! You are certainly never offered it with your main course. We Italians live on bread. Every region has its own regional varieties. The bread you buy in Lombardy doesn’t look anything like the one you find in Puglia, for example. I have got to say things have GREATLY improved in the UK since I arrived  as a student and you can indeed find lovely baked bread here too, if you know where to look. Even in supermarkets the selection of fresh bread is not bad at all compared to what it once was. Anyway, I have tried over the years to make my own bread and pizza with various degrees of success. I even had a bread making machine for a while but in the end I gave up and resorted to the bakery section of my local Sainsbury. Continue reading ‘Long live bread (or Viva il pane!)’

Carrot cake

Published by Lucina, on 5 novembre 2012 in cakes, Dolci and English Recipes. 3 Comments Tags: , .

carrot cake

Who doesn’t like a good carrot cake? Not me! I LOVE them and this particular one is a winner, especially when you consider that it doesn’t contain any evil dairy (read: butter). It’s by Rachel Allen, whose recipes I really like. I’ve made this particular cake many times and it has always been a success. It’s lovely with a good cup of tea. In the original recipe there is an orange cheese cream icing as a topping but , to be perfectly honest, I find those type of toppings far too sweet and a bit sickly. Hence I didn’t put any on mine. Not much point putting icing on only to scrape it off before you eat the cake, is there? PLUS it’s a lot healthier (all in relative terms, of course) without it. Certainly it doesn’t have as many calories….And who wants to go to an extra class of zumba to burn off the extra 200 calories?:-) Continue reading ‘Carrot cake’