Kitchen

How many BBQs have you already had or planned for this year? The season for eating lunch and dinner in the garden is here at last: it’s now time to light your barbecue and dedicate some time to cooking outdoors. A good side is definitely a must have. Choose it to complement the type of grilled food you are planning to cook: will it be meat, fish or a vegetarian meal? The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail. Charles R. Swindoll We sometimes almost forget to prepare a side for our grilled meal but this is…

Orecchiette are a type of pasta typical of Puglia, more specifically of the area in and around Bari. In this region there are lots of delicious ways to prepare this pasta, including a recipe from Bari with turnip tops and one from Salento with tomato sauce and strong-flavoured ricotta. Today’s recipe will show you how to prepare a very tasty version, with turnip tops and sausage meat! “Orecchiette” with sausage meat and turnip tops: recipe Ingredients 600 g fresh “orecchiette” pasta 320 g dry “orecchiette” pasta 1 kg turnip tops 1 organic orange 1 onion 300 g sausage 1 pinch…

Can you think of anything more Italian than spaghetti? Perhaps you can, but we are sure it wasn’t easy for you to come up with anything else. The recipe we would like to suggest is a very traditional Italian one, more specifically a Neapolitan specialty: spaghetti with clams, a timeless dish loved by young and old. It’s really easy to make but there are a few tips you should follow: are you ready to prepare this very tasty recipe with us? Spaghetti with clams: recipe Ingredients 320 g of spaghetti 1 kg of clams 2 garlic cloves ½ glass of…

Bolognese sauce is a staple of Italian cuisine: why not serve it up during the festive season?For lasagne or eaten as a pasta sauce we are convinced it will make all your guests happy, no matter their age. For our version, thought up with Sale&Pepe, we chose paccheri pasta, i.e. traditional, huge Neapolitan macaroni. This recipe works well with all sorts of pasta shapes: just choose your favourite!