This pasta and chickpeas recipe comes directly from one of my still alive childhood memories: the day I didn’t eat pasta because for the first time I didn’t find the tomato sauce in it. A lot of water has passed under the bridge (and in my pots) and now I can really appreciate this hearty dish …
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A Lighter Zucchini Frittata
A frittata recipe in his lighter version, fulfilling, genuine and simple to follow. It’s in between a thinner french omelette and a thicker spanish tortilla, with the right thickness and amount of unfried zucchini to provide a reduced caloric balance compared to the “stardard” frittatas. What to do to make it so succulent and light? …
On “Pasta and Beans” and on how beans saved the world
Probably if you were asked what is the italian national dish, you would confidently reply: pizza. If so, you’ll surprise to know that many Italians would answer, instead: pasta and beans. A dish present in all italian regions, from the Alps to the Mediterranean. Why so popular? When in 1999 the New York Times asked …
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A whole wheat fresh pasta recipe
Whole wheat homemade pasta in a tasty sauce of tomatoes, carrots and peppers