Torta di grano saraceno / Buckweizentorte (buckwheat cake filled with lingonberry jam) – Trentino Alto-Adige Print Prep time 15 mins Cook time 45 mins Total time 1 hour While buckwheat is tends to be associated with wheat, it is in fact not a wheat at all or even a grass. The seeds of…
Pesche ripiene (baked peaches stuffed with chocolate and amaretti) – Piemonte
Pesche ripiene (baked peaches stuffed with chocolate and amaretti) – Piemonte Print Prep time 15 mins Cook time 35 mins Total time 50 mins Baked peaches are the perfect end of summer/beginning of autumn dish. Choose ripe peaches so that their flesh will melt away with the touch of a spoon. The chocolatey…
Torta Colonne (cherry tart/pie) – Puglia
Torta Colonne (cherry tart/pie) – Puglia Print Prep time 3 hours Cook time 30 mins Total time 3 hours 30 mins I was walking down the road on a particularly grey miserable drizzly day when I spotted a crate of sour cherries. They were a bright, shiny race car red and I could…
Busiate al pesto trapanese (corkscrew pasta with tomato almond pesto)- Sicilia
Busiate al pesto trapanese (corkscrew pasta with tomato, basil and almond pesto)- Sicilia Print Prep time 15 mins Cook time 10 mins Total time 25 mins This is a simple, healthy dish to make, particularly if you use or make a pasta made from ancient Sicilian grains or Kamut. This is a quintessential…
Fichi secchi al cioccolato (chocolate dipped dried figs)- Calabria
Fichi secchi al cioccolato (chocolate dipped dried figs)- Calabria Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 50 mins Total time 1 hour Categories: Vegetarian, Gluten free, Dairy free*use dairy free chocolate, Quick and EasyWhen I first tried dried figs dipped in chocolate, I found a surprisingly familiar crunch. The figs were stuffed with…
Caponata (sweet and sour aubergine (eggplant)) – Sicilia
5.0 from 1 reviews Caponata (sweet and sour aubergine (eggplant)) – Sicilia Print Prep time 35 mins Cook time 1 hour Total time 1 hour 35 mins Categories: Vegetarian, Dairy-free, Healthy, Kids, Gluten free, Season: Summer There are many variations on caponata depending which region of Sicily the recipe originates. This one is…