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I don’t know a lot about Greek food. Each time I go to a Greek restaurant I order something that I can’t pronounce but I’m always satisfied with what I eat.I would love to go to Greece for summer vacation but, instead of dreaming, tonight I will cook a Moussaka, so I will enjoy, if [...]

Have you ever went back from school or from work in a very rainy-cold-windy day? Would it be nice to have something hot to eat, after such a tough day? Well, here in California we can have at most some rainy and slightly cold days, but nothing compared the winter in Italy, precisely in Trieste.But, [...]

As an Italian, I was born to love pasta and pizza. I often search for new kinds of sauces or particular ingredients that can get well together.
Talking about pasta, I remember that my friend Luisa once told me about “penne with onion”. A strange and heavy recipe, I thought. But Luisa is such a [...]

Vegetables are a side dish that is necessary to whatever kind of lunch or dinner you plan to have. Nothing goes better with meat! And nothing (or almost nothing) is full of vitamins and healthiness than a bunch of vegetables. Of course, in front of some fried or full of calories food many of us [...]

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 [...]