Cooking time: 30 minutes Prep. time: 20 minutes Total time: 50 minutes Yield: 12 cupcakes Cupcakes ingredients: 3 ripped bananas120 gr unsalted butter134 gr granulated sugar2 eggs8 gr baking powder pinch of salt50 gr chocolate chips (or more if you prefer!)240 gr all-purpose flour Vanilla buttercream frosting ingredients: 170 gr unsalted butter at room temperature330... Continue Reading →
Fried Apple Rings
Cooking time: 30 minutes Prep. time: 20 minutes Total time: 50 minutes Yield: 25/30 slices Ingredients: 3 apples (I like the Pink lady variety or green ones) - around 600gr in total1 lemon or lemon juice (4/5 tablespoon)2 eggs180gr of milk120gr all-purpose flour baking powder 8 gpinch of salt frying oil (sunflower seed, refined rapeseed... Continue Reading →
Chili con carne
Cooking time: 30/45 minutes Prep. time: 10 minutes Total time: 40/55 minutes Yield: 3 portions Ingredients: 500gr minced meat (2/3 beef and 1/3 pork) - all beef is also fine and traditional recipe1 carrot1 stick celery1 onion1 tin (400gr) black beans2 spoons of Worcestershire Sauce70gr tomatoes paste1 glass of watersaltolive oilblack pepper Optional: 1 tin... Continue Reading →
Focaccia genovese (Italian olive oil bread with rock salt)
Cooking time: 15/20 minutes Prep. time: 2 hours and 45 minutes Total time: 3 hours Yield: 1 tray - around 40cm x 32cm Ingredients: 16gr salt25gr brewers yeast600gr manitoba flour but I use all-purpose flour and it turns out just fine400ml warm water 2 teaspoon of sugar or 1 tablespoon of malt140ml of olive oil2... Continue Reading →
Pumpkin soup
Cooking time: 40 minutes Prep. time: 20 minutes Total time: 1 hour Yield: 4 portions Ingredients: 1 big pumpkin (around 1 kg) - I prefer the Hokkaido or the butternut type4 big potatoes - around 200grAt least 1l of vegetable broth1 shallot1 carrot3 spoon of olive oilSaltPepperNutmeg For the toasted bread and crunchy bacon: Old... Continue Reading →
Danubio stuffed rolls
Cooking time: 1 hour Prep. time: 90 minutes Total time: 2 hour and 30 minutes Yield: 18 rolls Ingredients: 250gr potatoes350gr flour1 egg + 1 yolk15 ml milk10 gr sunflower oil15 gr yeast5 gr salt50 gr ham50 gr mozzarella or provola cheese 18 pitted Taggiasca olives2 spoons of olive oil Steps Boil the potatoes with... Continue Reading →
Risotto with pumpkin and Italian sausage (salsiccia)
Cooking time: 35 minutes Prep. time: 10 minutes Total time: 45 minutes Yield: 3/4 portions Ingredients: 250gr arborio or carnaroli rice1l meat or vegetable broth400gr pumpkin (a small one)200gr of Italian sausage (salsiccia)1 big shallotextra virgin olive oil2 teaspoons butter1/2 glass of white winesaltpepperparmesan Steps Peal and cut the pumpkin. For softening the skin you... Continue Reading →
Crostini neri (or crostini Toscani) – toasted bread with chicken liver sauce
Cooking time: 20 minutes Prep. time: 30 minutes Total time: 50 minutes Yield: 6 portions Cooking and preparation time are taking into account that the vegetable broth has been already prepared. If you want to do your own vegetable broth you will have to add at least one hour to the preparation time. Ingredients: 400... Continue Reading →
Vol-au-vent with cream cheese and tuna
Cooking time: 15 minutes Prep. time: 10 minutes Total time: 25 minutes Yield: 6 portions Ingredients: 1 package of Vol-au-vent, normally with 6 pieces (if you don't have it you can use 2 sheets of frozen puff pastry)1 canned tuna - 130 gr net150 gr of cream cheese Steps Before start baking the vol-au-vent, remove... Continue Reading →
Vol-au-vent with smoked salmon and robiola
Cooking time: 15 minutes Prep. time: 10 minutes Total time: 25 minutes Yield: 6 portions Ingredients: 1 package of Vol-au-vent, normally with 6 pieces (if you don't have it you can use 2 sheets of frozen puff pastry)100 gr of smoked salmon150 gr of Robiola (you can also use cream cheese instead)Dill or thyme Steps... Continue Reading →