Gotta love “Escalivada” as pasta sauce

Good morning! Yesterday it was pasta Sunday at home so as usual we made some fresh pasta. BUT instead of cooking a traditional sauce, we roasted some vegetables better known as "Scalivada". It is "a kid can make it" easy. It takes a long time in the oven but that´s about it! -Chop roughly: (for...

Irresistible creamy polenta

Good morning everyone! Today I made this super creamy delicious polenta like my grandma used to make during winter season back home in Argentina. I′m pretty sure you can get polenta (ground cornmeal) everywhere but I used the exact one I had when I was a kid and it′s insanely delicious and easy to make....

It´s not Italian but it´s still Noodles

Good afternoon! Today I had a little crave for some Chinese food so I decided to prepare something so basic as Asian dried noodles. -To prepare: Place noodles in a heatproof bowl and pour boiling water over them. Let the noodles stand for 5 to 7 minutes depending on the thickness. You can also place the noodles in cold water and allow...

Delicious & creamy Sunday gnocchi

Good morning everyone! I haven´t been very present lately but that doesn´t mean I stopped cooking ; ) Today I bring to the table a delicious gnocchi recipe for 4 people. -Ingredients: 1.5 k potatoes A pinch of sea salt and a pinch of black pepper 1 tbsp of butter 600 g of white flour...

Good old Farro

Good morning everyone! Yesterday I made for the first time something that is very Italian and for some reason I never tried before... The complexity of this recipe is 0 so I´m very happy to share with all of you. Plus it´s very cheap. -Ingredients for two people: 200 g Farro 1/4 pumpkin, cut and...

Trofie with boeuf bourguignon ragú

It must be pasta Sunday as here I´am again! Good afternoon food lovers! I hope you are all having a beautiful weekend. Today I´m going to share the recipe that made my boyfriend run into the kitchen asking for food because he couldn´t resist the smell no more hahaha. This kind of sauce also matches...

My comforting ribollita soup

Good Afternoon my fellow cooks! Temperatures are dropping in Amsterdam so I thought it could be a good idea to celebrate Autumn with a delicious traditional ribollita soup originally from Tuscany. This soup not only is filling but I´m sure you´ll keep coming for more. It is extremely easy to prepare and here are the...

Porcospino pasta with salsiccia sause

Happy Sunday to everyone! As I decent from an Italian family it´s very important to me to carry my family traditions so I cook a lot of pasta but there´s always a day that´s pasta day and that day is Sunday. Today I decided to make everything from scratch and this is how it went...

Pumpkin Ravioli (dough recipe)

Good afternoon everyone! Today I bring to the table this beautiful pumpkin raviolis. -Ingredients for the dough: 100 g of pumpkin pure 2 eggs 1 1/2 tsp extra virgin olive oil 1/2 tsp sea salt 1 1/2 full cups of all purpose flour (add if necessary) -Steps: Combine pumpkin pure (for the pure boil the...

Thank god for Gnocchi soufflé!

I hope you are all having a very happy Sunday! I know I am! Today I´ve made the most delicious Gnocchi soufflé ever! and because of that I decided to share this recipe with all of you. I think it´s an easy yet sticky one so prepare yourself for some dish washing hahaha! -Ingredients: for...