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 →
To workout or not to workout?
I've never been a fit person (Not true, I was for a long time when I was a dancer and a dancer assistant and even after that) I've got quite lazy after having my son (Ok, now I am telling the truth). OMG, how hard is it for me to find time and motivation to... 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 →
Social Distancing – day 4
Today I cried. I felt a bit overwhelmed by the entire situation. I felt quite negative and I couldn't stop thinking about how much I miss my family and how worried I am for them. Also having to work and being locked home with an active toddler does not really help and I am quite... Continue Reading →
Social distancing for a bit
Hi all, I am trying to cope with what is happening in the word right now. There are moment where I read the news and I am like 'no, come on, it's not possible'. There are days where I fear the worst and days that I do not mind seeing myself home for some days.... 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 →
Wonder Woman
Some days ago I bumped into an italian fb post that was saying: "I'm a mother. I have 2 children. I went to the family doctor because I have memory loss and difficulty concentrating. The family doctor tells me I have to sleep 8 hours a day. I have back pain. I have to exercise... Continue Reading →
2020 New Year’s resolutions
After putting aside 2019 and all the bitterness that came with it, now it’s time to think about what I am going to do in this new year. As mentioned in my previous post, 2019 was a horrible year for me and the only certain thing I know by now is that I do not... Continue Reading →
Goodbye 2019, I am not going to miss you
End of the year and, as usual, people start summarising what happened during the past year and prepare a good resolution list for the next one. I am not going to lie: 2019 was one of the worst years of my life. While thinking this I am actually smiling and also felling kind of hesitant... Continue Reading →