Smile, smile, mama made the gnocchis: Gnocchi di Patate Recipe

The last post was about Ragu’, in this one a good combination of home made pasta and Ragu’. Gnocchi is a very simple pasta to make. Which are the ingredients? Just potatoes, flour and one egg. INGREDIENTS (for 4/5 people): 1 kg potatoes 300 g flour salt 1 egg Click for directions See on stefanoberuschi.wordpress.com

Dinner in 5 Minutes: Veal Scaloppine with Lemon and Parsley

Scaloppine refers to meat that has been pounded thin & coated with flour. You can use veal, chicken, turkey or pork loin and in about 5 minutes make scaloppine with capers or porcini mushrooms or marsala or olives & tomatoes or green pepper corns, the list goes on! Adjust it with the seasons – light [...]

Spinach, Lemon, Ricotta and Pine Nut Lasagne.

Delicious and light and a great alternative to the more traditional recipe. For the pasta: 600g 00 Flour 6 eggs (you can use packet lasagne if you don’t have time to make your own but this is so much better!) For the filling: A huge bunch of spinach 2 tubs ricotta (or equivalent of fresh [...]

Tricolore gnocchi with mixed wild mushrooms and orange zest

Gnocchi are small Italian dumplings usually made from potato, flour (traditionally buckwheat flour) and egg and shaped into small ovals. Home-made gnocchi are truly delicious and much easier to prepare than you might imagine. Ingredients for 4 people potatoes – 600g/21oz wheat flour – 180g/6.3oz eggs – 2 Parmesan – 1 spoon Spinach – 1 [...]

Pear and Pecorino Ravioli

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The combination of the sweet pear and the sharp pecorino, along with a little creamy mascarpone to hold it together, is amazing. There’s a little bite because of the pears, and the salty pecorino is very satisfying. You toss with butter, water, pepper, and more pecorino and you probably won’t have any leftovers. If you [...]

Crescia al Formaggio: Le Marche Italian Easter Cheese Bread

The classic Italian Crescia is baked in a pandoro (star) pan; a brioche pan is a good stand-in. Place the following in a bowl; a stand mixer is very helpful here, since you’re going to beat the dough for 10 minutes. 2 1/2 cups (10 1/2 ounces) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour 1 1/4 teaspoons [...]

Glutton Carnival Le Marche: Frittelletti by Mario Batali

Ingredients 4 cups water 1 lemon, zested 1 cinnamon stick 2 cups whole-wheat flour 1 pinch salt 4 large eggs 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 cup ricotta 2 tablespoons granulated sugar Extra-virgin olive oil, for frying Confectioners’ sugar, for garnish Directions In a large pot, bring 4 cups water to a boil with the lemon [...]