Oggi fa la sua grande entrée Lauma, la sorella di Tomik, arrivata con Lucina dall’Inghilterra. Poverina, è un po’ tristarella perché il pudding sformato è appunto sformato. Non è proprio venuto benissimo. Forse avrei dovuto usare uno stampo di pirex e servirlo da lì, senza rovesciarlo. La ricetta viene, un po’ modificata, da Delia Smith e dal suo libro Winter Collection che Lucina mi regalò una vita fa. Se lo si mangia caldo è una sorta di soufflè bello aeroso, freddo invece ha la consistenza di un budino deliziosamente acidulo. Continue reading ‘Pudding (caldo o freddo) agli agrumi’
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Le mie torte preferite sono quelle che posso fare tutto nel mixer. Eccone una per giunta gluten free. Chissà mai che abbiate qualche ospite celiaco o con qualche intolleranza. Ci sono tante uova, ma è una torta quasi senza grassi (a parte quelli delle mandorle o dei pistacchi). Io l’ho dovuta fare anche il giorno dopo perché è stata spazzata via in un lampo. Continue reading ‘Torta di mele, mandorle e pistacchi gluten free’
tiramisu
I know, I know. This is one of the most common desserts in Italy and probably one most people will know how to make over there BUT, let us not forget, I am also blogging for my English speaking friends and they might not know what an easy and delicious dessert this is. Despite its credentials , for some bizarre reasons, I hadn’t made one for yonks! Funny how sometimes you stop making something, forget all about it, only to “rediscover” it a long time afterwards. Last time I made tiramisu (which, incidentally, means “pick me up” in Italian) must have been well before I started this blog so we are going back quite a few years. Anyway, I decided the time had come to resurrect it, much to the delight of my husband who is particularly partial to it. The reason for this nostalgia was I spotted REAL savoiardi in Sainsbury’s in their Taste the difference range. These are Italian sponge fingers and are one of the main ingredients of tiramisu (the other ones being eggs, mascarpone cheese, coffee and sugar). I’ve actually blogged home made savoiardi not so long ago. Anyway, this is a simple dessert to make, guaranteed to impress your family and friends. And by the way it can be easily made in advance. In fact it tastes even better the day after you have made it! Wha are you waiting for? Continue reading ‘Tiramisu’
Mercoledì delle ceneri è passato da tempo. Ma eccomi qua con la cenere sul capo… nessun post da anni. Lucina che tira da sola la carretta… e io sono finita nella morsa della burocrazia accademica a mangiare insalate e tofu Va be’, cerco di farmi perdonare con una ricetta semplice, sana e DOPPIA. Due strudel, uno dolce e uno salato. E poi la pasta no frill dello strudel è economica, veloce, non grassa e molto, molto versatile (si può usare anche per una veloce piadina, tirata sottile e buttata sulla piastra incandescente).
Chissà quante ricette dello strudel ci sono in giro. Io, vergogna vergogna, ne ho fatti molti per anni usando la pasta sfoglia industriale. E non mi era venuto in mente che era così semplice, economico e sano farla in casa. Per quello dolce ho fatto una piccola variante nel ripieno tradizionale aggiungendo i frutti di bosco. Ma basta sbizzarirsi. Il prossimo che farò sarà ai pistacchi e all’acqua di rose, come suggerisce l’Araba felice, fonte di ispirazione continua.
Poi per una cena svelta mi è venuto in mente di riempirlo con ingredienti salati e farne un sostanzioso primo o antipasto caldo, fate voi… Continue reading ‘Strudel, dolce e salato’
kaiserschmarrn
Instead of making the famous pancakes with sugar and lemon that in England are traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday ( martedì grasso in Italian) this year I decided to make kaiserschmarrn. Impossible to pronounce, I know, unless you are German. This dish is in fact Austrian and translated it means “the emperor’s mess”. And a mess it certainly looks when cooked, as it is basically a thick pancake brutally torn into pieces, sprinkled with icing sugar and served with plum sauce. I reckon that it was born a misdemeanour and got later dressed up as a dessert, personally! 😉 Still……I had it for the first time in the famous Café Central in Vienna when I went there at Easter. I confess I found it a bit stodgy and couldn’t even finish it! I then had another lighter version of it in one of the Italian rifugi (mountain huts) in the Dolomites and a different experience it was too! Much fluffier and nicer (and cheaper to boot!). Anyway, I have done my research. There are several recipes out there. Some of them contain rum and raisins and are therefore richer in taste. But I didn’t have rum nor did I have any raisins so I decided to make a very simple, straightforward version and served it with homemade warmed up blackberry jam. I have seen recipes serving it with apple sauce, strawberry sauce and of course the traditional plum sauce. I thought it was rather nice for a first attempt and different from the usual boring pancakes. Definitely something on the filling side to indulge in if you are in need of comfort food. Continue reading ‘Kaiserschmarrn’
tuna and green apple mousse
