The first reason why I love chili is that it allows me to pull together a meal in no time, requiring the use of just one pan. This is a particularly valuable detail: more time to spend enjoying my meal instead of washing plates. The second reason is the taste: fresh, spicy, juicy, bold. I …
Honey Pretzel Burger Buns
Immediately after sharing with you my desire to cut the carbs and rely more on protein, I publish a bread recipe. Am I an incoherent person or just someone unable to stick with plans? Both, possibly. However, in the fabulous virtual world of my blog I can afford to be a person that eats a …
Pursuing a High Protein Vegetarian Diet – Healthy Lentils and Amaranth Stew
A vegetarian diet high in protein is my new goal. Avoiding downpours of disapproval for my (almost pure) vegetarianism and all the deficiencies that the diet would cause, is also a target. I need to debunk the myth according to which a vegetarian diet is deficient in protein and would weaken my body. I need to prove …
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Apple and Greek Yogurt Pancakes
If I ever had to describe myself in just one sentence I would probably state: A believer of the Socrates' thought. To the same extent another phrase would work as well: Just a (another?) foodie. Merging the two sentences: a Socratic foodie. It being understood that I know I know nothing - as Socrates legendarily stated - I …
My Insolent Italy
Here is a countryside piece of southern Italy, a hilly sweep that stretches out in the area between Benevento and Avellino. A village named Terranova is my mum's native place, a tiny town where we find a few houses surrounding a square overlooked by a church. This church below. My mum was born in one …
Spaghetti Burger, the Italian response to NYC’s ramen burger
Buns made of pasta. Buns made of Pasta?! When I came across the image of a burger stuffed between Ramen Noodles in lieu of a bun, I knew I could successfully use Spaghetti to make buns Italian style, instead. Spaghetti Bun Burgers. With hundreds of people standing in line at Brooklyn’s Smorgasburg, only on Saturdays …
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