I had a beautiful, big tomato that needed to be used quickly, so I made this little dish inspired by the more famous vitello tonnato from the Piemonte region made with thinly sliced veal. You can have it completely vegetarian by skipping the tuna and the anchovy and adding some finely crumbled nori weed and/or other types of edible algae.…
It’s figs season and I’m loving it. Figs, cheese and carbs is a perfect combination, don’t you think? 🙂💚 Btw, why is there no emoji for fig??? Anyway. This time I wanted to test a gluten-free flour I had never tried before. Of course you can use plain flour, if you prefer. You can stick to the same quantities and…
Do you adore September too? It’s the sweetest month of the year: beautiful temperatures, a bit of rain and that nostalgic “I’ve left Summer behind” feeling. I love September, and that’s also because of FIGS! One of my favourite fruits, so tasty and rare because you can eat them only in season.That’s why I eat them as often as I…
I recently received the translated (Dutch) version of this beautiful book by Huw Richards and Sam Cooper and what a joy it was to read it! It is the perfect manual to start your own vegetable garden and enjoy its produce (and beyond, with suggestions on how to forage too) the whole year round, with great instructions on just everything: how to…
HAPPY NEW YEAR! After the excesses of the festivities, I love to go back to the simple, nourishing meals that are my favourite since I was a child. Like pasta e fagioli, pasta with beans, something my grandma Isa from Veneto – where they call it pasta e fasoi – used to make. It’s a tasty and comforting soup-like dish…