Bacon - broccoli risotto

My first idea was to cook some pasta with broccoli and sausages but then I thought… why not rice?
Just before dinner I opened the fridge and I realized that I did not have any sausages at home. What could I do to save my dinner without disappointing my guests (and my husband)? I did not [...]

Amatriciana pasta sauce

Some people say that the Amatriciana sauce comes from Amatrice (province of Rieti, Lazio) while others (I’m sure Carlo is one of them) would say that it comes straight from Rome. I don’t want to enter in such a dispute, but I can assure that, whoever invented this recipe, made a really good job!I’m sure [...]

A recipe from Trieste: Potatoes in a pot (Patate in tecia)

My cousin Lucia, after seeing my blog, asked me to add some recipes from Trieste.Lucia is from Rome and I LOVE the good food they have. My father always said to me that, after his mother, the best cooks he knows are his sisters. They were born in Trieste but they moved to Rome after [...]