Easy Focaccia Recipe

Welcome back to my little corner of the internet! If there's one food I can never have enough of, my comfort food, if you want to call it like that, it's focaccia. Back in Italy, I would buy it at a baker's or even get the stuffed version, which is just...hmmm. These days, if I…

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Carciofi ripieni – Stuffed Artichokes

Welcome back to my little corner of the internet! Today I want to share a recipe I have recently discovered and loved! Artichoke season is finally back on the menu and they are one of my favourite veggies. Unfortunately, I am used to sticking to the same handful of recipes.  So, whenever I find or…

Potato gnocchi – the original recipe

Welcome back to my little corner of the internet! Gnocchi are at the essence of Italian cuisine. As a matter of fact, my hometown Verona has a day dedicated to this dish. Venerdì gnocolar, gnocchi Friday, is celebrated on the Friday of Carnival. The gnocchi king comes to town and gives gnocchi to the people.…

Original Pesto alla Genovese

Welcome back to my little corner of the internet! You probably think that pesto equals the Italian sauce with basil, right? Sorry to burst your bubble, but pesto actually simply refers to a sauce that has been "pestato", pounded, mostly with a pestle and mortar. Pesto alla genovese is certainly the most famous sauce and…

Stuffed Bell Peppers Revisited

Welcome back to my little corner of the internet! Today we are making one of the favourite dishes throughout my entire childhood: Stuffed bell peppers. This dish is quite common in Germany, where it is believed to come from Hungary. Mostly the peppers are stuffed with minced meat, a mixture of minced meat and rice,…