Come on admit it!!! Aren’t your taste buds tickled by the name of this recipe alone? The English translation would be: tuna and green apple mousse but I think the French version is MUCH more va va voom, don’t you think? Plus it is the original name as it comes from the Parisienne food writer Clotilde Dusoulier. She runs this excellent blog called Chocolate and Zucchini, which has become a book. And this is where I have found this recipe. The name of her blog alone sounds very outlandish: chocolate and zucchini….. Not exactly an obvious combination, I trust you agree, albeit, ironically, the very first recipe I blogged was a courgette tea bread. Anyway, I was duly intrigued by her blog and proceeded to buy the book second hand on Amazon paying the princely sum of 1 p! Yes! 1 p. (ok,plus P&P. But still: a bargain)! How good is that, eh? I was dead chuffed considering it looked brand new. Good, old Amazon market place! Anyway, the book is full of very interesting and unusual recipes with a French twist. The author clearly belongs to the no nonsense school of cooking, which I also subscribe to. All her recipes seem appealing without being complicated or particularly difficult to follow. A major plus here! Continue reading ‘Mousse de thon à la Pomme Verte’
Tutti avranno nel loro cassetto una ricetta della torta di porri, suppongo. Al momento attuale questa è la mia preferita. C’è un po’ di panna d’accordo, c’è l’uovo e il formaggio, insomma, è un pasto completo e non proprio dietetico, prima la facevo solo con le verdure ma così è davvero più buona. Intanto mi consolo pensando che questa versione di pasta brisée è senza burro e con solo 30 gr di olio di semi. Continue reading ‘Una delle mille possibili torte di porri’
pretzels
I absolutely ADORE pretzels but I always thought they could only be done professionally hence never attempted making them. Until very recently, that is. As you know I am experimenting with all things yeasty at present so decided that the moment had come to try them out. Why not? At worst they were going to be a disaster not to be repeated and blogged as a misdemeanour, right? So imagine my surprise when I sank my teeth in my very first pretzel and ….. WOW! I discovered it tasted damn close to the real thing! Ok, ok…I am sure that what I produced was not 100% kosher and a German person might very well turn his/her nose up at my creation (Beate? Your comment, please) but oh boy! They were soooooooo good!! I made them reasonably big in order to be able to cut them in half and butter them. I have tried them three times now and every time they were a success. They are not dissimilar from bagels in the sense that you need to boil them in water first before baking them. But that’s hardly complicated, right? The recipe was found on the BBC Good food website. I have adapted it slightly. If anyone out there likes pretzels DO HAVE A GO! You will be surprised about how easy they are. By the way I had to put a search on google for a video to show me how to knot them up. If you just go on Youtube you’ll find more than one. Once you have learnt the technique you can do them with your eyes shut. I promise! Rocket science it ain’t!
Non siete anche voi sempre alla ricerca di qualche merendina o snack che non lasci intasate le vostre arterie peggio che la tangenziale milanese alle cinque di venerdì sera? E’ anche una questione che il marketing di varie e note aziende ha ben sfruttato. Per la serie cosa mi porto domani in treno a parte la solita mela che non mi sazia e mi lascia esposta indifesa alla tentazione-bar brioche e cappuccino? Questo è un tentativo. Una briochina leggera a base di carote, arancia e mandorle. Pochi grassi e non animali o idrogenati e qualche fibra in più. Ci sono tante ricette in rete, ne ho vagliate molte e poi ho fatto le mie modifiche (essenzialmente gli albumi a neve, per aggiungere leggerezza e diminuire i grassi). Continue reading ‘Le simil camille’
blinis with cream cheese and smoked salmon
I don’t know about you but sometimes I get stuck when I have to produce starters or canapés. Heaven knows why as there is all sorts of things one can do! Still the imagination sometimes lets me down. And that’s where these little babies can come in handy! Blinis are small pancakes made with buckwheat flour. They are traditionally made in Eastern countries. Candi must know about these as they are popular in Russia. They have become widely known here in the UK too ( I am not sure about Italy) and are sold even in supermarkets. However, it is much more satisfying to produce your own, don’t you think? I had never tried to make them before but I tell you now: I shall do them again. They are really very straightforward and can be made in advance and garnished at a later stage making them ideal as finger food at buffets and parties. Obviously you could top them with lots of other things. Caviar would be very nice, I reckon, if a bit expensive! For this recipe you could use crème fraiche as an alternative to cream cheese. There are many recipes out there to make blinis. I simply used the one written on the packet of the buckwheat flour I bought, which tasted perfectly nice. So here I am sharing it with you. Continue reading ‘Blinis with cream cheese and smoked salmon’
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