Ode to the ancient poor Roman cooking, always delicious. Simple and first quality ingredients to obtain an amazing dish that will be loved even by children and fish skeptics. Ray fish is very simple to work because it has no bones and you will find already skined and ready for this preparation: infact we use just the wings. I propose… Read More
Posts in first courses
GNOCCHI..ALWAYS! or rather GNOCCHI PARIGINI
Here for you, one of my beloved childhood dishes. This delicacy is perfect in winter, nourishing, tasteful, easy to prepare. This is my family recipe but you can find so many other variations. Anyway, after eating “gnocchi parigini” you will not be hungry anymore, Ginger’s guarantee! . INGREDIENTS X 4 PEOPLE 400 g of milk 100 g of butter 300… Read More
PUGLIA IN THE PLATE or rather RICE TIMBALE
“Sartù” is a delicious dish from Puglia and Campania cooking and it can be prepared with so many variations. Ginger’s recipe is coming from a friend living in Lecce, Puglia, who made me discovered this delicacy that I can’t stop cooking since years. This first course is for you all! Very easy to prepare, come on guys! . INGREDIENTS X… Read More
ON THURSDAY GNOCCHI!
In Rome tradition suggest to eat gnocchi on Thursday. Potatoes gnocchi with a golden rule: floury potaoes to avoid to add too much flour and no eggs…otherwise is too simple! Last but not least, flour has to be always 1/5 of the potatoes quantity. No fear guys…ready for a king dish? INGREDIENTS for 4 people 1 kg potatoes 200 g… Read More
PARMA STYLE MERRY CHRISTMAS! or rather CAPPELLETTI IN BROTH
I am pleased to share with you this ancient recipe from my family, come with no changement from great-grandmother Amalia to me. Everytime I make it I recover the family tastes I grew up with. This is a very laborious dish to prepare but I hope you will make an attempt because the joy you will feel will be endless!… Read More
A PIECE OF HEART or rather POTATOES RAVIOLI
This recipe comes from my childhood. Now we call this kind of food comfort food, but I wonder why we need to make a simple and traditional food more glamour or fancy, why don’t we accept it just the way it is? I give you this recipe to make the winter warmer, you will after decide if a comfort like… Read More
WHAT A PASTA! or rather ZUCCHINI BLOSSOM AND ANCHOVIES SPAGHETTI
Despite the rain and despite the hidden spring, this morning I’ve found at the market the first zucchini with blossom, so I thought to prepare a beautiful pasta, waiting for spring to come! In the meantime enjoy this very tasty and very simple recipe to prepare…while pasta is cooking! . INGREDIENTS x 4 PEOPLE 350 g of spaghetti 4 small… Read More
THE JOY OF BEING VEGETARIAN or rather ARTICHOKES LASAGNE
Lasagne are always great and you can prepare them in so many different ways. Here a vegetarian version, perfect together with the beautiful artichokes now in season! After the success of this dish at the artichokes cooking class, Ginger gives the recipe to everyone! INGREDIENTS x 4 PEOPLE 6 artichokes 2 cloves of garlic white wine to taste parsley to… Read More
NOT THE USUAL SOUP or rather COUNTRYSIDE ROMAN MINESTRONE SOUP
What’s better than a hot soup with this cold weather? This one (literary called “cooked water”) is an ancient dish coming from the roman farmer. When they were on their way home they were stopping on the wayside to pick up all the herbs for this dish. The beautiful tasting comes from the black cabbage and you can customize the… Read More
TUSCANY IN THE PLATE or rather RIBOLLITA
Enjoy one of the most famous Italian soups, the Tuscan Ribollita (which means “boiled twice”), made special by the black cabbage taste and so easy to prepare. More there will be cold more its leaves will be tasty. Prepare the spoons and expecially a clay pot! INGREDIENTS for 4 PEOPLE 1 black cabbage bunch (about 1 kilo) 1 greens bunch… Read More
A DIFFERENT PESTO or rather PESTO ALLA TRAPANESE
If you don’t live with the idea of impending autumn, just enjoy this recipe: it’s perfect to be combined with the last season warmth. And if you love strong flavours, expecially garlic, that’s the best for you. Preparation time: while the pasta is cooking. Isn’t is amazing? INGREDIENTS 2 cloves of garlic Abundant basil 100 g of peeled almonds 400… Read More
PAPPA AL POMODORO
From Tuscany, pappa al pomodoro! It’s a peasant, poor dish extraordinarily tasteful made to use also the old bread. It’s easy to prepare but you need very good ingredients. In this dish is very important to distinguish the symphony of garlic and onion, the freshness of basil and the strong intensity of the evo oil. In short, the soffritto is… Read More